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Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; June 11, 2016)

Vidya Balan had been offered as many as 10 biopics in the last three years. This year, she finally okayed two of them. One being Ekk Albela, where she makes a special appearance as Geeta Bali. And there’s the Kamala Das biopic.

There’s something about the film which touched Vidya. “There have been a lot of great stories narrated to me in terms of the biopics that I have been offered over the years. Some I liked, but they could not happen, some I did not like. With the Kamala Das biopic, everything fell in the right place at the right time. She is strong, level-headed and a feminist. Plus, she is a poet. So, it was a yes from the word go.”

There were talks that the Kamala Das biopic might be made in two languages — Malayalam and Hindi, but now, we hear that’s not the plan. Vidya confirms, “It is not a bilingual film. It will be a Malayalam film. We start shoot once I finish Begum Jaan which rolls from June 18.”

So will the biopic not have a pan-India release? Vidya explains, “It will release all over India, but with Hindi subtitles.” The actress will now undergo diction classes to prepare for her role.