I’m like a hungry tigress on the prowl, thinking of the next meal : Vidya Balan
Ever since she delivered powerful performances in back-to-back films such as Paa (2009), Ishqiya (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011), The Dirty Picture (2011), and Kahaani (2012), Vidya Balan (right) didn’t just make people sit up and take notice, but also changed the way women-oriented cinema was seen in Bollywood. “It all sounds nice but I see myself only as an actor (smiles),” says Vidya Balan, as she receives rave reviews for Kahaani 2. Here, she talks about her life and her career. At this stage of career, does a successful film excite you just as much as it did during your initial days? Absolutely. It is heartening, gratifying and reassuring because it [Kahaani 2] was not an easy film to make or an easy story to tell. I remember when Sujoy came to me with the script, I told him, ‘Are you sure you want to make this film as Kahaani 2’? And he said, ‘Read the script and then we will take a call.’ Then, I realised that if you take a franchise forward, it gives you an opport...