I enjoy the sari. I think it’s the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it’s extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.
-Vidya Balan
Women are blessed with energy – a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
-Vidya Balan
I started feeling secure in every way once I began to accept myself the way I was. Whether that was emotional, financial or professional security, all of it came and embraced me because I embraced myself.
-Vidya Balan
I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
-Vidya Balan
Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, Youve got such a pretty face; why dont you lose some weight? Over the years Ive realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
-Vidya Balan
I’ve wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it – but that’s why I became an actor.
-Vidya Balan
I have enjoyed the success my work has brought me. Some might say I haven’t really struggled to be successful. I think it is my perspective that is utopian. My state of mind is positive and peaceful. And I dare to dream.
-Vidya Balan
Being traditional is a choice for me. South Indian families bring up their children with a sense of freedom, self-respect and self-value. We do whatever we have to with earnestness and honesty, including being uninhibited. Yet we hold onto our roots.
-Vidya Balan
Marriage is something I’d recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.
-Vidya Balan
I’m not fashionable, and I know nothing about fashion, but I have my individual style, and style is eternal.
-Vidya Balan
My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
-Vidya Balan
My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn’t go back to college later in life. So I had to first finish my education, and then I could do what I wanted. At the time, I was not pleased, but now, I can’t thank him enough. My parents were absolutely right.
-Vidya Balan
Friends, you are lucky you can talk about what you did as lovers; the tricks, laughter, the words, the ecstasy. After my darling put his hand on the knot of my dress, I swear I remember nothing.
-Vidya Balan
I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.
-Vidya Balan
It’s a most natural way for me. I can tell people I can run in a saree and I can do five sequences in a saree. I can romance in a saree and I can do everything in a saree. For me, it’s a most versatile garment…it’s extremely sensuous and at the same time it is strong, there is an elegance and at the same time it teases your imagination…It’s very powerful.
-Vidya Balan
Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
-Vidya Balan
Siddharth accepts me in the way I am. In the first few months of marriage I got bogged down by the notion that I had to juggle between handling home duties and starting work on a new film. He explained I needn’t be a superwoman. He understands that if he could go out to work and end up neglecting things at home, so could I.
-Vidya Balan
I eat every two hours. I sleep for eight hours. I have lots of water. I pray to keep calm. Most importantly, I have a smile on my face.
-Vidya Balan