Vidya Balan's concerned about best friend in Japan

Actress Vidya Balan is worried these days. No, it isn’t because of her upcoming film or her rumoured relationship with corporate honcho Siddharth Roy Kapoor. But ever since Japan has been hit by the earthquake and the tsunami, the actor has been having sleepless nights. Balan’s best friend lives in Hiroshima in Japan and she’s been praying for her well-being ever since the tragedy occurred.

Balan, who is very close to her friend, came to know about the catastrophe while she was shooting. “I was completely taken aback when I saw the videos on news channels and I just wanted to speak to my friend in Hiroshima to find out if everything was fine with her. Initially, I couldn’t get through to her and that disturbed me. But when I did get to speak to her, I felt a little better,” said the actress.

But unfortunately, Balan’s respite was short-lived as news about the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Power Plant began flooding TV channels. “The images of the billowing white smoke just numbed my mind. And now that the radioactive emissions are blending with the air and water, I’m so scared that the air she’ll breathe will be harmful to her health. I’m just praying hard that everything gets sorted soon and everyone comes out of this hazardous situation,” she added.

Meanwhile, Rajnikanth who has huge fan following in Japan has been joined by several celebs in working towards raising funds to aid the crisis-stricken people.