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In an industry where most women are simply treated as arm candy, Vidya Balan imparts a certain dignity to her work.
In a male-dominated world, where the success of a movie depending on the female protagonist is quite limited, Vidya Balan has done the unthinkable.
She started with playing a de-glam role in the serial Hum Paanch and came back with a bang with Parineeta. Vidya Balan was often criticized, whether it was for her age, fashion sense or her weight.
Her acting talent shone in several of her films such as Paa, Ishqiya and No One Killed Jessica among many others. After a period of being labelled as “fat” Vidya sizzled on screen in the movie The Dirty Picture, for which she also put on 12 kgs. She openly challenged the industry so plagued with the notion of a size zero and garnered a huge fan following. Not only men, but women too were in awe of her courage and stopped blindly following the thin-is-in fad.
Her succeeding movie Kahaani was also a big hit. Vidya Balan has won several prestigious awards for her roles including the National Award for Best Actress.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For her bold and skilful portrayal of challenging characters
– For changing the narrow-minded perception that people have of heroines and proving that acting goes beyond just looking pretty
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Rajshri Deshpande, who played the fiery protagonist in Trial by Fire along with Abhay Deol speaks of her journey and her social work.
Rajshri Deshpande as the protagonist in ‘Trial by Fire’, the recent Netflix show has received raving reviews along with the show itself for its sensitive portrayal of the Uphaar Cinema Hall fire tragedy, 1997 and its aftermath.
The limited series is based on the book by the same name written by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost both their children in the tragedy. We got an opportunity to interview Rajshri Deshpande who played Neelam Krishnamoorthy, the woman who has been relentlessly crusading in the court for holding the owners responsible for the sheer negligence.
Rajshri Deshpande is more than an actor. She is also a social warrior, the rare celebrity from the film industry who has also gone back to her roots to give to poverty struck farming villages in her native Marathwada, with her NGO Nabhangan Foundation. Of course a chance to speak with her one on one was a must!
“What is a woman’s job, Ramesh? Taking care of parents-in-law, husband, children, home and things at work—all at the same time? She isn’t God or a superhuman."
The arrays of workstations were occupied by people peering into their computer screens. The clicks of keyboard keys were punctuated by the occasional footsteps moving around to brainstorm or collaborate with colleagues in their cubicles. Most employees went about their tasks without looking at the person seated on either side of their workstation. Meenakshi was one of them.
The thirty-one-year-old marketing manager in a leading eCommerce company in India sat straight in her seat, her eyes on the screen, her fingers punching furiously into the keys. She was in a flow and wanted to finish the report while the thoughts and words were coming effortlessly into her mind.
Natu-Natu. The mellifluous ringtone interrupted her thoughts. She frowned at her mobile phone with half a mind to keep it ringing until she noticed the caller’s name on the screen, making her pick up the phone immediately.
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