STRENGTH & BEAUTY
Femina|September 2023
VIDYA BALAN is a role model for many, in the way she has evolved as a performer. The talented actor has always worked hard for any role that came her way, being true to her craft. Shraddha Kamdar bore witness to her passion and charisma as the actor took her through her process of choosing roles and preparing for them
Shraddha Kamdar
STRENGTH & BEAUTY

OUTFIT: ARCVSH BY PALLAVI SINGH, JEWELLERY: TRIBE AMRAPALI; SHOES: CHARLES & KEITH

Vidya Balan loves watching movies on the single screen. On the day of this shoot and interview, she was super excited because she was going to watch Gadar 2 with a bunch of seven people that night. “I enjoy the film experience,” she tells us as she settles on the couch, feet up, and gets comfy for our chat. “Siddharth (Roy Kapoor, her husband) and I go every week,” she volunteers, admitting she went to a single-screen theatre to watch Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, twice, in two days. “Because I just loved it. So, I watched it with Siddharth once and then I went with my family the next day,” she laughs like a child who has found a forgotten sweet while fishing around a baggy pocket.

OUTFIT: AM.PM. JEWELLERY: ISHARYA

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