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Vidya Balan offered role of Benazir Bhutto in biopic

Entertainment Desk Published February 3, 2015
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After being lauded for her versatile roles, Bollywood actor Vidya Balan has now been offered to play the role of the slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto reported Deccan Chronicle.

The actor who was praised for her critically acclaimed films Dirty Picture and Ishqia is currently working on her upcoming film Hamari Adhuri Kahani and has also been approached to play late Indian actor Suchitra Sen.

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27 in Rawalpindi when she was addressing an election rally at Liaquat Bagh Park.

Earlier in 2014, India had banned a film Kaum De Heere based on the assassination of the late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

While no formal statement has been issued by the actor,the film would be the first attempt to essay the life of Benazir who became the first female Muslim Prime Minister after she became the PM in 1988 following the death of former President General Ziaul Haq.

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Farooq
Feb 03, 2015 03:39pm
If she does the role, she will be nominated in best performance as villain category in all award ceremonies
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MHamza
Feb 03, 2015 03:40pm
She will spoil the role as i don't think an Indian actress who has never met her could play Benazir Bhutto. She was an iron lady and the way she was, is just fantastic. ...!!!
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madhusudan
Feb 03, 2015 03:58pm
She will not suit the role, savera nadeem or manhor baloch are good choices.
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Shazzam
Feb 03, 2015 07:06pm
@MHamza She ll just read about Benazir.
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siddharth
Feb 03, 2015 07:06pm
Vidya Balan is great choice. Gandhi was played by Ben Kingsley and nobody could have done better.
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Ashraf
Feb 03, 2015 07:09pm
I am sure there are plenty Pakistani actresses who are more suitable for the role of BNB.
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Sarah
Feb 03, 2015 07:15pm
Samina Peerzada or Tisca Chopra could do better.
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tashu
Feb 03, 2015 07:16pm
Outstanding actress for the role of outstanding lady..
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AlifBayPay
Feb 03, 2015 07:27pm
If resemblance is a criteria then Nosheen Abbas, a journalist who works for bbc urdu, has got striking resemblance with Benazir, at least with how Benazir was in her prime.
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Amit
Feb 03, 2015 07:48pm
shabana azmi
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fawad
Feb 03, 2015 08:09pm
Benazir movie is not glorifying assassins, but Benazir.
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Chanakya
Feb 03, 2015 08:09pm
Was not shiekh Hassina, the first female Prime Minister of a Muslim country?Or Mayawati Sukarno Putri?
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adnan
Feb 03, 2015 08:14pm
i doubt the audience size for such a movie.
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Allah ka banda
Feb 03, 2015 08:23pm
Sameena Pirzada a better choice.
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Anwar
Feb 03, 2015 08:51pm
Benazir Bhutto was really an Indian sympathizer. Never forget her role to stop Khalistan movement in Indian punjab when she handed over important files to then PM of India Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Islamabad unconditionally definitely under US pressure (As our all Govt. tradiional remain under US pressure) and then India crush Sikhs mercilessly in Punjab
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thulloo
Feb 03, 2015 09:27pm
Alia Bhatt is the right choice................lol
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Sunil
Feb 03, 2015 09:54pm
Who is the producer? If its produced by Indian, directed by Indian, it will be banned definitely. And if the producer is Pakistani, and the director is Pakistani, it will flop in India.
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Kashif
Feb 03, 2015 10:16pm
Indian Obsession with Pakistan and our personalities never ends... I think as India is changing the names of their cities they should also work on creating an original name for their cinema industry. Second make plagiarism of scripts punishable, I know that would impact 99% of that industry but its a start. Even 1% originality is a good start.
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Shahzad
Feb 03, 2015 11:41pm
@Allah ka banda I remeber Samina Peerzada, and as a matter of fact she was one of my favourites in her TV shows. I wonder how does she look now. Yes, I do agree with you that she has a better resemblance. At the same time with the latest make-up techniques available, may be they can make Vidya resemble BNB as well. I will love to see the film once it is released.
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Bushra
Feb 04, 2015 12:13am
Vidya Balan could never do justice to her character. No character resemblence at all. Chosing a Pakistani actress would look more authentic in terms of looks as well as feel. Even Mahira Khan would be great!
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Hamaad
Feb 04, 2015 01:12am
Faryal Gauhar would be a better choice
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Chanakya
Feb 04, 2015 01:52am
She is too pretty, and young for Benzir.
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Anonymous
Feb 04, 2015 02:07am
Bilawal would do a better job.
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KafirMusafir
Feb 04, 2015 02:18am
Actors who are females are preferably called actresses... FYI
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Anil nair
Feb 04, 2015 02:21am
This, actually doesn't make any sense.
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Amarnath
Feb 04, 2015 03:07am
@MHamza : Ben Kingsley portrayed Gandhi without meeting him. The movie and the actors won oscars and many other awards. I can quote many such examples. your point is invalid.
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Black Sabbath
Feb 04, 2015 03:45am
@siddharth : Few people know this but Ben Kingsley's birth name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji. His father was a Gujarati & mother caucasian british.
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Black Sabbath
Feb 04, 2015 03:51am
@Kashif : I'm not a big fan of Bollywood myself. But original or not, the Indian film industry is the second biggest film industry in the world & a soft power for India in itself. When the President of the US, utters a Bollywood movie dialog in his speech, that says something. You should worry about Pakistani film industry which plays second fiddle to Bollywood in its own country.
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Ravi Dallas TX
Feb 04, 2015 04:25am
There will be many controversies and politicians will try to take mileage out of this. VidyaBalan should stay out of this ,IMO.
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arshy
Feb 04, 2015 04:34am
she's too dark to play benazir
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Range Rover
Feb 04, 2015 04:44am
@Chanakya Sheikh Haseena Wajid became PM in 1991 and SMBB in 1988. Megawati Sukarnoputri was never a PM. I wonder how ill informed you and the people who recommended your comment are!
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Jason
Feb 04, 2015 04:53am
What's so special about Benazir Bhutto? As far as I'm concerned, she's just a Pakistani version of Sonia Gandhi
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Topkhani
Feb 04, 2015 05:17am
Vidya Balan is a great talent, She might do a good job.
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Zak
Feb 04, 2015 07:50am
No indian can play a pakistani. To reflect the very essence of Pakistan, once has to be a pakistani , bringing foreigners always fails.
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Zak
Feb 04, 2015 08:05am
@siddharth Ben Kingsley was indian playing an Indian, so it was ok. Daniel pearl movie was about pakistani characters , but played by indians and set in India, and it flopped badly. lady Diana movie, had the ugliest indian play the handsomest pakistani doctor, Hasnat khan, and it flopped. Besides Benazir was very fair, this indian woman is so dark.
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Sachin
Feb 04, 2015 08:36am
@Ashraf sure i agree.... but this is bollywoods choice...
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Ramesh
Feb 05, 2015 09:12pm
Finally Indians are glorifying pakistani ex-pm. This is called creativity and is a reason why Bolllywood is the best entertainment watched by billions all over the world.
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mashooq
Feb 09, 2015 09:56pm
no
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