Vidya Balan
Actor
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.
Filmography
Kahaani
as Vidya Bagchi 2012
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
as Jhanvi 2006
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
as Avni S. Chaturvedi 2007
Guru
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena 2007
Heyy Babyy
as Esha Sahni 2007
Te3n
as Sarita Sharma 2016
Paa
as Vidya Arte 2009
The Dirty Picture
as Reshma / Silk 2011
No One Killed Jessica
as Sabrina Lal 2011
Mission Mangal
as Tara Shinde 2019
Ishqiya
as Krishna Verma 2010
Kismat Konnection
as Priya 2008
Thank You
as Divya 2011
Bombay Talkies
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited) 2013
Kahaani 2
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh 2016
Parineeta
as Lalita 2005