Vidya Balan
ActingVidya 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Om Shanti Om
Self
Guru
Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Avni S. Chaturvedi
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Jhanvi
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Mallika / Manjulika
Jailer 2
Mission Mangal
Tara Shinde
Kahaani
Vidya Bagchi
Salaam-e-Ishq
Tehzeeb Raina
Raja Shivaji
Halla Bol
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
Jalsa
Maya Menon
Urumi
Makkom / Bhumika
Heyy Babyy
Esha Sahni
Mahabharat
Draupadi (voice)
Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan
Dum Maaro Dum
Cameo as Mrs Kamath
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
Bombay Talkies
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Te3n
Sarita Sharma
Thank You
Divya
Paa
Vidya Arte
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Vasudha Prasad
Parineeta
Lalita
Nerkonda Paarvai
Kalyani Bharath
Kahaani 2
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
Kismat Konnection
Priya
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
Neeyat
Mira Rao
Tumhari Sulu
Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Basavatarakam
The Dirty Picture
Reshma / Silk
Ishqiya
Krishna Verma
Sherni
Vidya Vincent
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Trisha Roy
Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi
Amoli
Narrator (English)
Ghanchakkar
Neetu Athray
Natkhat
Surekha
No One Killed Jessica
Sabrina Lal
Do Aur Do Pyaar
Kavya
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Forever Yours
Anandi
Bobby Jasoos
Bobby
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam
Ekk Albela
Geeta Bali