Vidya Balan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-01-01 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vidya Balan

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 ...

Acting

2007

Heyy Babyy

as Esha Sahni

2005

Parineeta

as Lalita

2008

Halla Bol

as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan

2009

Paa

as Vidya Arte

2010

Ishqiya

as Krishna Verma

2007

Salaam-e-Ishq

as Tehzeeb Raina

2011

Thank You

as Divya

2008

2007

Guru

as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena

2007

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

as Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika

2011

The Dirty Picture

as Reshma / Silk

2011

No One Killed Jessica

as Sabrina Lal

2012

Kahaani

as Vidya Bagchi

2022

Jalsa

as Maya Menon

2024

2011

Urumi

as Makkom / Bhumi

2007

Eklavya: The Royal Guard

as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'

2013

Ghanchakkar

as Neetu Athray

2023

Neeyat

as Mira Rao

2014

2014

Bobby Jasoos

as Bobby

2024

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

as Mallika / Manjulika

2012

Ferrari Ki Sawaari

as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"

2015

Hamari Adhuri Kahani

as Vasudha Prasad

2016

Te3n

as Sarita Sharma

2013

Bombay Talkies

as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)

2017

Begum Jaan

as Begum Jaan

2016

Kahaani 2

as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh

2016

Ekk Albela

as Geeta Bali

2017

Tumhari Sulu

as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey

2011

Dum Maaro Dum

as Cameo as Mrs Kamath

2013

Mahabharat

as Draupadi (voice)

2019

N.T.R: Kathanayakudu

as Basavatarakam

2019

Nerkonda Paarvai

as Kalyani Bharath

2019

Mission Mangal

as Tara Shinde

2020

Shakuntala Devi

as Shakuntala Devi

2019

N.T.R: Mahanayakudu

as Basavatarakam

2020

Natkhat

as Surekha

2018

Amoli

as Narrator (English)

2007

2021

Sherni

as Vidya Vincent

Production

2020

Natkhat

as Producer

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