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Vidya Balan’s Bollywood debut was in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘Parineeta’, directed by Pradeep Sarkar, who is known to have a penchant for creating color rich canvas style frames in his movies. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was chosen for the lead role in this film. It was a big challenge for any seasoned actor to capture the grace and subtle nuances of the central character Lolita of the movie 'Parineeta'. But she made it look easy, drawing applause from all quarters. She didn’t had to look back after that.