mood sari is a great option if you are in an official mode sari is great workwear most other garments sort of define you but the sari is defined by youwe dont put in extra effort to keep our traditions alive vidya might be a star in bollywood but she hasnt forgotten her roots i follow the tamil culture at home but ours is an amalgamative culture we celebrate both tamil and malayalam festivals and we have the influence of both the cultures actually palakkad iyers are tamilians from kerala at home we speak tamil and celebrate both pongal and onam we dont have to take any extra effort to keep our culture and traditions alive we effortlessly retained it and stay connected she says in her impeccable tamil kollywood callinginterestingly vidya was offered projects in the tamil film industry over a decade ago but things didnt materialise im glad i didnt get the chance or opportunity in kollywood at the initial stage of my career im happy things didnt work out back then because im really very happy with the way my career has shaped up and dreams have come true she states more recently she was offered kaala with rajinikanth and kodi with dhanush while she refuses to comment on these projects vidya maintains i keep getting offers from kollywood but it all depends on the script if some day i get a script im happy with then i am open to working in tamil cinemathe actress doesnt watch kollywood films but keeps a track of whats happening in the industry i havent seen madhavan and vijay sethupathis film but i believe it is very good i do keep a little bit of track she says