By her own admission, Kolkata is Vidya Balan’s favourite city. She speaks Bengali when she comes to Kolkata. She says that she has a heart connection with Bengal. Her career started with a Bengali film, Bhalo theko. Now, Vidya Balan was seen reciting Sukumar Ray’s poem Sot Patro. Rajesh Sharma teams up with her. 

Vidya recently shared a video on social media where Rajesh Sharma said that he taught Vidya that poem many years back. The video was to check whether she remembered it. Vidya and Rajesh did that amid the shooting of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.  

Director Priyadarshan made the psychological thriller film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 17 years ago. Director Anees Bazmee turned it into a horror comedy two years back. He borrowed the iconic Manjulika from the first film and made an original version. Rajesh Sharma acted in this film along with Vidya Balan. 

Recently, Vidya visited Kolkata during her promotional activities. Kartik Aaryan accompanied her. The actress, while answering a question, reacted to the RG Kar incident that took place in Kolkata in August. Vidya said that she was heartbroken when she heard such a heinous crime took place in a city like Kolkata. “Main hil geyi thi (I was shaken to the core). Kolkata is one place where respect for women is not just a saying. People really do respect women here. So, when I heard the news I was heartbroken exactly like the people here. I was in disbelief. Eta to Maa er shohor (this is the city of Maa). How can something as gruesome as this happen here?”  

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