Vidya Balan to essay a controversial author in her next
Vidya Balan will portray a controversial author Kamala Das in her next with Malayalam filmmaker Kamal.
Friday Release Team | Updated On: Feb 11, 2016 10:43 PM
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Bold and beautiful Vidya Balan seems to have a shining 2016, as her kitty is full of big projects like ' Kahaani 2 ', 'Begum Jaan' and ' Te3n '. Vidya Balan will reportedly feature in Malayalam filmmaker Kamal's next film, which will be a biopic of the life of controversial author Kamala Das. The movie is likely to start rolling by year end.
The author, columnist and poet was known by different names like Madhavi Kutty after her marriage, then she converted to Islam at the age of 67 and she was then known as Kamala Surayya. The film narrates her story from her marriage at the age of 15 with a banker, Madhav, who supported her writing. Her honest and open treatment of female sexuality made Kamala an iconic author of her generation. The movie also spins around her biography 'Ente Katha', which was translated in English as 'My Story'. It also talks about her conversion to Islam at 67 and her death at the age of 75 years.
The filmmaker Kamal stated "Vidya is one of the first actresses who explored female sexuality unapologetically in films like 'Ishqiya' and 'The Dirty Picture'. She was the perfect choice for the role since the beginning. I first approached her for the Malayalam film but now we will be shooting it as a bilingual, in Malayalam and Hindi simultaneously".
This flick will be filmed in Spain, Germany and France.
