/> Displaying a grace that one automatically associates with his sartorial expertise super-designer Manish Malhotra has sent an SMS of apology to Vidya Balan for her supposedly mal-dressed look in Sajid Khan's Heyy Babyy.

Confirming this charming display of self-criticism Vidya Balan says, "Yes, Manish did send me an apology and that was very sweet of him. I don't think my malfunctioning wardrobe in Heyy Babyy was his fault entirely.

I completely trusted Manish. But Manish and I couldn't share a direct connect to discuss my clothes. He couldn't be physically present at the shooting for Heyy Babyy.

And considering I was doing a makeover in my looks it was very important for him to be there. We should've both worked very closely on my clothes."

However Vidya holds no grudges against Manish. "The onus isn't his alone He sent me a very sweet message saying, 'I'm sorry I messed up. I hope we get another opportunity.'

He needn't have apologized. He got a lot of flak for my look. So did I. I accept the criticism as much as I accept all the praise that comes my way. When I look at Heyy Babyy, I say, 'Gawd, what was I thinking?!'.

Vidya now accepts that glamour for her has to be defined in a different more subtle way than it was defined by Manish for Urmila or Kareena. "And we'll prove it. I've to do one more film with Manish very soon. We need to prove that we can work out a sensible sartorial equation."

Vidya is sure she can break free of the Sari mould to look Western. "All we need to do is work harder. It was a personality departure and I wasn't paying attention. What was I doing? I had a mirror handy, no?

I just thought surrendering to someone like Manish Malhotra is enough. It doesn't work that way. I messed up in Heyy Babyy though hopefully not in any permanent way. I'll get a second chance. I've realized how important clothes are to playing characters."

Vidya's clothes in Bhool Bhulaiyaa have been done by a new designer Sheena Parekh. "She happened do my clothes by chance in Lage Raho Munnabhai. The girl doing my clothes got pregnant and we just didn't have time to find anyone else.

Sheena is predominantly a screenwriter, wrote K3G with Karan Johar and assisted Raju Hirani in Lage Raho Munnabhai. It was my gut feeling that Sheena could do it. She has an aesthetic sensibility and being a writer she understands what her character should wear.

In Bhool Bhulaiyaa the director Priyadarshan was very clear as to how I should dress. He wanted plain unobtrusive tassar saris with contrasting blouses.I'm very happy with my look in Bhool Bhulaiyaa. I feel very flattered when people say it harks back to the Shabana-Smita days.

Sheena was there throughout Bhool Bhulaiyaa. I'd like my costume designer to be with me all through a film and not send instructions through assistants."