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• Vidya eyes bigger
opening than Khans
Vidya Balan wants bigger openings
for her films than the film industry’s
male superstars. She adds that these • Bollywood stories
are interesting times for actors in getting better: Saif
Bollywood, for the way they are
being presented on screen. “I want There is a churning in Bol-
lywood as the industry is
bigger openings than them (the becoming better at both
male superstars),” she laughed, and content and technology, says
added: “I am greedy. I think it’s very actor Saif Ali Khan.
interesting time in Hindi cinema. I “As an industry, we are
really look forward to this decade. As a still developing. Things are
female actor at the age of 41, I am amazed getting good with CGI, the
with the variety of roles and the kinds kind of films we are making,
of films I am being offered.” Vidya has the roles that we are offered,
things are growing. Every
essayed several feted performances in day is a new day. It was a
films such as The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, completely different time in
Tumhari Sulu, Parineeta, Lage Raho the 90s, but this is more of an
Munna Bhai and Paa. She was last seen international school in terms
in the multi-starrer Mission Mangal, of performances. Actors are
which collected close to 300 crore at setting new bars,” Saif said in
the box-office. Her next release, a biopic an interview.
He cites the example of his
of mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi last release, “Laal Kaptaan”,
has already garnered buzz. It is often which received mixed re-
said Vidya is the only female actor in sponse but Saif sees the silver
Bollywood who guarantees a big opening lining in the fact that director
at the box-office, like the Khans or Navdeep Singh tried to make
Akshay Kumar. Vidya said the last decade a different kind of a movie.
has been one of significant change for Saif said he would like to
actors in Bollywood. “Over the past 10 be “more commercial” with
years, the scope has increased and expanded. his next few choices and he is
It’s a very exciting and exhilarating time.” working on that.
SUICIDE CAN
• FUTURE PERFECT FOR FEMALE STARS
ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK SAYS WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH NEVER BE A
Actress Salma Hayek is very hopeful about SOLUTION’
the future for women in Hollywood. She
said that the women in the industry are on
the right path and are not going to stop.
“What I can tell you is that a lot more
women are directing and acting and writing
and producing. And there are a lot more
movies made about women and for women
because the audience was neglected,” Hayek
told variety.com at the premiere of her new
comedy Like a Boss in New York. “We’re
on the right path. And we’re not going to
stop,” Hayek added. The Oscar nominee was
joined by her co-stars Tiffany Haddish and Supriya Pilgaonkar
• Women power Salma stays optimistics Rose Byrne. (In an interview)
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