How Aishwarya Rai’s loss became Vidya Balan’s gain!

If filmmaker-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had had his way, we might have seen Aishwarya Rai playing the leading role in his 2005 production Parineeta. But then we would have also been deprived of an equally talented -- if not more -- actress: Vidya Balan.

Originally Vidhu Vinod Chopra wanted Aishwarya Rai to play the female lead in Parineeta which was directed by Pradeep Sarkar.

"When we thought of Parineeta, I immediately thought of a face like Aishwarya Rai. The character of the girl is like two men fall in love with her...so the heroine has to be bigger. But Pradeep Sarkar (director) told me about her (Vidya) I was like let me see what she can do," Chopra told reporters recently.

"But then we tested and tried her (Vidya Balan) and she cleared it," Chopra added.

So stunning did Vidya’s performance in the film turn out that she was nominated at Filmfare awards in not just Best Female Debut category, but also in Best Actress category. Vidya Balan won the Best Female Debut award.

Now, Vidya Balan will next be seen doing an item song in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s production Ferrari Ki Sawaari.




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