Vidya Balan drops out of 'male-dominated' film 'Shootout at Wadala'

Vidya Balan has reportedly dropped out of Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Wadala because it is dominated by men.

The action sequel co-starring John Abraham would have seen her playing a gangster's girlfriend.

"Shootout At Wadala is a male centric film. The heroine has quite a lot to do in it. But after The Dirty Picture, Vidya wants to avoid such roles," a source told Mumbai Mirror.

"Vidya wants to work with Gupta. She loves his style of filmmaking. It's just that she does not want to get lost in a project crowded with a lot of men. It's just a natural progression in her career."

In November, the actress revealed that she had been waiting for the role of South Indian actress Silk Smitha all her life.

Balan said: "Contemporary films don't have songs for actors [beyond] that one item number in the film.

"This film has fulfilled all my wishes - from dancing like the actors of the '80s to wearing their clothes and loud make-up, dancing around pots and rolling down slopes."

Watch the Dirty Picture teaser trailer below: