Right from body shaming to the gender bias she faced, Vidya Balan has opened up about various aspects of her journey. The Bollywood actor who has often advocated body positivity, now speaks of anger management for she once walked from Marine Drive to Bandra in a spell of rage.
HT reports her saying, “I did it once, I was really angry. And I walked from Marine Drive to Bandra in the scorching summer heat. I didn’t even realise. I was just walking. Today I might do it for exercise, but that day I just did it because… I didn’t know where I was going.”
Speaking of how she calms herself down, Vidya adds, “Sometimes, when I’m not able to think straight, I find that walking really clears my mind. That day, I don’t even think I realised I was walking. I wasn’t thirsty, I wasn’t hungry, I was just angry. And I just kept walking till I realised, ‘Oh my God, I’ve reached Bandra’.”
Talking about how she handled rejection in the movie business, Vidya shares, “I think I am hopelessly optimistic. Like, even when I was going through a lot of rejection down south, way back in 2002-03, I used to go to sleep crying. I used to feel like maybe I am never going to become an actor.”
“But the next morning, I would wake up feeling like… I think the sunrise was enough to give me hope. If I have made it to another sunrise, I knew that it meant I have another chance. So, I think it didn’t matter what I was going through. I always had that optimism and I have to say thank you to my parents for that,” she signs off.
Gratitude and optimism are indeed a beautiful way to balance the stress in your life!