Vidya Balan is celebrating the success of her latest outing, the Anees Bazmee directorial Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The actress, who played her iconic character Manjulika after 17 years in the film, opens up about her fear of sharing the dance stage with Madhuri Dixit, what the success of the film means to her and how she desires to make “female-led films” mainstream.
Ask Vidya how she is feeling after the success of the film and she says, “Better than I could have imagined and honestly I had not imagined this. I never imagined that after 17 years I would do a Bhool Bhulaiyaa again and bring back to life Manjulika. I had not imagined that I would get so much love for it. I am very happy, I am so happy that the film is doing so well.”
The success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 marks a triumphant comeback for Vidya Balan, who had endured a patchy run at the box office in recent years. Despite earning praise for her performances, her films released post-pandemic either bypassed theaters or struggled to leave a lasting impact. BB3’s enduring popularity is a welcome reversal of fortunes, and Vidya is clearly basking in the glory of this long-awaited triumph.
Talking about Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, she says, “The film is doing so well, I am loving it. It is my biggest to date. Can this get any better?”
Vidya has another reason to celebrate. Not only did she get to reprise her iconic role as Manjulika, but she also seized a “once-in-a-lifetime” chance to share the dance floor with the incomparable Madhuri Dixit, a legendary dancer and actress.
On this, she says, “I don’t even see myself as a dancer. But as an actor if you require me to dance then I’ll work towards it. And of course, if you have to dance with Madhuri Dixit then you work even harder and I did because this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Look at it this way, people who have danced with her before are all dancers — Aishwarya Rai and Karisma Kapoor. So I was like if I am getting this opportunity then I’ll have to work doubly hard. I said, ‘let’s just have fun and enjoy it because there is no point stressing because there is no question of matching up to her but I did my bit.”
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