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Her first movie did not win her any laurels. She had to see a hard time to get acknowledged in the industry. She also got rejected in quite a handful of movies.
“Sherni” directed by Amit Masurkar is going to be released globally on amazon Prime video in June.
The lead actress Vidya Balan has given remarkable performances in movies like Kahani, Bhool Bhulaiya, Paa. Vidya’s outstanding acting skills has kept all her fans anxiously waiting for her new release.
On the basis of her past performances the makers of the film ‘Sherni’ tweeted “She is ready to leave a mark! Meet the #SherniOnprime in June”. She is seen holding a satellite phone in the middle of the jungle on the film poster. The actor is seen on the radar of a gun in the intriguing poster.
This multi-talented actress has always chosen movies with a unique storyline and always displays excellent acting. Since she started acting she has been receiving awards for her great work. Her acting skills in the movie Shakuntala Devi is mind blowing.
Vidya Balan started her acting career in the comedy series ‘Hum Panch’ in 1995 as an child artist. She then took break for completing her studies. After her masters degree completion she tried to enter the movies. Her first movie did not win her any laurels. She had to see a hard time to get acknowledged in the industry. She also got rejected in quite a handful of movies. But finally she got her debut role in the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko” in 2003.
Her first Hindi movie “Parineeta” was appreciated and then the success story began. Then came “Lage Raho munnabhai”, “Bhul Bhulaiyaa”, “Paa”. In the thrillers “No one killed Jessica” and “Kahani” she had given some of her best performances. This National award winner supports women empowerment. Vidya Balan is a member of Central board of film Certification. She also hosts a Radio Show called “Dhun Badalke Toh Dekh” on 92.7 BIG FM discussing various social topics and parental romance.
Now coming up in Sherni, Balan is playing the powerful lead role of a forest officer who strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict while also seeking her true calling in a hostile environment. The other casts in the movie are Sharad Saxena, Mukul Chaddha, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala and Neeraj Kabi.
Waiting for the release on Amazon prime video.
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We can’t bombard impressionable young women in the name of enlightened entertainment to feed them the same drivel. At least let us not label misogynist movies as helping the cause of women.
I have watched at least 2 ‘purported’ trailblazing Bollywood movies in the recent past that left me with a feeling that I had taken part in the ice-bucket challenge all over again. This time around, however, without even the satisfaction of having supported a worthy cause.
Both the movies have about a 90% liking rate on IMDB/Rotten Tomatoes. Both are touted to ‘sensitively’ portray the taboo topics that seem to be mostly hidden underneath a layer of banana peels – dangerous to even tread nearby.
Dushyanta clearly remembered everything. But he didn't have any intention to accept a poor woman from a remote hermitage as his wife and her son as theirs.
Dushyanta clearly remembered everything. But he didn’t have any intention to accept a poor woman from a remote hermitage as his wife and her son as theirs.
She sat motionless on the royal bed, her knees drawn up to her chin, staring vacantly outside the palace window.
She was sheathed in exquisite scarlet red silk, shot through with golden threads forming intricate traditional patterns. Chests of gems and jewellery were strewn all over the bed. The maids were fussing over whether a diamond-studded necklace would suit their queen or a gold choker would look better. Another younger maid was arranging her tresses in a coiffeur.
Are things changing in Bollywood, once a place where getting married or having a child marked the end of an actress’s career?
Translated from the Hindi original by Aditi Singh Kaushik.
Many women dream of becoming a mother and starting a family. But in Bollywood, taking this decision involves a lot of thinking and deliberation for many actresses. There is a general perception in the so-called ‘glam industry’ which believes that an actress’s career comes to a full stop once she gets married or becomes a mother.
Sherni, at its core, isn’t just about the sexism faced by women in any government job or about conservation of the forests. It's about so much more.
Sherni, at its core, isn’t just about the sexism faced by women in any government job or about conservation of the forests. It’s about so much more.
I must’ve probably been eight or nine when I remember my dad taking out his bike, packing a backpack full of a week’s ration and going to the jungle. And a week later, when he came back, he was tanned, he was tired, but he smelled like the forest, and he was full of stories!
He’d sighted a tiger from afar, he’d marked its pugmarks and walked around the jungles like he owned it.