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Vidya Balan
Actor, Producer
Born January 1, 1978 (46 years)
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.
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
| 2024 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 · as Manjulika |
| 2024 | Do Aur Do Pyaar · as Kavya |
| 2023 | Neeyat · as Mira Rao |
| 2022 | Jalsa · as Maya Menon |
| 2021 | Sherni · as Vidya Vincent |
| 2020 | Shakuntala Devi · as Shakuntala Devi |
| 2020 | Natkhat · as Surekha |
| 2019 | Mission Mangal · as Tara Shinde |
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai · as Kalyani Bharath |
| 2019 | NTR: Mahanayakudu · as Basavatarakam |
| 2019 | NTR Kathanayakudu · as Basavatarakam |
| 2017 | Tumhari Sulu · as Sulochana "sulu" Dubey |
| 2017 | Begum Jaan · as Begum Jaan |
| 2016 | Kahaani 2 · as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh |
| 2016 | Ekk Albela · as Geeta Bali |
| 2016 | Te3n · as Sarita Sharma |
| 2015 | Hamari Adhuri Kahani · as Vasudha Prasad |
| 2014 | Bobby Jasoos · as Bobby |
| 2014 | Shaadi Ke Side Effects · as Trisha Roy |
| 2013 | Mahabharat · as Draupadi (voice) |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara · as Woman In Burqa (song 'tayyab Ali') |
| 2013 | Ghanchakkar · as Neetu Athray |
| 2012 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari · as Special Appearance In Song "mala Jau De" |
| 2012 | Savdhaan India: Crime Alert (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2012 | Kahaani · as Vidya Bagchi |
| 2011 | The Dirty Picture · as Reshma / Silk |
| 2011 | Dum Maaro Dum · as Cameo As Mrs Kamath |
| 2011 | Thank You · as Divya |
| 2011 | Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama · as Makkom / Bhumi |
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica · as Sabrina Lal |
| 2010 | MasterChef India (TV Series) · as Guest Star |
| 2010 | Ishqiya · as Krishna Verma |
| 2009 | Paa · as Vidya Arte |
| 2008 | Kismat Konnection · as Priya |
| 2008 | Halla Bol · as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan |
| 2007 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa · as Avni Chaturvedi |
| 2007 | Heyy Babyy · as Esha Sahni |
| 2007 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard · as Rajeshwari / 'rajjo' |
| 2007 | Salaam-E-Ishq · as Tehzeeb Raina |
| 2007 | Guru · as Meenakshi "meenu" Saxena |
| 2006 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai · as Jhanvi |
| 2005 | Parineeta · as Lalita |
| 2003 | |
| 1995 | Hum Paanch (TV Series) · as Radhika |