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Oct 2024
45m 59s

Vidya Balan: Movement is Life

Masaba Gupta | Luminary
About this episode
In honor of the upcoming release of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, and Vidya Balan's return to the franchise, listen back to this inspiring conversation with Masaba Gupta. The two discussed Vidya’s unique career path, her early. days of navigating fame ("I want to be invisible, but I'm an actor" she remembers thinking); how she prepares for a role, the three questions she asks herself when considering whether or not to do a project and how she feels about regret. Plus, why she thinks movement is life.
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