"Thank You for Imitating Me!": Harisree Ashokan praises Vidya Balan’s hilarious 'Punjabi House' reel

Veteran comedian Harisree Ashokan has given a warm and heartfelt reaction to Bollywood actress Vidya Balan’s viral reel where she perfectly recreated a hilarious scene from the Malayalam cult comedy Punjabi House. Known for her expressive reels, Vidya chose the iconic "chor" scene from the film, a moment etched in the memories of Malayalam cinema lovers and delivered it with spot-on lip sync and expressions.



The video made its way to our 'Ramanan' Harisree Ashokan himself. His reaction? Delight and gratitude. "Vidyaji’s performance was amazing. My family watched the reel with me and they thoroughly enjoyed it," he told Manorama Online.Some of my friends shared the video with me, and everyone was surprised that an artist like Vidya Balan chose to perform that scene. Thank you so much for imitating me!”


Celebs join in praising Vidya's cuteness and timing

Vidya’s post didn’t just win over Harisree Ashokan—it also had fellow celebrities chiming in. Actress Mahima Nambiar commented on Vidya’s cuteness, while Arya Badai also joined the appreciation wave. Actress Navya Nair commented, "And the bestest girl." Actor Ankhitha Vinod commented, "Omg ! Nailed it Vidya Jiiiii."




Meanwhile, Vidya Balan's followers also shared funniest comments for her video. One comment read, "അച്ചാർ എങ്കി അച്ചാർ (the dialogue from the film)." Another comment read, "കണ്ടാ മ്മള രമണേട്ടന് Bollywood വരെ പിടിയുണ്ട് (See, our Ramanan has Bollywood ties too)" A third comment read, "Ramanan supremacy. Totally rocked it Vidya."


Work front


On the work front Vidya Balan was recently seen in the horror comedy film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' which received decent reviews from the audiences and turned out to be a hit. Vidya Balan was also seen in the film 'Do Aur Do Pyaar' where she played the lead character Kavya. The movie was directed by Shirsha Guha Thakurta and the script penned by Amrita Bagchi, Eisha Chopra, and Suprotim Sengupta.