Ace actress Vidya Balan recently revealed that she got Rs 500 as her first salary. Vidya began her career in the entertainment industry as a television actor. Her acting career started with Ekta Kapoor’s comedy show, Hum Paanch, in 1995. She bagged the role of a bespectacled teenager after a full day’s wait at the film city.
The actress debuted in Bollywood with a critically acclaimed movie Parineeta. She went on to act in movies like Guru, Paa, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Kahani, and others. The actress was seen in a different avatar in The Dirty Picture. Vidya was last seen in the movie Shakuntala Devi where she played the titular role.
Recalling her “first-ever” job, Vidya told that it was a print campaign for state tourism and added: “My first ever salary was Rs 500 for a state tourism campaign. Four of us – my sister, me, and a cousin and a friend I think went along – and each of us got paid 500 bucks. We had to just stand beside a tree, a swing, and just smile.”
Vidya Balan will be next seen in Amit Masurkar’s “Sherni”. She essays the lead role of Vidya Vincent, a forest officer. The film is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on June 18.