Mumbai: Vivek Oberoi feels women keen to empower themselves and be successful should take inspiration from actress Vidya Balan, who has set an example for others with her journey.
Vidya's career graph has been interesting - after making an impressive Bollywood debut with period love story 'Parineeta' in 2005, she made an unsuccessful transition to glamorous roles with 'Heyy Babyy' and 'Kismat Konnection'. She was declared down and out.
But Vidya bounced back with 2009 film 'Paa' and after there was no looking back for her as she etched out variety of roles on the big screen in 'Ishqiya', 'No One Killed Jessica', 'The Dirty Picture' (2011) and 'Kahaani' (2012) with aplomb. All these films were commercially successful and critically acclaimed.
"Have you heard of Vidya Balan? She is the answer. She is such a phenomenon. She chose that path and that's why I admire her," Vivek told reporters here Saturday at the Arts in Motion Studio's annual show Dance With Joy aimed at creating awareness amongst women about equality, dogmas and outdated urban attitudes....
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