Vidya Balan recalls walking from Marine Drive to Bandra in 'scorching summer heat' because she was 'angry'
Vidya Balan in an interview recalled the one time she walked across Mumbai in a fit of rage.
Vidya Balan recalled walking from Marine Drive to Bandra on one occasion, because she was 'angry' and couldn't think straight. The actor said that she was 'angry' at repeated rejections.
In an interview, Vidya Balan was asked if the story is true, and she said that it is, although it happened just that once. Vidya said that walking really clears her mind.
She told Bollywood Bubble, "I did it once, I was really angry. And I walked from Marine Drive to Bandra in the scorching summer heat. I didn't even realise. I was just walking. Today I might do it for exercise, but that day I just did it because... I didn't know where I was going."
She continued, "Sometimes, when I'm not able to think straight, I find that walking really clears my mind. That day, I don't even think I realised I was walking. I wasn't thirsty, I wasn't hungry, I was just angry. And I just kept walking till I realised, 'Oh my God, I've reached Bandra'."
Asked about the repeated rejections, Vidya said that 'maybe' she wasn't 'ready for success' and that she was instead being 'prepared for it'. She also recalled being referred to as a jinxed person, and braving unsavoury comments about her appearance that crushed her self-esteem, and resulted in a six-month period where she didn't look at herself in the mirror.
{{/usCountry}}Asked about the repeated rejections, Vidya said that 'maybe' she wasn't 'ready for success' and that she was instead being 'prepared for it'. She also recalled being referred to as a jinxed person, and braving unsavoury comments about her appearance that crushed her self-esteem, and resulted in a six-month period where she didn't look at herself in the mirror.
{{/usCountry}}Vidya Balan made her acting debut with the television show Hum Paanch in 1995. She tried her luck down south before making her big-screen debut with the Bengali film Bhalo Theko in 2003. Her maiden Hindi film was Parineeta in 2005. Speaking to Bollywood Bubble about how she survives lows, Vidya said, “I think I am hopelessly optimistic. Like, even when I was going through a lot of rejection down south, way back in 2002-03, I used to go to sleep crying. I used to feel like maybe I am never going to become an actor.”
{{/usCountry}}Vidya Balan made her acting debut with the television show Hum Paanch in 1995. She tried her luck down south before making her big-screen debut with the Bengali film Bhalo Theko in 2003. Her maiden Hindi film was Parineeta in 2005. Speaking to Bollywood Bubble about how she survives lows, Vidya said, “I think I am hopelessly optimistic. Like, even when I was going through a lot of rejection down south, way back in 2002-03, I used to go to sleep crying. I used to feel like maybe I am never going to become an actor.”
{{/usCountry}}But the next morning, I would wake up feeling like… I think the sunrise was enough to give me hope. If I have made it to another sunrise, I knew that it meant I have another chance. So, I think it didn’t matter what I was going through. I always had that optimism and I have to say thank you to my parents for that,” she added.
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