Before the release of Bhooth Bangla, Priyadarshan He reviewed his blockbuster ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ in a recent interview. focusing on Vidya BalanIn a stunning performance of ‘Mere Dholna’, the highlight of the film, she recalled her initial doubts about her dancing skills.
Priyadarshan reveals Farah Khan Vidya Balan questioned
Priyadarshan told Variety India how filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan dismissed Vidya’s dancing skills until “Mere Dholna” hit the screen, prompting Khan’s admirable call. The director recalled, “There was a time when people thought Vidya (Balan) couldn’t dance. And he told me, ‘I will take it as a big challenge’. Vidya worked for 35-40 days to do this song.”The director added that Vidya performed with Vineeth Radhakrishnan, one of India’s finest classical dancers, and said, “She matched his energy. And one day, Vidya came and told me, “I will never forget this song in my life, because someone who once told me I can’t dance, Farah Khan, has thanked me.” And Shobhana also called and praised her. She said: ‘I’ll never be able to do it again, but this is the best thing you’ve ever done for me.“So it’s something I remember very well.”“Mere Dholna” became one of Bollywood’s most iconic songs and a pivotal point in the film. Vidya Balan won high praise for nailing the sequence in fine detail.
‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ Plot Summary
Priyadarshan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ lured the audience into a spooky old palace in Rajasthan haunted by spirits. When Siddharth (Shiney Ahuja) and wife Avni (Vidya Balan) visit their family home, they encounter the vengeful ghost Manjulika, a dancer from beyond. Psychiatrist Dr. Aditya Shrivastav (Akshay Kumar) steps in to solve the case. Vidya Balan’s dramatic transformation in Manjulika is a horror highlight, making her role legendary.
