Vidya Balan hails South Indian Film Industry far more disciplined than Bollywood
Vidya Balan hails South Indian Film Industry far more disciplined than Bollywood
Vidya Balan credited her South Indian upbringing for her grounded nature, despite having experienced major success in the film industry.
Actor Vidya Balan, who has worked across film industries in India, said that she feels the South Indian Film Industry far more disciplined than Bollywood.
Though predominantly known as a Hindi film actress, Vidya has appeared in movies in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
But for all her lauds on the South Indian industry Vidya has, in the past, opened up on the many prevalent issues as well.
She was set to make her film acting debut in a Malayalam movie called Chakram, but when the film was shelved, she was labelled a bringer of bad luck, and subsequently removed from a dozen Malayalam movies that she’d signed.
She also spoke about having experienced the casting couch while having a chat for a Tamil-language movie.
Vidya went on to add amidst chat with designer-actor Masaba Gupta on Masaba podcast, Vidya revealed that hat her South Indian upbringing also helps ground her.
About speaking on her experiences in the South industries, she feels that they are far more disciplined about their work, that’s for sure.
Though she will only say that in the kind of films that she does there’s a lot of discipline, because we can’t afford not to be. They’re made on smaller budgets; they’re medium-sized films, and therefore, there is a certain rigour with which you work.
On how she keeps herself grounded, and if her family values are a big reason for this, she said, “It’s her family, of course, but it’s also being a South Indian. Vidya has met a lot of South Indian actors also, who she feels a treat as a job. ’s great that you’re doing this, it’s great that you’re shining, and we’re proud of you, but it’s a job.
And when your job is done, you come back home, and at home, you’re Vidya, you’re a daughter, an aunt, a wife, whatever it is. I’ve always had that grounding.”
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