Vidya Balan Biography

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Name: Vidya P. Balan

Birth Place: Palakkad, Kerala

DOB: 1st January 1978

Zodiac: Capricorn

Height: 5′ 4″

Father: P. R. Balan

Mother: Saraswathy Balan

Sibling: Sister- Priya

Languages: Tamil, Malyalam, Hindi, English, Bengali, Urdu

Occupation: Actress, Fashion Model

Vidya was born to P. R. Balan (Vice President of ETC Channel) and Saraswathy Balan, a housewife mother in a Tamil speaking.. Vidya Balan finished her schooling and college at St. Anthony’s Girls School and St. Xavier’s College respectively and there after went on to do her Masters.

Although, she got her first offer to act in a Malayalam movie, Chakram, Vidya Balan’s career could not take off and hence she turned her attention to television. She appeared in a number of advertisements, also acted in a television serial, Hum Paanch and appeared in music videos.

Vidya Balan made her debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003). Her role was much appreciated. She then made her debut in Bollywood in Parineeta (2006) and excelled in her role, winning the Award for Best Female Debutant. She appeared in the blockbuster Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). In 2007, she acted in Mani Ratnam’s Guru as a girl suffering from multiple sclerosis, Salaam-e-Ishq, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. All these films proved her versatility and her defiance to not fit into the glam doll mould of Bollywood actresses.

Vidya then played the role of a young independent single mother struggling with her son’s progeria syndrome in Paa (2009). Her portrayal of the role stood apart from the usual Bollywood maa roles and got her rave reviews from critics as well as the audience. True to her spirit of doing something different, Vidya then acted in Ishqiya (2010) and won accolades for the portrayal of the seductive widow.Her movie, No One Killed Jessica (2011), did well at the box-office and her role in the movie was appreciated too. In 2011 her last release was super-hit film The Dirty Picture.Vidya was widely appreciated for her role and won almost all major awards in best actress category for her role in this film. She appeared  in Kahaani and Ferrari Ki Sawaari.

National award for the dirty picture

5 Film fare awards

Aliva, Toshiba

Outfits: Sari

Hero: Amitabh Bachchan, Mohan Lal

Heroine: Madhuri Dixit

Romantic Films: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil Se and One Fine Day

Perfume: Elizabeth Arden

Beverage: Coffee

Sweets: Cakes And Chikkis

Singers:Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia to Shubha Mudgal and Kishori Amonkar

Year          Movie                                Role                           Awards

2003 Bhalo Theko                        Anandi

2005 Parineeta                              Lalita                             Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut

2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai        Jhanvi

2007 Guru                                    Meenu Saxena

2007 Salaam-E-Ishq                     Tehzeeb Raina

2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard     Rajeshwari

2007 Heyy Babyy                           Isha

2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa                    Avani / Manjulika

2007 Om Shanti Om                      Herself                          Special appearance in song “Deewangi   

                                                                                                Deewangi”

2008 Halla Bol Sneha

2008 Kismat Konnection                  Priya

2009 Paa                                        Vidya                            Filmfare Award for Best Actress

2010 Ishqiya                                   Krishna Verma              Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress

2011 No One Killed Jessica Sabrina Lal

2011 Urumi                                    Bhumi,

                                                           Makkom

2011 Thank You                            Kishan’s wife                   Cameo appearance

2011 Dum Maaro Dum                  Mrs. Kamath                    Cameo appearance

2011 The Dirty Picture                  Silk Smitha / Reshma         National Film Award for Best Actress

                                                                                                  Filmfare Award for Best Actress

2012 Kahaani                                 Vidya Bagchi

2012 Ferrari Ki Sawaari                                                         Special appearance in song “Mala Jau De”

2013 Ghanchakkar                         Filming

2013 Shaadi Ke Side Effects Pre-production