 In 2015 , Vidya reteamed with Hashmi in the Mohit Suri @-@ directed romantic drama Hamari Adhuri Kahani . Penned by Mahesh Bhatt , the film tells the story of Vasudha , a single mother trapped in an abusive marriage , who has an extra @-@ marital affair . Shubha Shetty @-@ Saha of Mid Day reviewed , " Vidya Balan , a fine actress with thousand emotions fleeting across her lovely face , has shown us what she 's capable of in her earlier movies . But here , saddled with a boring , outdated , weepy character , there was nothing much even she could do " . Vidya next took on the part of a police officer in Te3n ( 2016 ) , a thriller inspired by the 2013 South Korean film Montage , co @-@ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui . She was attracted to the idea of playing a " no @-@ nonsense police inspector who commands much respect " and was particularly drawn to her character 's " silent aggression " . NDTV 's Saibal Chatterjee criticised the decision to bill Vidya 's pivotal role as a special appearance and noted how much her presence benefited the film . Rajeev Masand was critical of the film 's predictable denouement , but wrote that Vidya " is reliably solid each time she ’ s on screen , raising her brow , curling her lip to effectively communicate more than words can " . She then portrayed the actress Geeta Bali in multiple songs for Ekk Albela , a Marathi language biopic of the actor @-@ director Bhagwan Dada . 
