{"id":25742,"date":"2024-04-13T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/13\/vidya-balan-on-male-stars-being-uncomfortable-with-women-taking-centre-stage-its-their-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:43:49","slug":"vidya-balan-on-male-stars-being-uncomfortable-with-women-taking-centre-stage-its-their-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/13\/vidya-balan-on-male-stars-being-uncomfortable-with-women-taking-centre-stage-its-their-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Vidya Balan On Male Stars Being “Uncomfortable” With Women Taking Centre Stage: “It’s Their Loss”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vidya Balan recently delved into her past relationships, marriage, and her early experiences in the industry during her appearance at the inaugural session of The Indian Express’ Expresso<\/a>. She also shed light on the challenges she faced, particularly how successful films like Ishqiya<\/i>, The Dirty Picture<\/i>, and others led to reluctance from male actors when it came to sharing screen space with her. Reflecting on this, Vidya said, \u201cBack in the day? (rolls eyes) I don’t think they’d be okay even today to star in a Vidya Balan<\/a> film or a female-led film for that matter. It’s their loss honestly because we are doing better films than they are. I genuinely believe that. They are doing more formulae-based films, women-led films are far more exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vidya Balan<\/a> further stated, \u201cOf course, people have been appreciative, but male stars are uncomfortable with women taking centre stage. I don’t think they’d be okay with anyone stealing the thunder. But I never felt bad. I was like if they are threatened, what can I do? (laughs)\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing questions about facing bias in the film industry, Vidya Balan said, “Nepotism or no nepotism, I am here. Kisi ki baap ki industry nahi hai, nahi toh har baap ka beta, har baap ki beti successful hote” (The film industry doesn’t belong to anybody’s father; otherwise, all the star kids would have been successful).”<\/p>\n

Vidya Balan<\/a> also recounted the “witch hunt” she faced early in her career. “I was going through heartbreak for three years. That feeling of rejection was so strong and it was devastating. I was shattered and my will to continue on this path was shaken. But I have to say that the fire in my belly outshone everything else,” she shared.<\/p>\n

Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi are set to appear together in Do Aur Do Pyaar<\/i>, directed by Shirsha Guha Thakurta, with Ileana D’cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy in pivotal roles. The film is scheduled for release on April 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n