Vidya Balan feels its time for women to 'break free & have fun' in films
Bollywood star Vidya Balan, who believes the moment is right for such stories to be explored following the success of 'Crew'. Starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon, the comedy film became a hit at the box office and Balan said it was refreshing to see women in the movie «not taking themselves seriously».
«Female-led cinema is still in its nascent stage. I did 'Ishqiya' in 2008. That was an aberration at that time, and then slowly things started changing. I feel in the past 15-16 years, we've seen lots of women-led films.
»Now, it's the right time for us to break free and do more fun stuff, we are taking ourselves so seriously. It's time to step into the next phase, which is where you don't take yourself seriously. I love that," Balan, who has headlined intense movies such as «Ishqiya», «The Dirty Picture», «Kahaani», «Sherni» and 'Jalsa", toldPTI in an interview.
The National award-winning actress said she is constantly looking for something new to do.
«I'm someone who is very impatient, gets restless and I feel like, 'I need something new to keep me challenged and motivated'… I want to do out-an-out comedy, then negative and then I'm happy to do anything. Someone please write an out-an-out comedy (for me).»
The actress may get her wish fulfilled with her new movie «Do Aur Do Pyaar», her first romantic comedy in a decade. The film, also starring Pratik Gandhi opposite her, presents a humorous take on love and extra-marital relationships.
The film, directed by debutant director Shirsha Guha
