More often than not, the media tends to over-step the line to make actresses in particular, uncomfortable. In a recent incident for instance, a reporter ask Vidya Balan about her plans of weight loss. The question which was just as unnecessary as prude, saw Vidya give a befitting answer to the journalist who asked her some ignorant questions. The 38 year old who was promoting her film 'Tumhari Sulu' was entertaining a press conference, when a reporter asked, “Whatever movies we've seen of you so far has been 'women-centric'. From now on, will we see you in more such films, or have you thought about weight loss?”
The actress who seemed experienced in handling such questions laughed, quite possible at the reporter's lack of manners, and asked, “What's the relationship between 'women-centric' and weight loss?” To which the reporter replied, “No, I mean, glamorous roles.” Vidya laughed again and said, “No, I'm very happy with the kinds of roles I am doing. It would be great if you could change your mindset.” The mere thought of a film with a female protagonist being a “women-centric” film shows the depth of male-dominated stories being the ingrained norm of male-dominated stories.
