According to Vidya Balan Remaking Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated 'Mother India' is an unachievable event and if someone tries to do this, she wouldn't be playing any part.
As we all know that Indian Cinema has completed 100 years of its establishment so to tribute the Indian Cinema, Vidya has come up with new avtaar - Nargis' look from the 1957 cult film 'Mother
India' and Meena Kumari's from the 1962-classic 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' for Cineblitz's special edition.
In the words of Vidya Balan, "I don't think anybody would even dare to remake 'Mother India' and if someone does then I will salute him, but I will not do it. It is unachievable, really," Vidya 35, told reporters at the unveiling of the cover page of the magazine.
'Mother India' is known for Nargis Dutt's stunning emotional performance as a true mother, who shoots down her son. Her Son's role was played by Sunil Dutt in this blockbuster whom she married after the movie, for being on the wrong side of the law.
One of the most expensive project of its time, the film is said to be a remake of Khan's 1940 movie "Aurat" and it was India's first submission for the Oscras for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1958.
For dressing up as Nargis in the same get-up, Vidya said: "It's an honour for me to have recreated those two images. One is the image of Nargis from 'Mother India' and when you think of those iconic images from the Indian cinema over time, it definitely features in the top 3."
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