Vidya Balan loves to make in-character appearances to promote her films. The actress was spotted in her look from Shakuntala Devi when she was out to promote her upcoming film at her husband and producer Siddharth Roy Kapoor's office in Bandra, Mumbai. The actress looked graceful in her pink saree and green blouse. (All pictures: Yogen Shah).

The actress in a exclusive interview to mid-day spoke about the efforts she had to put in to replicate her nuances and how she was hurt with the comments from the people she thought were her friends. She said, "I remember in my early days, I would get hurt by comments from people who I thought were my friends. You know sometimes they'll say things to put you down and I never understood that. Then I realised they weren't my friends, they were people I was working with. That realisation comes from experience and maturity. I've enjoyed working with a lot of those people but they are not friends."

She added, "Sometimes you don't even need anyone to tell you something, you just want to share what you're going through. So I think, various, various ups and downs. Maybe before I got Parineeta, there was a period of about three years when I got replaced in a dozen South films and nothing I did seemed to be working. I thought maybe my dream of becoming an actor will remain an unrealised one. So that was probably a really low 'low'. The lowest 'low'!

Moving on from the graceful pink saree, Balan wore an adorable black saree with white border and a multi-coloured blouse when she was clicked at an another event in the same suburb. Some jewellery and a perfect amount of makeup enhanced her look.

Balan has been acting for the last 15 years and has proven herself to be a star and a bonafide performer. When asked about the challenges and struggles she faced during her initial days that shook her up, she said, "Ups and downs are part of life, they don't happen only when you're struggling for your first break, even after becoming an actor, I've been through very deep lows. Siddharth, I just talk to him about whatever I'm going through."

Shakuntala Devi starring Vidya Balan will give us a glimpse into the incredible life of India's very own math genius, who was popularly referred to as the 'human computer'. Directed by Anu Menon and produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Vikram Malhotra (Abundantia Entertainment), Shakuntala Devi also stars Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta and Amit Sadh in pivotal roles, and is all set to stream exclusively on July 31 only on Amazon Prime Video.