A couple of years later after her debut movie Parineeta, Vidya Balan played dual roles in Priyadarshan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa. The movie ended up turning into a container workplace hit and a turning point in the lifestyles of the actress. In an interview, she found out that after the movie came to her, she rarely took any time to say ‘sure’ to it. Moreover, it became because of an acclaimed Malayalam movie actress that she agreed to play the a part of Manjulika. 
Vidya Balan discovered she agreed to lead Bhool Bhulaiyaa immediately
When filmmaker Priyadarshan offered the role of Manjulika to Vidya Balan in his 2007 movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa, the actress agreed to do it without even reading the script. While in an interview with PTI, she recalled her meeting with the director. “He was taking pictures an ad with Sunny Deol in Mumbai, so he stated, 'Can you come back to the set and meet me?'” she narrated. The actress in addition shared that as a child, she had already watched the unique Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu on which Bhool Bhulaiyaa is based, and cherished the performance of actress Shobana in it.Hence, while she become supplied to play the lady lead within the film, she jumped in joy. “I loved Shobana but I became additionally scared of her, and I've no longer watched the film ever again. But while he provided the movie to me, I stated, 'Wow, are you supplying me that film?', and I stated yes immediately. There was no script or something due to the fact I had visible the unique. It changed into in all likelihood the shortest meeting I had for a film and that became the shortest time I took to say yes to a film because I cherished the authentic,” Balan found out.

In the interview, she heaped praise on Priyadarshan’s handy route and the way the film became completed with none stress or stress. She stated, “When I think again, I'm like, 'We did not even realize how we did it'. But once more, no one became taking themselves severely. I suppose it really is Priyan's direction for you, he simply gave me the right type of cues, I knew the lines, it was a small scene, so without a doubt, I simply study it up there.” Vidya may be subsequent seen in Do Aur Do Pyaar. She is also currently filming for Bhool Bhulaiyaa three.