Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan
Biography
Vidya Balan (born January 1, 1978) is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films. Balan made her movie debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko in 2003. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut as well as her first Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. She subsequently essayed a variety of character roles, receiving her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). She subsequently appeared in such films as Guru, Heyy Babyy (2008) and Bhool Bhulaiya (2008), the latter earning her another Filmfare nomination. In 2009 she appeared as a single mother of a child suffering from progeria in R. Balki's Paa, her performance in which ultimately won her a Best Actress award at Filmfare. 2010 saw the release of Ishqiya, starring Balan in a role for which she was praised and awarded, and she followed it with her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal in the biopic No One Killed Jessica.
Known For
Actor
as Manjulika
as Kavya
as Mira Rao
as Maya Menon
as Vidya Vincent
as Shakuntala Devi
as Surekha
as Tara Shinde
as Kalyani Bharath
as Basavatarakam
as Basavatarakam
as Self
as Narrator (English)
as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
as Begum Jaan
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
as Geeta Bali
as Sarita Sharma
as Self
as Herself
as Vasudha Prasad
as Bobby
as Trisha Roy
as Herself
as Herself
as Draupadi (voice)
as Neetu Athray
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
as Self
as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
as Vidya Bagchi
as Reshma / Silk
as Cameo as Mrs Kamath
as Divya
as Makkom / Bhumi
as Sabrina Lal
as Krishna Verma
as Guest Star
as Vidya Arte
as Priya
as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
as Self
as Avni Chaturvedi
as Esha Sahni
as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
as Tehzeeb Raina
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
as Jhanvi
as Lalita
as Self
as Self
as Herself
Producer
as Producer