<p>"When 'Paa' came to me, working with Mr. Bachchan was a definite incentive. However, the fact remains that I was actually looking forward to working with Abhishek too. We have acted in 'Guru' earlier and I know for sure that he is a fantastic co-actor," Vidya said.<br /><br />Vidya is particularly impressed about Abhishek's 'no rehearsal' stand that results in an "intuitive" acting experience.<br /><br />"Since Abhishek doesn't rehearse, you don't really know what he is going to do when the director calls for a shot," she said."When a take is called, there is so much give and take that actors exchange. This is why when he starts delivering his dialogues; you react in a way that was probably never planned. It eventually helps you bring about something intuitive."<br /><br />"...But then there is this intrinsic honesty to his act as well. He always tries to do something that enhances a scene. Also, there is something so magical about his eyes, which have a language of their own. This is something that I had said even during the time of 'Guru' and I am glad he has retained this quality even after all these years," Vidya added.<br /><br />So was she game to playing Amitabh's mother or did she require much convincing?</p>.<p>"Frankly I wasn't too sure," confesses Vidya, who has earlier worked with Amitabh in Vidhu Vinod Chopra- directed 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard'. "I had no clue if (director) Balki would actually be offering me a role of Mr. Bachchan's mother. Since I had seen 'Cheeni Kum', the maximum that I would have expected out of 'Paa' was to play a lead opposite him."<br /><br />Vidya was in for a surprise when Balki explained the film's idea to her.<br />"I didn't really know how to react. Here I was playing Abhishek Bachchan's love interest as well as his real father's reel mother - all in one film. I was like 'wow, now what's that'! It took me some time to absorb this, but eventually I did say yes," Vidya said.</p>.<p>"Paa", which also stars Paresh Rawal in a key role, is set to release Friday.<br /></p>
<p>"When 'Paa' came to me, working with Mr. Bachchan was a definite incentive. However, the fact remains that I was actually looking forward to working with Abhishek too. We have acted in 'Guru' earlier and I know for sure that he is a fantastic co-actor," Vidya said.<br /><br />Vidya is particularly impressed about Abhishek's 'no rehearsal' stand that results in an "intuitive" acting experience.<br /><br />"Since Abhishek doesn't rehearse, you don't really know what he is going to do when the director calls for a shot," she said."When a take is called, there is so much give and take that actors exchange. This is why when he starts delivering his dialogues; you react in a way that was probably never planned. It eventually helps you bring about something intuitive."<br /><br />"...But then there is this intrinsic honesty to his act as well. He always tries to do something that enhances a scene. Also, there is something so magical about his eyes, which have a language of their own. This is something that I had said even during the time of 'Guru' and I am glad he has retained this quality even after all these years," Vidya added.<br /><br />So was she game to playing Amitabh's mother or did she require much convincing?</p>.<p>"Frankly I wasn't too sure," confesses Vidya, who has earlier worked with Amitabh in Vidhu Vinod Chopra- directed 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard'. "I had no clue if (director) Balki would actually be offering me a role of Mr. Bachchan's mother. Since I had seen 'Cheeni Kum', the maximum that I would have expected out of 'Paa' was to play a lead opposite him."<br /><br />Vidya was in for a surprise when Balki explained the film's idea to her.<br />"I didn't really know how to react. Here I was playing Abhishek Bachchan's love interest as well as his real father's reel mother - all in one film. I was like 'wow, now what's that'! It took me some time to absorb this, but eventually I did say yes," Vidya said.</p>.<p>"Paa", which also stars Paresh Rawal in a key role, is set to release Friday.<br /></p>
