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Vidya Balan On Feeling 'Targeted' For Her 'Hey Babyy' Costumes At An Award Show: I Was Shattered

Vidya Balan shed light on the highly-debatable topic of nepotism, and said that "it does make a difference when you don't come from a film family."

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Actress Vidya Balan has encountered her fair share of challenges in the film industry. During an episode of the podcast 바카라˜Unfiltered with Samdish,바카라™ the actress disclosed that she faced nepotism, particularly when she received the Na-Real Award at the 2008 Filmfare Awards for her costumes in Sajid Khan바카라™s 2007 바카라˜Heyy Babyy.바카라™

바카라œWhen they told me they바카라™re going to give me the Na-Real Award, I said, 바카라˜Why me? My clothes are not just my choice, right?바카라™ At that time, I was too new to have an opinion on anything. So they said, 바카라˜No, we바카라™re just doing this fun segment so we바카라™re going to give you this award.바카라™ So I said, 바카라˜Fine, but I바카라™m going to share it with the costume designer and the director,바카라™ and they said, 바카라˜No, you mustn바카라™t do that.바카라™ And that, I think, is not nice,바카라 she said.

Upon reaching the venue, she revealed that she discovered that the other actress who was also supposed to receive the Na-Real Award had backed out. Feeling 바카라˜targeted,바카라™ she opted to name her director and costume designer on stage while accepting the award, which sparked controversy later on and led to her receiving backlash from members within the film industry.

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바카라œAt that night, I was shattered. I was shattered because I was very alone. I realized that yes; it does make a difference when you don바카라™t come from a film family because no one outside you is looking out for you. It felt like bullying to me. It was. It undoubtedly was. Just because I don바카라™t come with a certain shield, you can바카라™t바카라Š I thought it was a joke so it was okay. But when I realized I was the only one being made fun of, it wasn바카라™t funny anymore,바카라 the 바카라˜Kahaani바카라™ actress went on to say.

In case you weren바카라™t aware, what had happened was that co-hosts Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan were asked to present the award (shaped like a coconut) to the actress, who was seated in the audience. Despite her initial hesitation, they encouraged her to be a good sport. And during her acceptance speech, she said, 바카라œI was asked to trust Sajid (Khan) and Manish (Malhotra).바카라

Presently, on the work front, the actress was last seen in 바카라˜Do Aur Do Pyaar.바카라™ She will soon reprise her role as the iconic character of Manjulika in 바카라˜Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.바카라™

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