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  • BIRTH 01/01/1978
  • Country India
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIES 33
  • PRODUCTION 1

Vidya Balan

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.

Vidya Balan

Show

The Kapil Sharma Show
The Kapil Sharma Show
Herself

Movies (33)

भूल भुलैया 3
भूल भुलैया 3
Mallika / Manjulika
भूल भुलैया
भूल भुलैया
Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika
हे बेबी
हे बेबी
Esha Sahni
मिशन मंगल
मिशन मंगल
Tara Shinde
नीयत
नीयत
Mira Rao
इश्क़िया
इश्क़िया
Krishna Verma
Bobby Jasoos
Bobby Jasoos
Bobby
शकुंतला देवी
शकुंतला देवी
Shakuntala Devi
अमोली
अमोली
Narrator (English)
हमारी अधूरी कहानी
हमारी अधूरी…
Vasudha Prasad
सलाम ए इश्क
सलाम ए इश्क
Tehzeeb Raina
Te3n
Te3n
Sarita Sharma
एकलव्य
एकलव्य
Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
अमोली
अमोली
Narrator (English)
The Dirty Picture
The Dirty Picture
Reshma / Silk
बेगम जान
बेगम जान
Begum Jaan
हल्ला बोल
हल्ला बोल
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
घनचक्कर
घनचक्कर
Neetu Athray
ഉറുമി
ഉറുമി
Makkom / Bhumi
नटखट
नटखट
Surekha
जलसा
जलसा
Maya Menon
ভাল থেকো
ভাল থেকো
Parineeta
Parineeta
Lalita
Thank You
Thank You
Divya
दो और दो प्यार
दो और दो प्यार
Kavya
कहानी
कहानी
Vidya Bagchi
Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
गुरु
गुरु
Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
शेरनी
शेरनी
Vidya Vincent
No One Killed Jessica
No One Killed Jessica
Sabrina Lal
एक अलबेला
एक अलबेला
Geeta Bali
कहानी 2
कहानी 2
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh

Production

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