Vidya Balan's unheard lovestory | Shocking Call from Government | Karishma Mehta | Ep 24 | HOB

“I think I was born a woman; I was never a girl,” said the epitome of womanhood and feminine spirit, Vidya Balan!

This Women’s Day, we celebrate a beautiful soul with a heart of gold. She is worth all the applause and love she has earned in her life. Hailing from a non-filmy background, she made a dent in the world of movies, through sheer determination and eternal optimism.

Her honesty towards her craft coupled with the pure innocence of a child, Vidya was destined to be India’s favourite entertainer.

Born in a Tamil family, from a humble-middle class background, this filmy girl from Chembur went from auditioning for the legendary teleseries ‘Hum Paanch’ to getting her dream break with ‘Parineeta’! But her journey wasn’t as smooth as it looked from the outside.

Facing multiple rejections, cold shoulder from the fraternity and even being termed as ‘jinxed’, she was a rebel who established her stronghold, with the tag of absolute ‘entertainment’.

Today we will listen to her talk about love, self-acceptance and the power of hope and hard-work. It's a heart to heart that could’ve only happened with her on the guest’s chair.

An actress, a daughter, a sister, a lover and a dreamer, she is indeed the woman of our dreams. Put your hands together for Vidya Balan!

We talked about —
Her first audition process
Getting selected for Hum Paanch and meeting Ekta Kapoor
Getting selected for her debut film after much struggle
Power of self-belief and prayers
Love for acting and leading narratives
Creating niche with female centric roles
Receiving Padma Shri Award
Embracing self-love and silencing haters
Love and Relationships
Accepting herself and writing her own story

Timestamps:
00:00 - Good Morning Humans!
00:18 - Welcome Vidya Balan!
00:48 - Hum Paanch
2:15 - Body Image Issues
3:05 - Resilience and Passion
4:07 - Happy Fat Girl
5:24 - Madhuri’s 1-2-3
7:20 - My first ever audition
9:45 - When I met Ekta Kapoor..
11:00 - I have Arrived
12:15 - My Mom’s manifestation
14:15 - First taste of Fame
16:22 - First Detergent Ad film
17:28 - Everything has a reason
18:10 - Journey to South Cinema
19:47 - She is jinxed
22:00 - I used to talk to Sai Baba
22:50 - There was a Journalist..
23:51 - Magical moment on the sets of ‘Euphoria’
24:50 - I was born a woman, never a girl..
25:36 - Movement is Life
26:05 - PARINEETA
27:35 - Giving it my all
28:15 - I met Sanjay and Saif..
29:40 - Are you ready to receive it?
30:15 - Tryst with a casting couch?
31:53 - Female Centric Storytelling
34:31 - Playing Amitabh Bachchan’s Mother
36:00 - Walk Away in peace
38:00 - Vidya’s Love story with Siddharth
38:40 - Best Actress for PAA
40:00 - Karan has played cupid for me
41:00 - My Dad’s manifestation
41:45 - DIRTY PICTURE
42:40 - Just the two of us
43:51 - Understanding Partner
44:31 - One shoulder to cry
45:51 - Be yourself
47:13 - Padma Shri Vidya Balan
50:10 - God is each one of us
50:45 - Let’s know Vidya
52:20 - My toughest character
54:00 - Vidya goes into Notalgia
55:33 - Rekha Ji
56:25 - Just this one lifetime..
58:30 - Parting Words
58:38 - Next Guest

Links:
Humans of Bombay

Vidya Balan

Karishma Mehta

About Humans of Bombay –

Humans of Bombay is a movement that started 8 years ago. We believe that every person has a story to tell and we want to help them tell these stories. In these years we’ve published stories across genres – stories of love, hope, faith and courage. And through our storytelling, we’ve built an engaged community of over 4.5M!

Our idea is simple – to strike a chord with our community and catalogue the beat of humanity, one story at a time.

Credits:
CURATED & DIRECTED BY: KIRTISHREE RATHORE & SHIVAM MAURYA
DOP: AMIT GAIKWAD
ASSISTANT DOP: SHIVAM AURADI & MOHITA MHASKAR
CONTENT CURATED BY: KIRTISHREE RATHORE, RAJ SHRIVASTAVA, NANCY AGGARWAL & ISHA SAVARDEKAR
EDITED BY: MOHSIN BATATAWALA & SHIVAM MAURYA
BUSINESS TEAM: NETHRA GUPTA, TANISHA JAIN & AKANKSHA KADAM
SPECIAL THANKS: PALAK DAGA & MANISH PANDEY
LOCATION CREDITS: SMOKE HOUSE DELI, PALI HILL, BANDRA

[karishmamehta]

so much banter, but the highlight was GOOD MORNING HUMANS OF BOMBAY!

[withmaithili]

i love that she doesn’t share too personal details about her marriage and tells everything she can about her professional life….classy act of stating clear boundaries in the nicest way

[kristimazumdar]

Vidya Balan being a breath of fresh air 24×7!

[Sal]

Vidya Balan is visible after so long, but the Aura she carries with dignity is commendable. Such a finest Actor! Wanna see her more in projects now!

[faabihakhan]

I love how for years she has stayed her real self, wearing sarees, dressing in her style years after years. She’s really a breath of fresh air ❤

[anukritiguhathakurta]

This interview could be of hours and I would sit with the same enthusiasm cause that's what energy she exudes all the time.❤

[pallavidec]

She's so articulate! Gosh!! So well spoken and polished

[swapnamenon]

U can want the sun, moon & the stars, but r u ready to receive it? The most amazing line of the entire interview. What ana amazing actors & soooo much positivity. More power to u.

[jaysrireddy]

OMG!! her laughter is so contagious😂 love her 😄

[nikita]

As a 27 yr old woman struggling in her career…i needed this.

[VYBCTV]

Vidya madam you look superb. ❤
Iam also from Palakkad, Kerala. Karishma is also beautiful and a decent anchor. Keep it up.❤

[snehajog]

I just love Vidya Balan both as an actor and as a human being..she has such a beautiful, warm, happy, positive vibe to her that it just makes you really happy whenever you see her on screen..also her voice and the way she talks 😍❤

[shimaroy]

Hello I watched this honest interview of Vidya Balan from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦.
Most brilliant, humble person and my favorite Bollywood star.
Wishing her all the best on all her future endeavors.

[poojarathnakar]

Such a fine actor and the way she carried the entire interview 🫶🏻

[sharmichakraborty]

It’s always a pleasure to listen to her, much like Sushmita Sen one could sense such happy and healing vibes 💗

[gulnazsheikh]

What a beautiful beautiful woman!! So positive and lovely inside and outside!

[aishwaryapatlolla]

This interview is Vidya Balan dropping jewels 💎 👌

[sakshimehta]

Such a beautiful woman, such a beautiful episode! ❤️

[garimasarswal]

One of the best interview i have saw of Vidya Balan.❤

[manoharikankanamage]

Thank you for this wonderful interview. I started liking this beautiful actress till this day after watching Parineeta. From then I knew she is going to be a talented artist. May God bless & keep her happy all the time.