Vidya is also the most fearless woman you’ll meet: Sujoy Ghosh

After the stupendous success of ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya Balan has once again registered her presence at the Box Office with Sujoy Ghosh’s film ‘Kahaani’, which was recently released on March 9, 2012. Although the film started a bit slow, it picked up the pace on Saturday and Sunday and finally the trade pundits declared it a hit.

‘Kahaani’ was Ghosh’s fourth film. The director’s first film was ‘Jhankaar Beats’ (2003), which opened to a dream run. However, his other two films ‘Home Delivery: Aapko… Ghar Tak’ (2005) and ‘Aladin’ (2009) sank at the Box Office without any trace. Therefore, he is very happy with Balan, as she has brought him back under the main lights once again.

Sujoy in an interview with ‘The Times of India’ commended Balan’s performance and said that she is a character-driven actress, who always moulds herself according to the role.

Ghosh said, “She’s a character-driven actress. If she agrees to portray, say, a ramp model, she’ll do whatever her character demands. Vidya is also the most fearless woman you’ll meet. When I’d tell her during shoot, “Please go walk amidst the crowd,” she’d go.”

‘Kahaani’, in which Balan played a pregnant woman’s role who comes to Kolkata in search of her missing husband, who many believe doesn’t actually exist, collected only Rs. 80 lakh on the opening day but by the end of the weekend it gathered around Rs. 4.25 crore, which trade pundits consider an impressive number, especially for a movie with such a low opening.

Veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra said, “Maybe people expected another ‘The Dirty Picture’, that’s why the opening was slow. The collections would have been higher if it were not for the ongoing exams. Apart from making money over and above its investment of about Rs 18 crore, including prints and advertising, ‘Kahaani’ has also established Vidya as one of the top actresses.”

The 33-year-old actor, Vidya Balan, who bagged a National Award for her magnificent work in ‘The Dirty Picture’, is currently participating in the forthcoming film ‘Ghanchakkar’ and she will also make a special appearance in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s upcoming film ‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’.

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