Vidya nervous about comical role in `Ghanchakkar`

Mumbai: After winning accolades for portraying strong roles in `The Dirty Picture` and `Kahaani`, actress Vidya Balan is nervous about stepping into the genre of comedy with `Ghanchakkar`.

"We still haven`t started working on this film yet... hoping to start in August. It is my first comedy film so I am very nervous. "I would not like to talk about my character in the film," Vidya, 34, told reporters here last night, at an event organised by Indo-American Association to felicitate the actress for her contribution to Indian cinema. `Ghanchakkar` is a quirky film that narrates the tale of Emraan Hashmi, an ex-conman who is laid back and has a taste for finer things in life. He has an ambitious Punjabi wife, Vidya, who has her own notions of the world. The story shows about how Emraan gets sucked into a `chakkar` and has to suffer at the hands of two conmen - one with an ailment and other with bad sense of humour. All this leads to confusion and chaos and creates comical situations. `Ghanchakkar` re-unites Vidya with her `The Dirty Picture` co-star Emraan. Produced by UTV, the film is directed by Rajkumar Gupta of `Aamir` and `No One Killed Jessica` fame. The film goes on floors in August. During her felicitation by Namaste America, Vidya said, "I am thankful to them for felicitating me. It is a very special moment. I am overwhelmed. I feel blessed and honoured." On the occasion, Vidya`s father P R Balan said he was proud of her daughter`s acting in `The Dirty Picture`. He said he did not find anything vulgar in it and had predicted that the film would be a superhit. Vidya said her parents liked the film and nothing mattered more to her. "I was in between promotions and when I reached Prithvi theatre they all were crying after watching the film because I died in the end. My parents have approved of the film and nothing matters more to me," Vidya said. PTI