Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan 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
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1978Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
44Place of birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaAlso known as
विद्या बालन, 비드야 발란, ვიდია ბალანი, ヴィディヤー・バーランCast credits
Heyy Babyy
Esha SahniParineeta
Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter)Lage Raho Munna Bhai
JhanviHalla Bol
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. KhanSalaam-e-Ishq
Tehzeeb RainaPaa
Vidya ArteIshqiya
Krishna VermaThank You
CameoKismat Konnection
PriyaGuru
Meenakshi "Meenu" SaxenaBhool Bhulaiyaa
Avni Siddharth Chaturvedi/ManjulikaThe Dirty Picture
Reshma / SilkNo One Killed Jessica
Sabrina LalKahaani
Vidya BagchiUrumi
Makkom / BhumiBombay Talkies
Herself (uncredited)Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Trisha RoyBobby Jasoos
BobbyGhanchakkar
Neetu AthrayHamari Adhuri Kahani
Vasudha Prasad