Vidya Balan Set to Learn Kathak
Vidya Balan is all set to learn Kathak what with a role of a Bengali dancer in the Priyadarshan Bollywood movie coming her way. The remake of the 1993 Malayalam hit Manichthrathazu has a psychiatrist madly in love with a dancer. Malayalam actress Shobhana won the National award in Manichthrathazu. Priyadarshan was very keen to work with Vidya Balan for he finds her a special talent. He had two options to work with - either Ash or Balan. The scale tilted in favor of Balan, as she would better suit Akshay Kumar as the lead actress. It is a period film that dates back a hundred years; and Balan had run away with every possible award on her debut performance in the period film Parineeta. To make her role more convincing, Vidya Balan is taking up Kathak classes.
[…] Bole toh, the eagerly awaited sequel to Munna Bhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munna Bhai releases across theatres in India today. Starring Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Vidya Balan, and Dia Mirza, this Bollywood comedy is expected to make big box office collections on the opening weekend. Fans waiting to see their favorite Munna Bhai/Circuit jodi can be seen lining up in front of theaters to grab tickets first-day-first-show! Munnabhai (Sanjay) falls in love with radio jockey Jhanvi (Vidya) or rather her voice aired on radio. The fun starts when he decides to marry her, going to the extent of masquerading as a history professor. This leads him into a series of troublesome situations with close buddy Circuit there to bail him out each time. More on it later! […]
September 2nd, 2006 at 12:24 am