{"id":79983,"date":"2025-08-19T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79983\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:17:10","slug":"vidya-balan-gave-gaalis-to-vidhu-vinod-chopra-during-screen-tests-for-parineeta-reveals-the-producer-director-who-does-he-think-he-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79983\/","title":{"rendered":"Vidya Balan gave ‘gaalis’ to Vidhu Vinod Chopra during screen tests for ‘Parineeta’, reveals the producer, director: ‘Who does he think he is?’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vidya idya Balan\u2019s journey in Hindi cinema began with ‘Parineeta’, the 2005 adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay\u2019s 1914 novella. Directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar<\/a> and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra<\/a>, the film not only introduced Vidya to Bollywood but also went on to establish her as one of the industry\u2019s finest performers. As Parineeta celebrated its 20-year milestone, the team reunited for a special screening where memories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes flowed freely.Speaking at the event, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra revealed how Vidya finally bagged the role after an exhausting round of tests. \u201cA lot of top heroines wanted to do ‘Parineeta’. But Pradeep Sarkar said there\u2019s a new girl from Chembur. So I said, \u2018Test this girl from Chembur.\u2019 I don\u2019t usually meet actors during screen tests. Vidya had gone through a lot of tests. Then I told Pradeep, \u2018Let\u2019s do one final test.\u2019 Before the test, she abused me, I could see her saying, \u2018Who does he think he is?\u2019 By then, she had done 20\u201325 tests. But then she gave such a brilliant final test, it was unbelievable. I told Pradeep, call her immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vidya herself recalled the surreal moment she was told she had finally been chosen\u2014right in the middle of an Enrique Iglesias concert. \u201cI was at the Enrique concert and I was with Mr. Chopra\u2019s assistant. So Dada (Pradeep Sarkar) called him, and I told him, \u2018Dada, I\u2019m in the middle of the concert, I\u2019ll call you back.\u2019 But he said, \u2018No, Mr. Chopra wants to speak to you.\u2019 So I said, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019ll call you after the concert.\u2019 So then Mr. Chopra said, \u2018Teri zindagi badalne waali hai, bahar nikal (Your life is about to change, come outside).\u2019 I was like, \u2018What are you going to tell me, that I didn\u2019t get the part again?\u2019 I didn\u2019t think otherwise for a second, because I had gone through so many tests. But he said, \u2018Come out.\u2019 So I came out and he told me on the phone, \u2018You\u2019re my Parineeta.\u2019 And I started crying right there. It was a crazy moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Actor Dia Mirza<\/a>, who also featured in the film, took the opportunity to share how Parineeta transformed her career. \u201c’Parineeta’ was a remarkable experience because up until then I never felt respected as an artiste. And it was actually my first working experience where I felt respected. It\u2019s a very rich experience because I think what Dada did, of course, he was a meticulous planner and he had an extraordinary vision, and he would rehearse us to death, but his love for every character, his love for the story, his attention to detail made the experience so rich and so wonderful. And you know, Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the only producer I have worked with who has given me a bonus, not once, but twice. I always say that in an industry that really struggles to give women their place of respect, it is just so incredible to work with two men who gave us nothing but that, every step of the way. And I\u2019m so grateful that 20 years later, I\u2019m getting this opportunity to share this with all of you. And that bonus came to every crew member.\u201dAlthough Vidya has often expressed her gratitude to Vidhu Vinod Chopra for giving her the big break, she has also been candid about the struggles she faced at the start of her career. In one past interview, she revealed that Chopra once suggested she undergo surgery for her nose. It was director Pradeep Sarkar, she said, who gave her the reassurance she needed during that phase.”Get the latest updates on Times of India, including reviews of the movie Coolie <\/a>and War 2<\/a>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"idya Balan\u2019s journey in Hindi cinema began with ‘Parineeta’, the 2005 adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay\u2019s 1914 novella.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,4057,60887,134,48545,344,17231,50309,60888,60886,17226],"class_list":{"0":"post-79983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bollywood","11":"tag-dia-mirza","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-hindi-cinema","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-parineeta","16":"tag-pradeep-sarkar","17":"tag-screen-tests","18":"tag-vidhu-vinod-chopra","19":"tag-vidya-balan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}