Did marriage work against Vidya's movie success?

"My last three films didn't work. The thought did cross my mind as to whether my marriage impacted (my career)"

Updated - May 11, 2015 05:01 pm IST

Published - May 11, 2015 12:35 pm IST - Panaji

Actress Vidya Balan along with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur.

Actress Vidya Balan along with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur.

After her last three films failed to create magic at the box-office, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is gearing up for the release of upcoming “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” says that during that ‘low phase’ the thought did cross her mind if getting married had worked against her.

“My past three films did not work. The thought did cross my mind as to whether my marriage did impact (my career),” Vidya said during a talk at the ongoing Women Economic Forum.

“But I think the success of a film has to do with whether the movie is good or not. There are also multiple variables that contribute for the success of the film,” she said. The 37-year-old actress hoped that her next movie with Emraan Hashmi, proves that married actresses can be hugely successful.

She said it is a wrong notion that actresses after marriage can’t make a successful career. “There are a lot of actresses who have got married and are successful,” she said naming veterans like Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The National award-winning actress said that marriage was never on cards until she met Siddharth (Roy Kapur), with whom she tied the knot in 2012.

Vidya said that after she met Siddharth, she could imagine spending rest her life with him.“He has been brought up to believe in marriage as coming together of equals.. I was happy to get married.. Touchwood its great,” she said.

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