She always wished to perform in theatres before stepping into the razmatazz of showbiz, but Lady Luck did not smile on her and she never stumbled upon an opportunity to fulfil her long-cherished desire.

So regrets Bollywood southern siren Vidya Balan, who took Bollywood by storm with her debut vehicle 'Parineeta'.

''I always wanted to do street theatre as I think it is a potent medium, but I did not get a chance to do so,'' Vidya expressed her desire at the end of a street play last evening, which was a prologue to her upcoming fare 'Halla Bol'.

The 26-year-old lass was in the capital to promote the movie in a unique way. Director Raj Kumar Santoshi used an interactive marketing strategy of reaching the common man through street plays.

The south Indian beauty was representing the movie during the street play.

''Many a drop of water make an ocean and a single man can bring a revolution,'' she said and urged people to raise their voice in unison and fight against injustice.

The play was organised and conducted by senior theatre figure Om Katare and his troupe. The theme of the play gelled with the core narrative of the movie, which calls for war and focuses on the common man's conscience.

''These are the most written about but least tackled issues because there is no unity among people. I, as a narrator in the play, ask the common man to raise their voice unitedly and to go ahead and 'Halla Bol' against injustice because what is one man's agony will become another man's issue tomorrow,'' Katare said.

''These type of street plays will be staged in six cities. It will be staged in Ahmedabad and Mumbai prior to the release of the movie, and in Jaipur, Chandigarh and Patna after the flick hits the silver screen. Delhi was our first venue,'' he added.

Besides Vidya, the starcast of the movie includes Ajay Devgan, Pankaj Kapur and Darshan Zariwala.

'Halla Bol' will hit the marquee on the second Friday of the New Year as the first Friday has always been considered inauspicious for the dog-eat-dog world of Bollywood. It has been bankrolled by Abdol Samee Siddiqui and India News under the banner of Sunrise Pictures Pvt Ltd.