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Vidya Balan

Name in Native Language: "বিদ্যা বালান" (Bengali/BN)
Actress / Model (person) / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 01/01/1978 (46) | Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Vidya Balan (pronounced [ʋɪd̪ːja baːlən]; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. Vidya aspired to a career in film from a young age and had her first acting role in the 1995 sitcom Hum Paanch. While pursuing a master's degree in sociology from the University of Mumbai, she made several unsuccessful attempts to start a career in film, and featured in television commercials and music videos. She made her film debut by starring in the Bengali film Bhalo Theko (2003) and received praise for her first Hindi film, the drama Parineeta (2005). This was followed by commercial successes in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Bhool Bhulaiya..."> ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol. ...

The Dirty Picture

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2011 | 3.2/5 | 2h 24min
Comedy, Drama
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Lovable goon Munna falls for a morning radio host by the name of Jahnvi, who also runs an elders' home which an unscrupulous builder seeks to attain. In order to gain Jahnvi’s attention, he cheats h ...

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

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2006 | 3.6/5 | 2h 24min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Since childhood, Lolita has been in love with her next-door neighbor, Shekhar, whose father, Navinchandra, is a wealthy but heartless businessman. When she discovers Navinchandra's plan to seize her u ...

Parineeta

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2005 | 3.2/5 | 2h 11min
Romance / Love, Drama
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Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems. ...

Kahaani

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2012 | 3.6/5 | 2h 2min
Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Vidya Balan

Filmfare Awards National Film Award for Best Actress Padma Shri in Arts
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Movies with Vidya Balan as Actress(42)

2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar
as Manjulika2024 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
as Mira Rao2023 Neeyat
as Maya Menon2022 Jalsa
as Vidya Vincent2021 Sherni
2020 Natkhat
as Shakuntala Devi2020 Shakuntala Devi
as Basavatarakam2019 N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
as Cameo2019 Nerkonda Paarvai
as Basavatarakam2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
as Tara Shinde2019 Mission Mangal
as Narrator (English)2018 Amoli
as Begum Jaan2017 Begum Jaan
as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey2017 Tumhari Sulu
as Sarita Sharma2016 Te3n
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh2016 Kahaani 2
as Geeta Bali2016 Ekk Albela
as Vasudha Prasad2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani
as Bobby2014 Bobby Jasoos
as Trisha Roy2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects
as Neetu Athray2013 Ghanchakkar
as Herself (uncredited)2013 Bombay Talkies
as Draupadi (voice)2013 Mahabharat
as Vidya Bagchi2012 Kahaani
as Makkom / Bhumi2011 Urumi
as Cameo2011 Thank You
as Sabrina Lal2011 No One Killed Jessica
as Reshma / Silk2011 The Dirty Picture
as Cameo as Mrs Kamath2011 Dum Maaro Dum
as Krishna Verma2010 Ishqiya
as Vidya Arte2009 Paa
as Priya2008 Kismat Konnection
as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan2008 Halla Bol
as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard
as Tehzeeb Raina2007 Salaam-e-Ishq
as herself2007 Om Shanti Om
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena2007 Guru
as Avni Siddharth Chaturvedi/Manjulika2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa
as Esha Sahni2007 Heyy Babyy
as Jhanvi2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai
as Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter)2005 Parineeta
2003 Bhalo Theko

TV Shows/Series with Vidya Balan as Actress(7)

as herself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as herself2014 Son of Abish
as herself2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Guest Star2010 MasterChef India
as herself2004 Koffee with Karan
as herself2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati
as herself1992 Aap Ki Adalat

Movies with Vidya Balan as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2020 Natkhat

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Full Name: Vidya Balan
Citizenship: India
Born: Sunday, 01/01 1978 (January) in Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) (current age: 46 years + 116 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Bengali (BN), English (EN), Hindi (HI), Malayalam (ML), Tamil (TA)
Educated at: University of Mumbai, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Spouses (current/former): Siddharth Roy Kapur
Other names for Vidya Balan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"विद्या बालन"
"비드야 발란"
"ვიდია ბალანი"
"ヴィディヤー・バーラン"
Vidya Balan frequently works together with these people:
Akshay Kumar (16x, Actor)
Kiku Sharda (15x, Actor)
Kapil Sharma (10x, Actor)
Amitabh Bachchan (9x, Actor)
Salman Khan (8x, Actor)
Abhishek Bachchan (8x, Actor)
Ranveer Singh (7x, Actor)
Sujoy Ghosh (7x, Crew)
Raj Kumar Gupta (7x, Crew)
Sonakshi Sinha (7x, Actress)
Sunil Grover (7x, Actor)
Suresh Triveni (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:103572, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024