Vidya Balan���s eyes brim over with mischief when you ask her about the rumours surrounding her. The look on her face has got nothing to do with what the make-up man is trying to do to it. ���Even my dress sense or the supposed lack of it can make headlines,��� she laughs.
���Maybe those who wrote those things about me had nothing else to write about.
And I will not blame them. I had been talking about the same films and same stuff for too long. But now, I have a release coming up, I am doing a couple of films, so can everyone please concentrate on my career?��� she asks.
But we wanted this interview to be a sort of ���un-rumouring��� the rumours surrounding her. So, career baad mein! Shahid first.
Vidya rolls her eyes, and the make-up man gives up trying to apply mascara.
���There is no truth to any of the rumours concerning me and Shahid. He���s a co-star, someone with whom I share a mind-blowing chemistry on screen. And no, the rumours of our affair are not attention grabbing gimmicks to hype up our film either. So, I have learnt to take these things as an occupational hazard. If the rumours were true, well, I wouldn���t have screamed from rooftops, but yes, I wouldn���t have kept it clandestine either,��� admits Vidya candidly. But, if they are untrue, didn���t the rumours cause friction between Shahid and her? ���No. There are no any such barriers. In fact, on the sets, we used to get along very well. That could be another reason why the rumours flew thick and fast,��� clarifies Vidya. But why���s Vidya talking in past tense? ���Because the film���s over, and while we do acknowledge each other���s presence, Shahid and I aren���t bumchums or anything.���
On to another topic, then. Can���t you dance, Vidya? ���Now, where did that come from?��� Well, we heard that for a certain sequence, you took a lot of takes. Her laughter could have floored anyone. ���I know. There was even a count ��� 25 or something,��� she says. ���Yes, it was a complex shot, with difficult steps. I was not familiar with the format, so, I took a few extra takes. But, I am not apologetic! I���ve heard Charlie Chaplin sometimes used to take 200 takes. Does that make him any less of an actor?��� At this point, her make-up man decides ���memsaab late ho rahi hai���, so, we leave Vidya to finish her make-up, and enjoy her day out with Radio Mirchi.