Sex is a part of love, Vidya Balan Says

Accolades are at rest pouring in for her ma act in Paa and Vidya Balan still hasn’t got over it. “I’m basking in it,” says Vidya, adding, “It’s always nice when your work is being spoken about, especially considering that I was dubious about the role initially, but later took it up with sincerity.”

Vidya’s at the present all set to lure two men Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi in her next film, Ishqiya, a far cry from her role in Paa. And one thing that everybody is talking about is her character Krishna, which is said to have negative undertones. “Krishna is not negative. It’s very easy to label a role — if someone plays a mother, she’s glorified; if it’s vaguely sexual, she gets portrayed badly. Krishna is like you and me,” she explains. Ishqiya is about love and lust. “Love keeps us going in our lives and sex is a part of it. Lust involves a variety of emotions, which are part of love,” she points out.

It’s also been reported that Arshad was a little hesitant about doing a kissing scene with Vidya in the film. So much so that director Abhishek Chaubey apparently left the actors alone and set the camera rolling to make them relaxing. Is that true? “It’s all rubbish. It was awkward initially. Arshad was nervous and so was I. As we get along very well, I don’t think Arshad had any problem ultimately,” she clarifies.

While Vidya loves passage borders with her roles, she’s back to her old ways, with sarees finding favour with her during public appearances. “Yes, I’m back to doing what I like. Moreover, Indian woman are built in such a way that they look sexy as well as sumptuous in a saree,” she says.

On the occupation front as well, it seems she’s finding work of her choice. Her next film is No One Killed Jessica with Rajkumar Gupta, for which she’ll soon start execution. Then, she has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Chenab Gandhi and a assignment by Gulzar, who’s getting back to direction after Hu Tu Tu. “I expect this run continues and I get to do good films,” she says.

But Vidya’s desire to do a Malayalam film isn’t yet satisfied. “I almost signed a Malayalam film. But since I didn’t have the required dates, I couldn’t take up the project. I’d certainly want to do a film in Malayalam as that’s my parents’ desire, which I want to fulfill,” she hush-up…