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Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian movie actress, who primarily works in the Bollywood film industry. She made her acting debut with the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko,” directed by Goutam Halder. For her performance in the movies, she received several awards that include a National Film Award, six Filmfare Awards, and six Screen Awards. Moreover, she was the recipient of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. The audience is excited to watch her performance in the Neeyat movie.

Biography

NameVidya Balan
Real NameVidya P. Balan
NicknameVidhi
ProfessionActress, Model
Date of Birth1 January 1978
Age (as of 2023)45
Zodiac signCapricorn
FamilyFather: P. R. Balan (Worked as Executive Vice-President of Digicable)
Mother: Saraswathy Balan (Homemaker)
Sister: Priya Balan (Works for an advertising Company)
Marital StatusMarried (14 December 2012)
Affairs/BoyfriendsNA
HusbandSiddharth Roy Kapur (Businessman and Producer)
ChildrenYet to be updated
ReligionHindu
Educational QualificationGraduate
SchoolSt. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai
CollegeSt. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
The University of Mumbai, Mumbai
HobbiesListening to Music, Reading
Birth PlacePoothamkurussy, Puthur, Palakkad, Kerala, India
HometownChembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Current CityMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian

Social Media Profiles

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Interesting Facts

  • Actress Priyamani is her second cousin.
  • Vidya Balan’s husband’s name is Siddharth Roy Kapur, is a film producer, founder of Roy Kapur Films, and the President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India they got married on 14 December 2012.
  • Vidya Balan started her acting career at the age of 16, with the television serial “Hum Paanch,” directed by Ekta Kapoor.
  • During her masters, she was cast as the female lead in a Malayalam movie titled “Chakram,” along with Mohanlal but the movie was shelved due to production difficulties.
  • In 2001, Vidya Balan was cast as the female lead in N. Linguswamy‘s Tamil movie “Run,” but unceremoniously dropped and replaced by Meera Jasmine. After several failures in their film career, she has appeared in 60 television commercials and in music videos for Euphoria and Shubha Mudgal.
  • In 2005, she made her Bollywood debut with the movie “Parineeta,” directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Her performance in the movie was praised by the critics. In the year 2007, she starred in Mani Ratnam‘s semi-biographical drama “Guru,” in the supporting role along with Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and R. Madhavan.
  • Her Instagram account has over 7.9M followers (as of May 2023).

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Bhalo ThekoAnandiBengali film
2005ParineetaLalita
2006Lage Raho Munna BhaiJhanvi Sahni
2007GuruMeenakshi "Meenu" Saxena (née Gupta)
2007Salaam-e-IshqTehzeeb Hussain
2007Eklavya: The Royal GuardRajjo Singh
2007Heyy BabyyIsha B. Sahni
2007Bhool BhulaiyaaAvni Chaturvedi / Manjulika
2007Om Shanti OmHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2008Halla BolSneha Khan
2008Kismat KonnectionPriya Saluja
2009PaaDr. Vidya
2010IshqiyaKrishna Verma
2011No One Killed JessicaSabrina Lal
2011UrumiMakkom / BhoomiMalayalam film; special appearance
2011Thank YouDivya KhuranaCameo
2011Dum Maaro DumMrs. KamathCameo
2011The Dirty PictureReshma (Silk)
2012KahaaniVidya Venkatesan Bagchi
2012Ferrari Ki SawaariUnnamedSpecial appearance in song "Mala Jau De"
2013Bombay TalkiesHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"
2013GhanchakkarNeetu Athray
2013Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!UnnamedCameo
2013MahabharatDraupadi (voice)Animated film
2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsTrisha Mallik
2014Bobby JasoosBilkis "Bobby" Ahmed
2015Hamari Adhuri KahaniVasudha Prasad
2016Te3nSarita Sarkar
2016Ekk AlbelaGeeta BaliMarathi film; special appearance
2016Kahaani 2: Durga Rani SinghVidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
2017Begum JaanBegum Jaan
2017Tumhari SuluSulochana "Sulu" Dubey
2018AmoliNarratorDocumentary; English version
2019NTR: KathanayakuduBasavatarakamTelugu film
2019NTR: MahanayakuduBasavatarakamTelugu film
2019Nerkonda PaarvaiKalyani BharathTamil film; special appearance
2019Mission MangalTara Shinde
2020NatkhatSurekhaShort film; also producer
2020Shakuntala DeviShakuntala Devi
2021SherniVidya Vincent
2022JalsaMaya Menon
2023NeeyatTBAFilming
2023Untitled filmKavyaFilming

TV Shows

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
1995Hum PaanchRadhika MathurZee TVEpisode 52- 148
2014No More KamzorHostStar PlusTV special

Music Video Appearance

YearTitleRolePerformer(s)
2002"Aana Meri Gully"Bengali brideEuphoria
2002"Main Nashe Mein Hoon"Bengali girlPankaj Udhas
2003"Kisson Ki Chadar"UnknownShubha Mudgal
2011"Jaani Na"Bengali wifeChandrabindoo

