Had to Stand Beside a Tree & Smile: Vidya Balan On Her First 'Job'

Vidya Balan said that her first job was a print campaign for state tourism.

Vidya Balan talks about her first-ever salary.

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Vidya Balan, who is gearing up for her upcoming film Sherni, said in an interview that her first salary was Rs 500. Recalling her "first-ever" job, Vidya told Times Now Digital that it was a print campaign for state tourism.

"My first ever salary was Rs 500 for a state tourism campaign. Four of us - my sister, me, and a cousin and a friend I think went along - and each of us got paid 500 bucks. We had to just stand beside a tree, a swing, and just smile."

Vidya Balan, Actor

Vidya also spoke about her first audition. She said around 150 people went to audition for the role of Radhika in the 1995 show Hum Paanch. Ultimately, Vidya bagged the role. "My first ever audition was for a television show. I went to Film City with my mother and sister, and we waited all day. Around 150 people had come for the audition. By the end of it, I thought okay forget it, I am not going to do this... At that time, I got called".

Sherni is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 18 June.

(With inputs from Times Now Digital)