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Vidya Balan On Male Actors Feeling 'Uncomfortable' Being Part Of A Female-Led Film: It's Their Loss

Vidya Balan shed light on the hesitancy many male actors have in sharing screen space with her in lead roles.

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Popular actress Vidya Balan is actively promoting for her upcoming film 바카라˜Do Aur Do Pyaar.바카라™ In a recent interview with The Indian Express, the actress candidly discussed many personal revelations but most importantly, talked about her observations regarding the hesitancy many male actors have in sharing screen space with her in lead roles.

It바카라™s no new feat that many female-centric films have been on the rise; take 바카라˜Crew바카라™ for example. Shedding light on how these very women-centric films are much more exciting than what male actors are doing, the actress stated, 바카라œBack in the day? (rolls eyes) I don바카라™t think they바카라™d be okay, even today, to star in a Vidya Balan film or a female-led film for that matter. It바카라™s their loss honestly because we are doing better films than they are. I genuinely believe that. They are doing more formulae-based films; women-led films are far more exciting.바카라

In case you weren바카라™t aware, her illustrious career spans decades, during which she has shouldered numerous female-centric films, earning both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. Some of her notable works include 바카라˜Ishqiya,바카라™ 바카라˜No One Killed Jessica,바카라™ 바카라˜The Dirty Picture,바카라™ 바카라˜Kahaani,바카라™ 바카라˜Sherni,바카라™ and 바카라˜Jalsa바카라™ among many others. Interestingly, her performance as Reshma in 바카라˜The Dirty Picture바카라™ earned her a National Award for Best Actress.

The actress then went on to say, 바카라œOf course, people have been appreciative, but male stars are uncomfortable with women taking centre stage. I don바카라™t think they바카라™d be okay with anyone stealing the thunder. But I never felt bad. I was like if they are threatened, what can I do? (laughs).바카라

Now, for her upcoming film, she will be sharing screen space with Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy. The Shirsha Guha Thakurta directorial, 바카라˜Do Aur Do Pyaar,바카라™ sheds light on marriage and extra-marital affairs, and will have a theatrical release on Friday, April 19. In addition to this, the actress will be returning to the 바카라˜Bhool Bhulaiyaa바카라™ franchise in its third instalment opposite Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri.

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