We last saw Vidya in Ishquiya ushering in a sexual progressiveness without much ado and also in Paa where she begets a child sans wedlock. Portraying a bold image of a woman onscreen certainly demands her opinion on premarital sex.
Her personal views on the same are fairly conventional. “I think kids start too early these days. It’s distressing. Premarital sex is okay between consenting adults who are responsible enough to use protection. Protection is not an option, it’s sensible and non negotiable. And I really, really wish people would start being sexually active at the right time. I am not saying with the right person because you can never be sure of that, but at least grow up first.”
And what she has to say on her on and off link-up with Shahid Kapoor. “I haven’t met Shahid in ages. And if I do meet him I guess we will exchange pleasantries. Recently when I went up to take my award at that function I was too overwhelmed to notice anyone or anything. It was my first best actress award. The people around me were a blur. It wasn’t about Shahid at all. And at the Awards night the only time I saw him was when he was dancing on stage. What am I supposed to do? Run up to the stage and say, ‘Hey Shahid, stop the moonwalk. I want to say Hi because everyone expects me to?’”
