Vidya Balan is one of the most well-known actresses in Hindi cinema with films like The Dirty Picture, Parineeta, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Paa, No One Killed Jessica, Kahaani and more to her credit. During a recent chat, Sujoy Ghosh – who directed Vidya in the 2012 thriller, praised the actress for ‘saving’ him. In the 2012 film, Vidya essayed the part of Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman who travels to Kolkata in search of her missing husband.
Sujoy Ghosh grateful to Vidya Balan
During an interaction with Mashable India, Sujoy Ghosh opened up about Vidya Balan’s dedication during Kahaani and how she would change clothes in a car due to their low budget. Sujoy also praised the actress for sticking to her word and working with him despite his previous film, Alladin, flopping at the box office. Read on to know what he said.
Praising Vidya, Sujoy said, “I saw Vidya when she was at Sanjay Gupta’s office to hear a narration from Meghna Gulzar. I gave her ₹1 that day and told her we’d make a movie together. She saved me; she was Kahaani. She could’ve easily said no after Aladin, but she stuck to it. You have no idea; we had no budget. So, we had no vanity van. We used to cover an Innova with black cloth and she would change inside. She’s so dedicated.”
During the same conversation, the filmmaker compared Vidya to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan stating that she too is ‘zubaan ki pakki’ (sticks to her word) like Big B and SRK.
Vidya and Sujoy’s upcoming projects
Sujoy Ghosh is all set to direct Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan in the highly anticipated The King. On the other hand, Vidya Balan will soon star in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 where she’s all set to reprise her character of Manjulika. The film, also starring Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri, will be released on Diwali 2024. The film will clash at the BO with Ajay Devgn-led multi-starrer Singham Again.
