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

Esha Sahni

हे बेबी

Lalita

Parineeta

Jhanvi

लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई

Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan

हल्ला बोल

Vidya Arte

पा

Krishna Verma

इश्क़िया

Tehzeeb Raina

सलाम ए इश्क

Divya

Thank You

Priya

किस्मत कोन्नेक्टिओं

Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena

गुरु

Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika

भूल भुलैया

Reshma / Silk

The Dirty Picture

Sabrina Lal

No One Killed Jessica

Vidya Bagchi

कहानी

Maya Menon

जलसा

Kavya

दो और दो प्यार

Makkom / Bhumi

ഉറുമി

Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'

एकलव्य

Neetu Athray

घनचक्कर

Mira Rao

नीयत

Trisha Roy

शादी के साइड इफेक्ट्स

Bobby

Bobby Jasoos

Mallika / Manjulika

भूल भुलैया 3

Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"

फरारी की सवारी

Vasudha Prasad

हमारी अधूरी कहानी

Sarita Sharma

Te3n

Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)

Bombay Talkies

Begum Jaan

बेगम जान

Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh

कहानी 2

Geeta Bali

एक अलबेला

Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey

तुम्हारी सुलु

ভাল থেকো

Cameo as Mrs Kamath

दम मारो दम

Draupadi (voice)

Mahabharat

Basavatarakam

NTR కథానాయకుడు

Kalyani Bharath

நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை

Tara Shinde

मिशन मंगल

Shakuntala Devi

शकुंतला देवी

Basavatarakam

ఎన్టీఆర్: మహానాయకుడు

Surekha

नटखट

Narrator (English)

अमोली

Self

ओम शांति ओम

Vidya Vincent

शेरनी