Despite Protest In London, Vidya Balan Makes It To The Palace Of Westminster

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is known for her

impeccable work in the Indian cinema, recently was in London to mark her

presence at the Palace of Westminster despite the heavy protest over

there.

The protest was in regards to the climatic changes

in London and it got escalated in no time. Despite the bad situation, Vidya

decided to not turn down the invite which she received from the Honorary

Baroness Verma as she felt it was a privilege and honour to get one.

The venue of Parliament, Palace of Westminster was

barricaded and due to this cars couldn’t go in that area. Making a small

contribution to climate change, Vidya decided to skip going by car and opted to

take the London tube instead. Post taking the tube, she came out from the

closest station to the Parliament or Palace of Westminster and started walking

to the main entrance of the venue.

Recounting the episode, Vidya says, “It was a

fantastic experience. It was my first time on the tube, I had heard so much

about the London tube and I have visited London so many times but never taken

the tube. So it was great fun, it was exciting, it was crowded. I haven't even

taken a train in india for the longest time, so I was really excited. Of

course I had enough people around me but small joys ya!”

The Tumhari Sulu actress spoke about the Changing

Representation of Women in Indian Cinema at the parliament. “The discussion was

on the changing representation of women in hindi cinema. We talked about the

evolution of the portrayal of women over time and how this is best time in

terms of the representation of women of Sheroes, of women as real people not

just as women, not just in relation to the roles they play in men's lives but

as individuals. There were varied opinions, there were so many experiences

shared, so to me it was very enjoyable discussion with so many different points

of view,” shares Vidya.

The actress was also given a special tour to some

of the places where only the Queen and the members can visit.

We must say that Vidya is surely someone who always

manages to do the undoable! Kudos to her!

On the work front, Vidya has Shakuntala Devi in her

kitty. She will be playing the role of Shakuntala, the mathematical wizard, or

‘human computer’ a moniker she earned, was known for her ability to make

incredibly swift calculations. The film also stars Sanya Malhotra who will be

seen playing the role of her daughter. The Shakuntala Devi film will be helmed

by Anu Menon, director of London, Paris, New York and the much-talked about

Amazon Prime Original, Four More Shots Please! The film is slated to release

for summer 2020 release.