Vidya Balan Shares How Each Character She Portrays on Screen Teaches Her Something

Actress Vidya Balan, who has always wowed the audience with her power-packed performances and strong roles, has opened up about how each character she has portrayed till now has educated and changed something for her. Ever since she made her Bollywood debut with "Parineeta" in 2005, Vidya has treated fans with her dynamic portrayals in films such as "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", "No One Killed Jessica", "The Dirty Picture", "Paa", "Kahaani", "Ishqiya", "Mission Mangal", "Tumhari Sulu" and "Shakuntala Devi". Vidya Balan Is Always Involved With Her Films and Finds It Is Heartbreaking When It Flops.

Her latest release is "Sherni", where she plays an upright forest officer battling social barriers set by the patriarchal society and lackadaisical attitudes within her department. Asked if she takes back anything from her character or if they educate her in any way, Vidya told IANS: "Yeah absolutely. It's like you always take back something after you have an interaction with another individual. It's the same. You live this person's life for one and a half months or two or maybe more because you start prep before that." Vidya Balan Adds an Army Feather to Her Cap; Gulmarg Firing Range Named After Her!

The 42-year-old actress says it is difficult not getting impacted by a character. "So, I almost stay with one character for at least four months. So, it's difficult not to let that character impact you. I feel sometimes, you can articulate how the characters touched your life or changed you and sometimes you can't but there is always it changes for me," she concluded.

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