Vidya Balan counters how feminism existed in Bollywood long before 2014; says, 'We are where we are because of what actresses before us have done' [Exclusive]

A 2-time, National-Award-winning actress, who shall not be named in this story, recently said that her 2014 National-Award-winning film was what had ushered feminism and strong feminist characters into Bollywood. So, in a recent exclusive interview with BollywoodLife, we decided to quiz Vidya Balan on the topic, especially given how she has been essaying strong feminist characters with aplomb long before said 2014 film, without ever needing to beating her drum about it, always allowing her work to take centrestage.