Entertainment News Desk: The main motivation behind Bollywood actress Vidya Balan’s journey as an actress has been to break the stereotypes of female characters in Indian society and do unconventional roles moving out of their comfort zones.
“We all need to shed the stereotypes regarding women that are ingrained in our society. Women are way ahead of time in today’s world,” the actor said at an In-Conversation session on ‘Women and the Glass Ceiling’ held on the sidelines of the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on 27 November.
And her filmography testifies to Vidya Balan’s remark: Look at the roles she essayed in films like ‘Parineeta’, ‘Bhoola Bhulaiya’, ‘Paa’, ‘Kahani’, ‘The Dirty Picture’, ‘Shakuntala Devi’, ‘Shareni’ and ‘Jalsa’.
“All the exceptional characters played by female actors in the Indian film industry in the past and their desire to do more push us to reach a stage where we are telling women-oriented stories in movies now”, the national award-winning artiste said.
Expressing her willingness to play different characters, Vidya Balan said she is constantly looking for new stories and roles that can relate to the audience, something she considers very important.
“Unconventional roles and being yourself while playing those characters is very crucial for me. I love the idea of getting out of my comfort zone in each film I do and that requires a lot of hard work which is very liberating for me”, she added.
