Vidya Balan to reprise Geeta Bali in a Marathi biopic

The powerhouse performer Vidya Balan, who set the trend of biopic in Hindi cinema with The Dirty Picture and who has since been offered nine biopics on various influential personalities like Meena Kumari, Suchitra Sen, Kiran Bedi, Indira Gandhi among others has finally agreed to play the golden era actress Geeta Bali in a Marathi biopic.
Vidya will be seen in a special appearance in a biopic on the late actor-director Bhagwan Dada, as it traces the late actor’s life and the difficulties he faced while making his musical, Albela, which featured Geeta Bali, considered a popular star then.