Vidya Balan wasn’t first choice for Hum Paanch, said she was an ‘awkward teenager’ when she was cast
4 years, 2 months ago

Vidya Balan wasn’t first choice for Hum Paanch, said she was an ‘awkward teenager’ when she was cast

Hindustan Times  

Actor Vidya Balan broke into Bollywood with 2005’s Parineeta, but before that, she had already established herself in the television industry with a role in the hit sitcom Hum Paanch. Vidya added, “I had done a couple of ad films and was auditioning for television shows when Hum Paanch happened. The show was a huge hit when it first aired in 1995 and my mum, being an avid follower of the show, would always say that she’d like to see me in a show like Hum Paanch. “I was a very awkward teenager, who had never faced the camera properly, as I had done one amateur TV show.” Hum Paanch also starred Shoma Anand, Bhairavi Raichuria, Vandana Pathak and Ashok Saraf, and aired from 1995 to 2006.

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