Vidya Balan On Playing Sridevi Onscreen: "It'd Require Guts But I Would Do It"

For the past few days, there has been a lot of talk about Sridevi's biopic on the internet, On television show Starry Nights 2.Oh, Vidya Balan was asked if wants to star in a biopic on the Chandni actress and her reply was: "It would require a lot of guts, but as a tribute to Sridevi, I would do it."

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When the host asked if she would play the role of Sridevi if her biography were to be made, Vidya said, "It would require a lot of guts, but as a tribute to Sridevi, I would do it."

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Back in 2017, Vidya had already paid a tribute to Sridevi in her Hindi film Tumhari Sulu, dancing to the revised version iconic song Hawa Hawai. 

Talking about this, Vidya had said beforehand that "I am an ardent fan of Sridevi, I was nervous (while doing the film). But having said that we are recreating the song Hawa Hawai from Mr India. It is a tribute to her, we are having fun. There is only one Sridevi."

Last year, the month of February was the sudden death of Sridevi in the bathroom of a hotel in Dubai, after her death several filmmakers thought about making a film on her. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta (Shahid, Aligarh and Omarta) told the news agency, IANS that if he will make a biopic on Sridevi, then he will contact Vidya Balan to play the lead role.

When Sridevi passed away in February last year, a shattered Vidya wrote on Twitter, "My inspiration is no more."

Let me tell you that Sridevi is the first woman superstar of the Indian film industry who has acted in over 300 films in her five-decade career.