A bespectacled studious girl to a glam diva

Actress Vidya Balan has essayed a range of characters in showbiz, but she says she always wanted to do a double role.Her dream came true thanks to her endorsement deal with a new range of snacks brand Aliva.Only Sridevi and Hemaji (Hema Malini) have done it so far. I have always wanted to do a double role.

The 30-second campaign for Aliva’s multi-grain waves will go on air early June.

The ad took me back to ‘Parineeta’. For the longest time after ‘Parineeta’, people just wanted to see me as (in the look of) Parineeta. And they didn’t think I was capable of much else.