New Delhi: Vidya Balan is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming movie 'Neeyat', which is a mystery film directed by Anu Menon. In a recent interview with Mashable, Vidya revealed that as part of a dare, she had once pretended to be a beggar outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai. Interestingly, this act was part of a bet just to get some extra packs of Jim-Jam biscuits.
Vidya said, "You know, we had something called the IMG, which is the Indian Music Group. They organise classical music concerts, Indian classical music concerts every year. It’s a three-day festival, and it used to be all-nighters. It used to be amazing. I was on the organising committee, well, actually I was a volunteer. We used to help organise everything, and then at night, once it was over, we would all go for a walk to Nariman Point."
She added, "Once I got challenged. They told me to go to the coffee shop in Oberoi– The Palms and knock on the door asking for food. They told me, ‘Oberoi main jo coffee shop hain, ‘waha jaake tak tak karna aur dedo kuch khane ke liye.’ Main rahe actor unko woh pata nahi tha. I continuously knocked and you know how people get irritated, I have also done it so many times. I kept knocking saying, 'Please I am hungry, I have not eaten anything since yesterday.' After a while, they just looked the other way, and after that, my friend got embarrassed and said, 'Please come away.' But I won the bet."
Vidya then went on to reveal that she had won a packet of Jim Jam biscuits. "The bet was Jim Jam biscuits. Because our sponsor was Britannia for the concert, and we had lots of biscuits. But the thing was, if I do this, I’ll get an extra packet of Jimjam, and I got it.", she said.
Talking about the movie 'Neeyat', the film is slated to hit the theatres on July 7. Alongside Vidya Balan, the film also has Neeraj Kabi, Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose and Prqajakta Koli in prominent roles. Apart from 'Neeyat' Vidya will also be seen in 'Lovers'.