Vidya Balan Talks 20 Years In Bollywood, Karan Johar, Iconic Roles & More | In The Ring | Episode

As actor Vidya Balan completes 20 years in the industry she joins Filmfare Editor-In-Chief Jitesh Pillai and fondly looks back at her illustrious career through all the ups & downs, making it a wholesome conversation.

She opens up about her successful debut at the age of 26 which was Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta - which also got her the Filmfare Best Debut Female Award. Vidya Balan reflects on the unfortunate loss of Pradeep Sarkar whom she credits her film career to and mentions how she wished of thanking him one last time and regrets losing touch with him.
She opens up about her journey towards body positivity, learning to accept herself without judgment, and how working with female directors helped her navigate intimate scenes with great comfort and sensitivity.
Vidya also reveals how director Vidhu Vinod Chopra had asked her to redo her nose through surgery while filming Parineeta, which she was reluctant of and expressed her discomfort to her then director Pradeep Sarkar.

Besides all the obstacles, she further expresses her delight of working with legendary stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee & Sanjay Dutt.
Falling for 'bad boys', moving past toxic patterns of former partners and leaving behind negativity - Vidya further encapsulates experiencing early love and its unhealthy ways. While reflecting on her marriage with Siddharth Roy Kapur, she talks about his qualities as a partner and reveals how Karan Johar ended up playing cupid for her and Siddharth and rest is history.

Watch the actor get candid about playing iconic roles in The Dirty Picture and Shakuntala Devi, her desire to take on full-blown entertainers, the unwavering support of her parents, and how she's finally found contentment at this stage of her life - something she struggled with in her 20s.

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Chapters -

00:00 - Precap
2:40 - Introduction
3:47 - Looking Back At Her Journey
9:00 - Parineeta's Success
9:45 - Stereotyped For Her Traditional Look
12:17 - Recalls Amitabh Bachchan's Compliment
13:56 - Asked To Look Younger Than Shahid Kapoor
17:44 - Films Getting Stalled In South & Leaving Films
24:08 - Jinxed Even Before Becoming An Actor
25:18 - Kickstarting Her Career With Pradeep Sarkar
27:28 - Shooting Euphoria's Music Video
29:00 - Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Suggestion For A Nose Job
30:29 - From Vidya Balan To Vidya Iyer?
31:58 - Meeting The OG Parineeta - Moushumi Chatterjee
34:32 - Shooting With Madhabi Mukherjee Aka Charulata
39:02 - Rift With Pradeep Sarkar & Losing Touch
42:30 - Pradeep Sarkar's Passing Away
45:04 - Director Gautam Halder's Loss
49:05 - Meeting Rekha On The Sets Of 'Kaisi Paheli Zindgani'
50:59 - Sharing Screen With Soumitra Chatterjee
52:46 - Her Stint In Television & Observing Actors
55:48 - Problem With Prioritising Male Actors On Sets
57:51 - Don't Want To Give Out A Message By Doing Female Centric Films
59:19 - Playing Mother To Amitabh Bachcan In Paa
1:01:01 - Critised Post Heyy Babyy & Kismat Konnection
1:02:20 - On Silk Smitha & Shakuntala Devi
1:06:35 - Marriage With Siddharth Roy Kapur
1:09:05 - Karan Johar Played Cupid For Vidya & Siddharth
1:10:46 - Phase Of Liking The 'Bad Boys' & Unhealthy Practices
1:21:56 - Message For Her Younger Self
1:23:33 - Working With Female Directors & Navigating Intimate Scenes With Sensitivity
Q&A
1:26:47 - Looking For Entertaining Scripts
1:27:23 - Dancing Was Difficult
1:28:56 - Working With Actors Like Sanjay Dutt & Other Directors

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