Mumbai, Nov 18 || Actress-singer Ila Arun has heaped praise on actress Vidya Balan. During a special session ‘Celebrating Women: The Shashi Baliga Memorial Session — My Medley’ at the Mumbai LitFest Ila Arun interacted with Vidya Balan, and Anjula Bedi as part of the panel. The focus of the conversation was Ila Arun’s autobiography, 'Parde Ke Peechhey'.
The autobiography includes a dedicated section on Vidya Balan. This revelation left the audience pleasantly surprised. An excerpt was read from the book where Ila Arun expressed her admiration for Vidya Balan.
In the excerpt, Ila Arun wrote, "I cannot forget how impressed I was when I saw Vidya in 'Parineeta'. She was different from the other actresses who looked like models. She was a mature woman, having the beauty and elegance of the actresses of old times. She brought back the dignity of the original Parineeta, the beautiful Meena Kumari in the 1953 film. In fact, she seemed to represent the heroines of all eras of Hindi films. Her expressive face effortlessly spoke volumes. She looked like a Bengali too. Her eyes, her gestures, her body language, they were enough to convey her emotions without the need for words”.
Ila Arun also shared her experience working with Vidya Balan.