1978-01-01 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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.
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भूल भुलैया 3 | Mallika / Manjulika | 2024-11-01 |
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दो और दो प्यार | Kavya | 2024-04-19 |
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नीयत | Mira Rao | 2023-07-07 |
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जलसा | Maya Menon | 2022-03-18 |
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शेरनी | Vidya Vincent | 2021-06-18 |
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शकुंतला देवी | Shakuntala Devi | 2020-07-31 |
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नटखट | Surekha | 2020-06-02 |
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ఎన్టీఆర్: మహానాయకుడు | Basavatarakam | 2019-02-06 |
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NTR కథానాయకుడు | Basavatarakam | 2019-01-09 |
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मिशन मंगल | Tara Shinde | 2019-08-15 |
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நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை | Kalyani Bharath | 2019-08-08 |
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अमोली | Narrator (English) | 2018-05-07 |
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तुम्हारी सुलु | Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey | 2017-11-17 |
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बेगम जान | Begum Jaan | 2017-04-14 |
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एक अलबेला | Geeta Bali | 2016-06-24 |
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कहानी 2 | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | 2016-12-01 |
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Te3n | Sarita Sharma | 2016-06-10 |
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हमारी अधूरी कहानी | Vasudha Prasad | 2015-06-12 |
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शादी के साइड इफेक्ट्स | Trisha Roy | 2014-02-28 |
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Bobby Jasoos | Bobby | 2014-07-04 |
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Bombay Talkies | Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited) | 2013-05-03 |
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Mahabharat | Draupadi (voice) | 2013-12-27 |
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घनचक्कर | Neetu Athray | 2013-06-28 |
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कहानी | Vidya Bagchi | 2012-03-08 |
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फरारी की सवारी | Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De" | 2012-06-15 |
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Thank You | Divya | 2011-04-08 |
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The Dirty Picture | Reshma / Silk | 2011-12-02 |
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दम मारो दम | Cameo as Mrs Kamath | 2011-04-22 |
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No One Killed Jessica | Sabrina Lal | 2011-01-07 |
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ഉറുമി | Makkom / Bhumi | 2011-03-31 |
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इश्क़िया | Krishna Verma | 2010-01-29 |
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पा | Vidya Arte | 2009-12-04 |
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किस्मत कोन्नेक्टिओं | Priya | 2008-07-18 |
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हल्ला बोल | Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan | 2008-01-11 |
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ओम शांति ओम | Self | 2007-11-07 |
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सलाम ए इश्क | Tehzeeb Raina | 2007-01-26 |
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गुरु | Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena | 2007-01-12 |
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हे बेबी | Esha Sahni | 2007-08-24 |
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एकलव्य | Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo' | 2007-02-16 |
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भूल भुलैया | Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika | 2007-10-12 |
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लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई | Jhanvi | 2006-09-01 |
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Parineeta | Lalita | 2005-06-10 |
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ভাল থেকো | 2003-12-25 |
