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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 in the year 2003. 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. Check out below for Vidya Balan Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Husband, Images and more.
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Vidya Balan Early Life and Career
Vidya Balan was born on 1 January 1979 in Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Vidya Balan family is now residing in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her father name is P. R. Balan, an executive vice-president of Digicable and her mother name is Saraswathy Balan. She has a sister named Priya Balan, works in the advertising sector. Moreover, actress Priyamani is her second cousin. She completed her schooling in St. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai and finished her graduation in Sociology at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and masters at the University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Vidya Balan husband name is Siddharth Roy Kapur, is a film producer, founder of Roy Kapur Films and the President of Film and Television Producers Guild of India and they got married on 14 December 2012.
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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 for the female lead in N. Linguswamy‘s Tamil movie “Run,” but unceremoniously dropped and replaced by Meera Jasmine. After several failures in the film career, she has appeared in 60 television commercials and in music videos for Euphoria and Shubha Mudgal.
Vidya Balan started her film career in the year 2003 with the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko,” directed by Goutam Halder. In the year 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 the Mani Ratnam‘s semi-biographical drama “Guru,” in the supporting role along with Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and R. Madhavan. Then Vidya Balan featured in the romantic comedy movie “Salaam-e-Ishq,” directed by Nikhil Advani.
In 2007, she starred in the Sajid Khan’s movie “Heyy Babyy” as a single mother with Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Fardeen Khan, which is a box office hit. In the year 2011, she acted in the Raj Kumar Gupta‘s semi-biographical thriller movie “No One Killed Jessica” along with Rani Mukerji. Her performance in the movie was praised by the critics. In the same year, she acted in the movie titled “The Dirty Picture,” which is a biopic based on the life and death of the controversial Indian actress Silk Smitha. The movie is directed by Ekta Kapoor and for that movie, she received National Film Award for Best Actress. In the year 2018, she worked in movies like Amoli, NTR KathaNayakudu & NTR Mahanayakudu
Vidya Balan Biography
| Name | Vidya Balan |
| Real Name | Vidya Balan |
| Nickname | Vidhi |
| Profession | Indian film actress |
| Date of Birth | 1 January 1979 |
| Age | 39 (As of October 2018) |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Father Name | P. R. Balan |
| Mother Name | Saraswathy Balan |
| Siblings | Priya Balan |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate in Sociology and Masters degree |
| School | St. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai |
| College | St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and University of Mumbai, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Cooking, Modeling, Traveling |
| Hometown | Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Married | Yes |
| Husband Name | Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | None |
| Children | None |
| Current City | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Vidya Balan Movies list
| Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalo Theko | 2003 | Anandi | Goutam Halder | Bengali film |
| Kalari Vikraman | 2003 | Kunjulakshmi | Deepak Mohan | Malayalam film Unreleased |
| Parineeta | 2005 | Lalita | Pradeep Sarkar | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | 2006 | Jhanvi | Rajkumar Hirani | |
| Guru | 2007 | Meenakshi “Meenu” Gupta-Saxena | Mani Ratnam | |
| Salaam-E-Ishq | 2007 | Tehzeeb Hussain | Nikhil Advani | |
| Eklavya: The Royal Guard | 2007 | Rajjo | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | |
| Heyy Babyy | 2007 | Esha | Sajid Khan | |
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | 2007 | Avni Chaturvedi / Manjulika | Priyadarshan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Om Shanti Om | 2007 | Herself | Farah Khan | Cameo appearance in song “Deewangi Deewangi” |
| Halla Bol | 2008 | Sneha | Rajkumar Santoshi | |
| Kismat Konnection | 2008 | Priya | Aziz Mirza | |
| Paa | 2009 | Vidya | R. Balki | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Ishqiya | 2010 | Krishna Verma | Abhishek Chaubey | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| No One Killed Jessica | 2011 | Sabrina Lal | Raj Kumar Gupta | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Urumi | 2011 | Makkom / Bhoomi | Santosh Sivan | Malayalam film |
| Thank You | 2011 | Kishan’s wife | Anees Bazmee | Special appearance |
| Dum Maaro Dum | 2011 | Mrs Kamath | Rohan Sippy | Special appearance |
| The Dirty Picture | 2011 | Reshma (Silk) | Milan Luthria | National Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Kahaani | 2012 | Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi | Sujoy Ghosh | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Ferrari Ki Sawaari | 2012 | Unknown | Rajesh Mapuskar | Special appearance in song “Mala Jau De” |
| Bombay Talkies | 2013 | Herself | Various | Cameo appearance in song “Apna Bombay Talkies” |
| Ghanchakkar | 2013 | Neetu Athray | Raj Kumar Gupta | |
| Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! | 2013 | Unknown | Milan Luthria | Cameo appearance in song “Tayyab Ali” |
| Mahabharat | 2013 | Draupadi (voice) | Amaan Khan | Animated film |
| Shaadi Ke Side Effects | 2014 | Trisha Mallik | Saket Chaudhary | |
| Bobby Jasoos | 2014 | Bilkis “Bobby” Ahmed | Samar Shaikh | |
| Hamari Adhuri Kahani | 2015 | Vasudha Prasad | Mohit Suri | |
| Te3n | 2016 | Sarita Sarkar | Ribhu Dasgupta | Guest appearance |
| Ekk Albela | 2016 | Geeta Bali | Shekhar Sartandal | Marathi film Special appearance |
| Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | 2016 | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | Sujoy Ghosh | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Begum Jaan | 2017 | Begum Jaan | Srijit Mukherji | |
| Tumhari Sulu | 2017 | Sulochana “Sulu” Dubey | Suresh Triveni | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Amoli | 2018 | Narrator | Jasmine Kaur Roy Avinash Roy |
Documentary |
| N. T. R. | TBA | Basavatarakam | Krish | Telugu film; filming |
Vidya Balan TV Shows
