Vidya also prepared for her role as an RJ in Lage Raho. "I went to some radio stations, and watched them work. I sat with Malishka (radio jockey for 93.5 Red FM, and before that, for Rediff Radio) and discussed my role with her. Mr Chopra and Raju thought that she was a perfect reference for the character. In fact, they were so impressed with her that the character was first called Malishka. It was later changed to Jhanvi," Vidya says.
Vidya admits that there were times when she stumbled in her scenes. But there was a particular tough scene in which Sanjay Dutt helped her out.
"There was a scene when I was thinking about something, and a recording of my thoughts would be played, so that the audience knows what's going on in my mind. But we hadn't done the recording before we shot that scene. So I had to play the words in my head, and get the expressions right. But it wasn't happening. That's when Sanju helped me out," Vidya smiles.
Vidya formed a close bond with Sanju during the shooting of Parineeta, and she claims that Sanju is very non-interfering.
"But at the same time, he's very supportive as a co-star," she adds. "If you're getting stuck with something, he will not rush you. Sometimes, actors do take time to get it right but not him. He never takes more than one or two takes. He's very effortless in any genre. But because his performances are so effortless, he's very underrated. For example, he got the Best Actor in a comedy role (for Munnabhai MBBS) at an award function, when actually, he deserved the Best Actor award."
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