Vidya Balan’s name is one of those Bollywood actresses, who have the power to bring the film to the audience on their own. Vidya Balan will soon be seen in the film Jalsa with Shefali Shah. During the trailer release of the film, Vidya told that she did not have the courage to do this film. On the other hand, the court rejected the petition of Kangana Ranaut, in which she had sought transfer of the defamation case filed against her by Javed Akhtar. Read both the news in detail below…
Vidya Balan didn’t have the guts to do ‘Jalsa’
Actress Vidya Balan on Wednesday said that she initially refused to act in her upcoming film “Jalsa” as her character was contrary to her personality. Balan, who played the lead role in this Amazon film opposite Shefali Shah, said that her opinion about the film changed after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The film is directed by Suresh Triveni, who directed Balan’s 2017 film Tumhari Sulu.
Vidya Balan told reporters, ‘It has a different personality so when Suresh told me the story, I liked it but I said I can’t do it. I don’t dare to do this. Then came the pandemic and there was some change in all of us which we do not even understand. He said, ‘Then one day Suresh told me that he had re-worked the script. I said that I would like to hear again. I knew I wanted to do it but told him not. I wanted to read the script. I read it and said yes.
She was speaking at the trailer launch of ‘Jalsa’ which will release on Prime Video on March 18. Vidya plays a journalist named Maya in the film. The actress said that she never even tried to play such a character in her career. ‘Jalsa’ is Balan’s third film on Prime Video. Earlier ‘Shakuntala Devi’ was released in 2020 and ‘Lion’ in 2021.
Shah, who plays Maya’s domestic help Rukhsana in the film, said she agreed to do the film after reading the script. Rukhsana’s life changes after an accident in the film. The actress, who was recently seen in Disney Plus Hotstar’s series ‘Human’, said, “I could see a lot of potential in it, it’s gorgeous. It has many layers. Rukhsana is not a person who is trying to fulfill her needs. She is ambitious and has strong opinions.
Kangana’s petition dismissed
A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday dismissed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut’s plea seeking transfer of the defamation case filed against her by noted lyricist Javed Akhtar. Kangana had sought transfer of Akhtar’s complaint from the magistrate’s court in suburban Andheri elsewhere. The court also refused to transfer the counter complaint lodged by Kangana in the Andheri court in response to Akhtar’s complaint.
Second Additional Chief and Sessions Judge (Dindoshi) S. s. The detailed order issued by Ojha was not immediately available. In her complaint, Kangana has claimed that the 10th Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri is biased and prejudiced against her and that is why she has not been granted permanent immunity from appearance. The actress says that she has also been threatened with issuing an arrest warrant if she does not appear.
In October last year, his transfer application was rejected by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, so he had approached the sessions court. Javed Akhtar (76) had filed a complaint in November 2020 before the Andheri magistrate, alleging that Kangana Ranaut had made derogatory remarks in a television interview, which has taken a toll on her reputation. In response, Kangana had also filed a complaint alleging money laundering and criminal intimidation.