Vidya Balan Recalls Not Looking In The Mirror For Six Months After Hurtful Comments From Producer: 'I Felt Ugly'

Vidya Balan, currently promoting her upcoming film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3', recently opened up about the struggles she faced in the early stages of her career.

Vidya Balan is currently busy promoting her upcoming film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'

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Vidya Balan, currently promoting her upcoming film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3', recently opened up about the struggles she faced in the early stages of her career, including being abruptly replaced in films. In a conversation with Galatta India, she recalled a particularly disheartening experience on the set of a Tamil film, where she was let go after just two days of shooting. 

When Vidya Balan was replaced in a film

Reflecting on the incident, Vidya shared that she had gone to the producer’s office in Chennai with her parents to understand why she was replaced. The producer’s response was harsh and unfiltered. “He showed us some clips from the film and said to my parents, ‘Dekho, kisi angle se heroine dikhti hai (Does she look like a heroine from any angle)? She doesn’t know how to act or dance.’ I was thinking, first let me act and dance; I hardly shot for the film,” Vidya recalled. 

Vidya Balan felt insecure

This experience left Vidya feeling deeply insecure. She added, “For six months, I didn’t look at myself in the mirror because I felt ugly. If you want to reject someone, do that, but always be kind with your words because words have the power to be really very damaging or nurturing. I will never forget that.” This incident, she says, taught her a valuable lesson about kindness and the impact of words, which she carries with her to this day. 

About Vidya Balan's career

Vidya’s journey began with the television show Hum Paanch in 1995, before she made her film debut in 2003 with the Bengali film Bhalo Theko. Shemade her Bollywood debut with Parineeta alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt, and went on to deliver acclaimed performances in The Dirty Picture (2011), for which she won a National Film Award, and the thriller Kahaani (2012). 

Her latest project, 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3', directed by Anees Bazmee, features Madhuri Dixit and Kartik Aaryan, with Kartik reprising his role as Rooh Baba. The horror-comedy is set to release this Diwali along with Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Again.’