Cine Blitz’s cover girl Vidya Balan says no one should dare to remake Mother India

Bollywood’s most demanding actress, Vidya Balan has recently posed for the cover page of Cine Blitz magazine as Mother India and revived one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema, Nargis Dutt. The 35-year-old actress comments that no one can ever dare to remake the classicMother India.What can be the cause for such a statement when Bollywood is running after remakes?

Balan shared her views about Nargis, "I don't think anyone would dare to remakeMother India. It is unachievable. And whoever does it I will salute them. When you think of a strong woman of Indian cinema the one name that comes to your mind is Nargis fromMother India. I am happy that in some or the other way I was able to pay tribute to the film". Vidya feels proud of herself for recreating the memories, "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." The movie was India's first submission for the Oscars and was one of the most expensive projects of its time.

The B-town actress expressed her deepest feeling to play Sridevi ofMr Indiaand Rekha ofKhubsooratandUmrao JaanandSeeta Aur Geeta’sHema Malini. Her current projects include Farhan Akhtar’sShaadi Ke Side Effects.