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News India Live, Digital Desk: Bollywood Stories: There is a story about the debut of every actor in Bollywood, but some stories are so filmy that it becomes difficult to believe them. One such story is that of Vidya Balan, one of the most talented actresses of the industry, who got the offer of her first film ‘Parineeta’ at a place and time which no one could have imagined. This story seems like a script of a film. At that time, Vidya Balan was at the concert of famous international pop singer Enrique Iglesias with a friend. Enrique was singing his most iconic song ‘Hero’ on the stage and the crowd of thousands was dancing with him. The atmosphere was completely musical and magical. And then the bell of fate rang… Just when Enrique was singing “I can be your hero, baby”, Vidya Balan’s phone rang. It was almost impossible to talk on the phone in that noise, but Vidya somehow picked up the phone. The voice from the other side was from the office of producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra. And the words spoken on the phone changed Vidya’s world forever. She was told, “You are my Parineeta”. 6 months of struggle and then that magical moment. It was to hear that Vidya Balan could not control her emotions. She started screaming and shouting with joy in the concert itself. Seeing her condition, even the people standing nearby were surprised as to what had happened to this girl suddenly! Little did they know that they were becoming the first witnesses of that girl’s journey of becoming a star. This happiness was even greater because Vidya had given auditions for ‘Parineeta’ for almost 6 months. After such a long wait and countless screen tests, when they had almost given up hope, they got this good news. In that concert of Enrique, with his ‘Hero’ song in the background, Vidya Balan got the real ‘hero’ of her life i.e. her debut film. ‘Parineeta’ was released in 2005 and it featured Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles along with Vidya Balan. Not only was the film a superhit, but Vidya Balan’s character of ‘Lalita’ and her acting made her the favorite of the entire country overnight.