| Title | Year | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum Paanch | 1995 | Radhika Mathur | Zee TV | |
| No More Kamzor | 2014 | Host | Star Plus | TV special |
Vidya Balan Music Video Appearance
| Title | Year | Role | Performer(s) | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Aana Meri Gully” | 2002 | Bengali bride | Euphoria | Pradeep Sarkar |
| “Main Nashe Mein Hoon” | 2002 | Bengali girl | Pankaj Udhas | Pradeep Sarkar |
| “Kisson Ki Chadar” | 2003 | Unknown | Shubha Mudgal | Pradeep Sarkar |
| “Jaani Na” | 2011 | Bengali wife | Chandrabindoo | Abhijit Chaudhuri |
Vidya Balan Anandalok Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bhalo Theko | Best Actress | Won |
| 2007 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Best Actress – Hindi | Won |
Vidya Balan Asian Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Asia-Pacific Film Festival
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kahaani | Best Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Asia Pacific Screen Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan BIG Star Entertainment Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | — | New Talent of the Decade – Female | Nominated |
| Ishqiya | Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female | Won | |
| 2011 | The Dirty Picture | Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female | Won |
| 2012 | Kahaani | Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female | Nominated |
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Ghanchakkar | Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Female | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bobby Jasoos | Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Female | Nominated |
Vidya Balan FICCI Frames Excellence Honours
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Paa | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Won |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Won |
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Won |
Vidya Balan Filmfare Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Best Female Debut | Won |
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2010 | Paa | Best Actress | Won |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Critics Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2012 | No One Killed Jessica | Best Actress | Nominated |
| The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress | Won |
| 2017 | Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | Best Actress | Won |
| Critics Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan International Indian Film Academy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Star Debut of the Year – Female | Won |
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2008 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated | ||
| Guru | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Paa | Best Actress | Won |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Won |
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress | Won |
| 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | Best Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Lions Gold Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Paa | Favorite Actress | Won |
| 2013 | Kahaani | Favorite Actress – Critics | Won |
Vidya Balan National Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Won |
Vidya Balan People’s Choice Awards India
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kahaani | Favourite Actress | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Producers Guild Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Best Female Debut | Won | ||
| 2011 | Paa | Best Actress – Special honour | Won |
| Ishqiya | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Won |
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress | Won |
Vidya Balan Screen Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Best Female Debut | Won |
| 2010 | Paa | Best Actress | Won |
| Best Actress – Popular Choice | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress | Won |
| 2012 | No One Killed Jessica | Best Actress | Nominated |
| The Dirty Picture | Best Actress – Popular Choice | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress – Popular Choice | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2017 | Tumhari Sulu | Best Actress | Won |
Vidya Balan Stardust Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Female Superstar of Tomorrow | Won |
| 2007 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Guru | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2010 | Paa | Female Star of the Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress in a Thriller or Action | Won |
| Female Star of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress in a Drama | Won |
| Female Star of the Year | Won | ||
| No One Killed Jessica | Best Actress in a Drama | Nominated | |
| Female Star of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress in a Thriller or Action | Won |
| Female Star of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Bobby Jasoos | Best Actress in a Thriller or Action | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Zee Cine Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Best Female Debut | Won |
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ishqiya | Best Actress | Won |
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Best Actress | Won |
| Critics’ Choice Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2013 | Kahaani | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Critics’ Choice Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2017 | Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | Best Actor – Female (Viewer’s Choice) | Nominated |
| Best Actor – Female (Jury’s Choice) | Nominated |
Vidya Balan Other awards and Honors
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Parineeta | Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards | Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine | Won |
| 2010 | Priyadarshini Academy Awards | Smita Patil Memorial Award | Won | |
| 2011 | NDTV Indian of the Year | Actor of the Year – Female | Won | |
| 2012 | The Dirty Picture | Gr8! Women Achiever Award | Versatility In Acting | Won |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards | Memorable Performance Award | Won | ||
| Prabha Khaitan Puraskar | Won | |||
| 2014 | Padma Shri | Won | ||
| 2015 | Raj Kapoor Award | Special Contribution | Won | |
| 2016 | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Female Empowerment Award | Won | |
| 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | Bollywood Film Journalists Awards | Best Actress | Won |
| News18 Reel Movie Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Actress | Pending |
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