Vidya Balan quits biopic on poetess Kamala Das
Actress Vidya Balan has quit filmmaker Kamaluddin Muhammed's upcoming biopic on late poetess Kamala Das. The poetess, who died in 2009, had converted to Islam towards the end of her life and changed her name to Kamala Surayya. It is being reported that several Hindu outfits, including the Shiv Sena, are opposed to Balan portraying the role of Kamala Das.