SHABANA AZMI
It’s the season of remakes. Films, and even hit songs, are being revisited and they are working at the box-office, so it is not a trend that will go away for a while.
Ask Shabana Azmi to name a film of hers that could be remade in today’s times and pat comes the response, “I believe Arth can be made in contemporary times. It is a mature love story that will suit the market, too.” As for her choice of actress to play her character, she wants Vidya Balan. She asserts, “Vidya’s a fine actor and has made some brave, amazing choices. Look at her career and you will be stunned with the varied roles she has done. Personally, I love and adore her.”
But it’s not just because of her fondness that she’s naming Vidya, Azmi explains. “She has a beautiful voice. Also, among all her contemporaries, her diction is the most flawless. Vidya has the ability to shift herself down to the barest emotion. She can sacrifice her vanity for a part and look great, as an actor. The role in Arth needs a certain amount of strength and vulnerability at the same time and Vidya can pull it off easily. I have always been fond of her work and if Arth is remade, there’s no one better to do my part.”
VIDYA BALAN
Vidya Balan is humbled that Shabana Azmi wants her to play the role essayed by her in Arth. The Tumhari Sulu actress says, overjoyed, “That’s such a huge compliment. Arth is one of those films which is like Bible to me. Shabanaji in Arth had the most profound influence on me. I used to drive
(Mahesh) Bhatt saab mad talking about little things from the film. Now that I know Shabanaji well, there are things that I tell her and she has this expression thinking, ‘Oh, my God, how passionately does this girl talk about the film!’ Recently, at the MAMI mela, when someone asked me about my favourite characters, I mentioned Pooja from Arth as one of them because of the way the character had been written, as well as the way Shabanaji performed it.”
But Vidya has her own reservations, “This compliment coming from her is humbling. But I would dare not touch Arth. Those are classics which should be left untouched.”
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