Vidya Balan All Set To Play Geeta Bali On Big Screen
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Thursday, 10th Sept 2015, 2:50 PM IST Vidya Balan, who was last seen in ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’, will now be seen in a Marathi movie. The actress will be seen playing the role of Geeta Bali on screen. However, it won’t be a full-fledged role, just a special appearance. The movie titled as ‘Ek Albela’ is a biopic on late actor-director Bhagwan Dada. The movie will showcase Bhagwan Dada's life from the age of 28 and the problems he faced while making his evergreen musical, ‘Albela’, which starred Geeta Bali. Director Shekhar Sartandel said, "I wanted someone with a very Indian face to play Geeta ji and Vidya suits the part perfectly." Senior make-up artist, Vidyadhar Bhatte suggested Vidya's name. The director narrated the script to her and the actress immediately agreed. "She'll look like Geeta ji from the original '50s film and since Geeta ji was a Hindi film star, Vidya won't need to speak Marathi. We did a look test with her earlier, and Bhatte Saab did a great job making her look the part. She is a fabulous actress and it's a treat to work with her. I don't feel like I'm working with her for the first time," Shekhar said. Talking about the role, Vidya said, "It's an honour to be playing the effervescent Geeta Bali even if it is just a special appearance, and to be recreating ‘Albela’ for a Marathi biopic on Bhagwan Dada." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |