Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1978-01-01 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Also known As
विद्या बालन
비드야 발란
ვიდია ბალანი
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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 ...
2007
as Esha Sahni
2005
as Lalita
2006
as Jhanvi
2008
as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
2009
as Vidya Arte
2010
as Krishna Verma
2007
as Tehzeeb Raina
2011
as Divya
2008
as Priya
2007
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
2007
as Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika
2011
as Reshma / Silk
2011
as Sabrina Lal
2012
as Vidya Bagchi
2022
as Maya Menon
2024
as Kavya
2011
as Makkom / Bhumi
2007
as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
2013
as Neetu Athray
2023
as Mira Rao
2014
as Trisha Roy
2014
as Bobby
2024
as Mallika / Manjulika
2012
as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
2015
as Vasudha Prasad
2016
as Sarita Sharma
2013
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
2017
as Begum Jaan
2016
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
2016
as Geeta Bali
2017
as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
2003
2011
as Cameo as Mrs Kamath
2013
as Draupadi (voice)
2019
as Basavatarakam
2019
as Kalyani Bharath
2019
as Tara Shinde
2020
as Shakuntala Devi
2019
as Basavatarakam
2020
as Surekha
2018
as Narrator (English)
2007
as Self
2021
as Vidya Vincent
2026
2020
as Producer
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