India, July 31 -- Bollywood actor Vidya Balan played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in Paa-a decision she was strongly cautioned against. As she completes 20 years in Bollywood this August, Vidya reflected on that moment of uncertainty in an interview with Filmfare and shared how she eventually embraced the role in R Balki's film.

Vidya recalled her initial reaction upon hearing that R Balki wanted her to play Amitabh Bachchan's mother in Paa, "I thought R Balki had lost it. He said he wanted Abhishek (Bachchan) and me to play Mr Bachchan's parents. It sounded absurd. But then he read me the script of Paa, and something shifted. I kept revisiting it, and the actor in me kept saying, 'Do it.' I was scared, though."

She added, "Eve...