Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

  • Birthday: 1/1/1978
  • Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: विद्या बालन, 비드야 발란, ვიდია ბალანი, ヴィディヤー・バーラン
  • Social networks: Instagram , X (Twitter) , Facebook

Biography

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.

Filmography

Heyy Babyy
Release date: 8/24/2007

Heyy Babyy

Role(s): Esha Sahni

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Parineeta
Release date: 6/10/2005

Parineeta

Role(s): Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter)

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Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Release date: 9/1/2006

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

Role(s): Jhanvi

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Halla Bol
Release date: 1/11/2008

Halla Bol

Role(s): Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan

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Salaam-e-Ishq
Release date: 1/26/2007

Salaam-e-Ishq

Role(s): Tehzeeb Raina

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