Recently, there was news that actress Vidya Balan was to be cast in the Meena Kumari biopic. Though the actress was very keen to play the role, she recently opted out of the film. “No, I’m not doing the Meena Kumari-biopic anymore. It didn’t quite work out. I love Meena Kumari. If I had a girl crush on somebody, it would be her. If she was alive, I’d probably land up to see her all the time. I am that fascinated by her. I always wanted to play her,” the actress said.
When asked what went wrong, she said, “The script has to do justice. It can’t just be a sensational account of her life, even if she is not around. It has to present different episodes of her life and not just the ones that will grab eyeballs. So, I decided not to do it.” She further explained, “I did 'The Dirty Picture', there was sensationalism in that but that was Silk. But for everything, you can’t just focus on the sensational bits of a person’s life. I am happy to do the controversial bits as long as it’s a well-rounded perspective."
"Also, biopics are very sensitive and they need to be done for the right reasons. You can’t make a biopic on Meena Kumari just because you feel sab dekhenge. Even if the person is not around, I have too much respect for her as an artiste, to just present a one-sided story of hers,” Vidya added. She also stated that she has a parameter for picking biopics. “I only want to play real characters and do biopics of people who I love or connect with. Right now, I haven’t been offered any more biopics,” she said.
The actress had also been offered the Indira Gandhi biopic, but unfortunately, she had to opt out of that film as well. “I am dying to do the Indira Gandhi-biopic. But there have been issues with the rights and the permission to making the film. Otherwise, there’s no point making it,” Vidya concluded.
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Well, biopic or no biopic, we always love to see Vidya work her charm on the silver screen. Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: DNA