Anandalok Awards

  • 2004 – Best Actress for Bhalo Theko – Won
  • 2007 – Best Actress (Hindi) for Bhool Bhulaiyaa – won

Asian Film Awards

  • 2012 – Best Actress for The Dirty Pictures – Nominated

Asia-Pacific Film Festival

  • 2012 – Best Actress for Kahaani – Nominated

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  • 2012 – Best Actress for The Dirty Pictures – Nominated

BIG Star Entertainment Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2010New Talent of the Decade – FemaleNominated
2010IshqiyaMost Entertaining Film Actor – FemaleWon
2011The Dirty PictureMost Entertaining Film Actor – FemaleWon
2012KahaaniMost Entertaining Film Actor – FemaleNominated
2012KahaaniMost Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – FemaleNominated
2013GhanchakkarMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – FemaleNominated
2014Bobby JasoosMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – FemaleNominated

FICCI Frames Excellence Honours

  • 2010 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Paa – Won
  • 2011 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Ishqiya- Won
  • 2012 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Dirty Picture- Won

Vidya Balan Filmfare Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaBest Female DebutWon
2006ParineetaBest ActressNominated
2008Bhool BhulaiyaaBest ActressNominated
2010PaaBest ActressWon
2011IshqiyaBest ActressNominated
2011IshqiyaBest Actress (Critics)Won
2012No One Killed JessicaBest ActressNominated
2012The Dirty PictureBest ActressWon
2013KahaaniBest ActressWon
2017Kahaani 2: Durga Rani SinghBest ActressNominated
2018Tumhari SuluBest ActressWon
2018Tumhari SuluBest Actress (Critics)Nominated
2020Mission MangalBest ActressNominated
2021Shakuntala DeviBest ActressNominated
2021Shakuntala DeviBest Actress (Critics)Nominated
2022SherniBest ActressNominated
2022SherniBest Actress (Critics)Won

International Indian Film Academy Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaStar Debut of the Year – FemaleWon
2006ParineetaBest ActressNominated
2007Lage Raho Munna BhaiBest ActressNominated
2008Bhool BhulaiyaaBest ActressNominated
2008Bhool BhulaiyaaBest Performance in a Negative RoleNominated
2008GuruBest Supporting ActressNominated
2010PaaBest ActressWon
2011IshqiyaBest ActressNominated
2012The Dirty PictureBest ActressWon
2013KahaaniBest ActressWon
2018Tumhari SuluBest ActressNominated
2021Mission MangalBest ActressNominated
2022SherniBest ActressNominated

Lions Gold Awards

  • 2010 – Favorite Actress for Paa – Won
  • 2013 – Favorite Actress (Critics) for Kahaani – Won

National Film Awards

  • 2011 – Best Actress for The Dirty Picture – Won

People’s Choice Awards India

  • 2011 – Best Actress as The Dirty Picture – Won

Producers Guild Film Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaBest ActressNominated
2006ParineetaBest Female DebutWon
2011PaaBest Actress – Special HonourWon
2011IshqiyaBest ActressWon
2012The Dirty PictureBest ActressWon
2013KahaaniBest ActressWon

Screen Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaBest Female DebutWon
2010PaaBest Actress – Popular ChoiceWon
2010PaaBest ActressNominated
2011IshqiyaBest ActressWon
2012No One Killed JessicaBest ActressNominated
2012The Dirty PictureBest ActressWon
2012The Dirty PictureBest Actress – Popular ChoiceNominated
2013KahaaniBest Actress – Popular ChoiceNominated
2013KahaaniBest ActressWon
2017Tumhari SuluBest ActressWon

Stardust Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaFemale Superstar of TomorrowWon
2007Lage Raho Munna BhaiFemale Superstar of TomorrowNominated
2008GuruBest Supporting ActressNominated
2010PaaFemale Star of the YearNominated
2011IshqiyaBest Actress in a Thriller or ActionWon
2011IshqiyaFemale Star of the YearNominated
2012The Dirty PictureFemale Star of the YearWon
2012The Dirty PictureBest Actress in a DramaWon
2012No One Killed JessicaBest Actress in a DramaNominated
2012No One Killed JessicaFemale Star of the YearNominated
2013KahaaniFemale Star of the YearNominated
2013KahaaniBest Actress in a Thriller or ActionWon
2014Bobby JasoosBest Actress in a Thriller or ActionNominated

Zee Cine Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResult
2006ParineetaBest Female DebutWon
2006ParineetaBest ActressNominated
2008Bhool BhulaiyaaBest ActressNominated
2011IshqiyaBest ActressWon
2012The Dirty PictureBest ActressWon
2012The Dirty PictureBest Actress (Critics)Won
2013KahaaniBest Actress (Critics)Won
2013KahaaniBest ActressNominated
2017Kahaani 2: Durga Rani SinghBest ActressNominated
2018Tumhari SuluBest Actor – Female (Viewer's Choice)Nominated
2018Tumhari SuluBest Actor – Female (Jury's Choice)Nominated

Awards and Honors

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2014Padma ShriWon
2016Indian Film Festival of MelbourneFemale Empowerment AwardWon
2018Tumhari SuluIndian Film Festival of MelbourneBest ActressNominated

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