Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan, who has posed as veteran actress Nargis from 'Mother India' for a magazine, says no one would ever dare to remake the classic. Vidya posed as 'Mother India' on the cover of Cine Blitz magazine to celebrate 100 years of cinema. She unveiled the cover of the magazine here over the weekend.
"I don't think anyone would dare to remake 'Mother India'. It is unachievable. And whoever does it I will salute them," Vidya told reporters here. "When you think of a strong woman of Indian cinema the one name that comes to your mind is Nargis from 'Mother India'. I am happy that in some or the other way I was able to pay tribute to the film," she said.
During the photo shoot, the national award winning actress was not nervous as her focus was on looking perfect. "I think I was trying to keep it original and match up to the original photos - be it in terms of makeup, look, body
language etc. So the focus was on recreating that moment," Vidya said....
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