Bollywood star Vidya Balan is a strong contender for the lead role in M F Husain's upcoming comedy film, which is expected to start early next year, says a media report.
Among the current Bollywood beauties, it's Vidya who has impressed M F Husain the most, says an entertainment portal.
Husain has stated that the film has three female characters. “ And I think Vidya could play them all,” he said in Dubai.
M F Husain has already directed a couple of films — Gaja Gamini in 2000 and Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities four years later. Both his films, tagged as arthouse cinema, flopped at the box office.
Husain has said since he has already attempted a classical film — Gaja Gamini — and a contemporary one — Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities — he now wants to experiment with comedy. He is still writing the script.
If Husain casts Vidya, she will join the list of his favourites.
It was Madhuri Dixit who first caught Husain's imagination after the 1994 blockbuster — Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.
In fact, Gaja Gamini was made as a tribute to Madhuri. But as her magic slowly vanished, Tabu entered his canvas.
Quite predictably, Tabu was the star of Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities . After Tabu, Amrita Rao impressed Husain with Vivah . He watched the film many times and even announced an exhibition around Amrita.
The artist even went to the extent of calling her “ the ideal woman of today with Indian values intact”. But unlike Madhuri and Tabu, Husain never announced a film with Amrita. So, it remains to be seen if Vidya manages to bag an offer.
Husain found Rajkumar Hirani's film 3 Idiots — the last film he watched — brilliant. “ It is commercial and yet very pure,” he told a website on the sidelines of an exhibition of his collection in Dubai recently.
In the online interview, Husain said he enjoyed filmmaking more than painting. “ The only drawback is that it is expensive,” he said.
Vidya, on her part, is going places. After her film Ishqiya worked well at the box office, she is now busy shooting for Rajkumar Gupta's No One Killed Jessica, based on the murder of model Jessica Lall in a Delhi bar in 1999.
