Something magical about Abhi's eyes: Vidya
When Paa came her way, Vidya Balan was excited about sharing screen space with superstar Amitabh Bachchan, but was equally looking forward to working with Abhishek again.
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"When Paa came to me, working with Mr Bachchan was a definite incentive. However, the fact remains that I was actually looking forward to working with Abhishek too. We have acted in Guru earlier and I know for sure that he is a fantastic co-actor," said Vidya.
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"...But then there is this intrinsic honesty to his act as well. He always tries to do something that enhances a scene. Also, there is something so magical about his eyes, which have a language of their own. This is something that I had said even during the time of Guru and I am glad he has retained this quality even after all these years," Vidya added.
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"Frankly I wasn't too sure," confesses Vidya, who has earlier worked with Amitabh in Vidhu Vinod Chopra directed Eklavya - The Royal Guard. "I had no clue if (director) Balki would actually be offering me a role of Mr Bachchan's mother. Since I had seen Cheeni Kum, the maximum that I would have expected out of Paa was to play a lead opposite him."
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Vidya was in for a surprise when Balki explained the film's idea to her. "I didn't really know how to react. Here I was playing Abhishek Bachchan's love interest as well as his real father's reel mother - all in one film. I was like 'wow, now what's that'! It took me some time to absorb this, but eventually I did say yes," Vidya said.
