Vidya Balan with Pradeep Sarkar in a throwback. (courtesy: balanvidya)

New Delhi:

Vidya Balan‘s Parineeta has accomplished 18 years of its launch. It marked her Bollywood debut. The movie, by the late Pradeep Sarkar, additionally starred Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt. To mark the special occasion, Vidya Balan has shared a montage that includes herself, Pradeep Sarkar and the forged of the movie. Along with the video, the actress additionally wrote a be aware for the late director. She mentioned, “Until I can say it to you in person again, Thank you Dada for Parineeta and for believing in me even when I didn’t. 18 years to Parineeta today.” Replying to the submit, Dia Mirza dropped purple coronary heart emojis. Actress  Sayani Gupta mentioned, “You beauty! Everything about this film is so charming and heartwarming! Dada.” Actress Aditi Rao Hydari wrote a “love” be aware underneath the submit. 

Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, who was additionally identified for his work in motion pictures like Helicopter Eela and Mardaani, died on the age of 67 in March this 12 months. Before venturing into movies, Pradeep Sarkar directed a number of standard music movies and commercials. He made his directorial debut with Parineeta in 2005. 

Earlier, in an interview with Simi Garewal, Vidya Balan opened up about how Pradeep Sarkar believed in her and gave her a much-needed break. She mentioned, “Dada was convinced I was Lolita [Vidya’s character in the film], producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra  Chopra wasn’t.”  Referring to the music video Kabhi Aana Tu Meri Gali, Vidya Balan mentioned, “That was my video with Pradeep Sarkar. I had done a couple of ads with him but it was through the video that he realised that he could mould me the way he wanted to”.

Vidya Balan was final seen in Jalsa, which additionally began Shefali Shah.