What is fabulous about Vidya is that as ana actor she is drawn to her characters, not the end results, therefore when a Humari Adhuri Kahani with Mahesh Bhatt and a Shaadi Ke Side Effects with Farhan Akhtar did not yield success, she had no regrets. Her strength as an artiste is that she is neither obsessed with her image nor distracted by the message of the film. A homemaker aspiring empowerment in Tumhari Sulu, a scientist finding solutions from her kitchen in Mission Mangal and a genius in Shakuntala Devi, do you blame the audience for being excited about Vidya Balan movies?
In the1988 release Sridevi was addressed as Sherni because she picked a gun and sought revenge for her family. In the year 2021 Vidya Balan is addressed as a lioness because she wants to save the forest and the animals. Based on the controversial killing of tigers in the Maharashra 2018, the film tells of a newly appointed forest officer/Vidya Balan in the forest department of Madhya Pradesh. It is her first field posting and she has to face many challenges.
To be continued