Vidya Balan
Age: N/A | From: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: विद्या बालन , 비드야 발란 , ვიდია ბალანი , ヴィディヤー・バーラン
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Movie Involvements: 26
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Superstar Singer
(2019) Self
Guru
(2007) Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
Kaun Banega Crorepati
(2000) Self
MasterChef India
(2010) Guest Star
Jalsa
(2022) Maya Menon
Te3n
(2016) Sarita Sharma
Kahaani
(2012) Vidya Bagchi
Kahaani 2
(2016) Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani SinghActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manjulika | |
| Kavya | ||
| 2023 | Mira Rao | |
| 2022 | Maya Menon | |
| 2021 | Vidya Vincent | |
| 2020 | Shakuntala Devi | |
| Surekha | ||
| 2019 | Tara Shinde | |
| Kalyani Bharath | ||
| Self | ||
| Basavatarakam | ||
| Basavatarakam | ||
| 2018 | Narrator (English) | |
| 2017 | Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey | |
| Begum Jaan | ||
| 2016 | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | |
| Self | ||
| Geeta Bali | ||
| Sarita Sharma | ||
| Herself | ||
| 2015 | Vasudha Prasad | |
| 2014 | Herself | |
| Bobby | ||
| Trisha Roy | ||
| Herself | ||
| 2013 | Draupadi (voice) | |
| Neetu Athray | ||
| Self | ||
| Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited) | ||
| 2012 | Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De" | |
| Vidya Bagchi | ||
| 2011 | Reshma / Silk | |
| Cameo as Mrs Kamath | ||
| Cameo | ||
| Makkom / Bhumi | ||
| Sabrina Lal | ||
| 2010 | Guest Star | |
| Krishna Verma | ||
| 2009 | Vidya Arte | |
| 2008 | Priya | |
| Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| Avni Chaturvedi | ||
| Esha Sahni | ||
| Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo' | ||
| Tehzeeb Raina | ||
| Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena | ||
| 2006 | Jhanvi | |
| 2005 | Lalita | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2000 | Self | |
| 1992 | Herself | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |