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Born · January 1, 1978 (46 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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 subsequently appeared in such films as Guru, Heyy Babyy (2008) and Bhool Bhulaiya (2008), the latter earning her another Filmfare nomination. In 2009 she appeared as a single mother of a child suffering from progeria in R. Balki's Paa, her performance in which ultimately won her a Best Actress award at Filmfare. 2010 saw the release of Ishqiya, starring Balan in a role for which she was praised and awarded, and she followed it with her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal in the biopic No One Killed Jessica.
Mallika
6.4
2024
Kavya
0.0
2024
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2024
Mira Rao
5.0
2023
Maya Menon
6.3
2022
Vidya Vincent
6.3
2021
Shakuntala Devi
6.5
2020
Surekha
4.3
2020
Tara Shinde
6.7
2019
Kalyani Bharath
6.9
2019
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2019
Basavatarakam
4.3
2019
Basavatarakam
4.8
2019
Narrator (English)
6.0
2018
Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
6.4
2017
Begum Jaan
6.0
2017
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
2017
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
6.7
2016
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
2016
Geeta Bali
10.0
2016
Sarita Sharma
6.9
2016
Herself · (2 episodes)
7.2
2016
Vasudha Prasad
6.3
2015
Herself · (1 episode)
7.3
2014
Bobby
5.6
2014
Trisha Roy
5.5
2014
Herself · (1 episode)
7.8
2014
Draupadi (voice)
6.7
2013
Neetu Athray
5.0
2013
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2013
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
6.4
2013
Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
6.0
2012
Vidya Bagchi
7.2
2012
Reshma / Silk
6.3
2011
Cameo as Mrs Kamath
5.8
2011
Divya
5.1
2011
Makkom / Bhumi
7.0
2011
Sabrina Lal
6.8
2011
Guest Star · (1 episode)
5.2
2010
Krishna Verma
6.5
2010
Vidya Arte
6.4
2009
Priya
4.9
2008
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
5.1
2008
Self
7.1
2007
Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika
6.6
2007
Esha Sahni
5.9
2007
Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
6.3
2007
Tehzeeb Raina
4.9
2007
Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
6.8
2007
Jhanvi
7.3
2006
Lalita
6.5
2005
Self · (2 episodes)
5.7
2004
10.0
2003
Self · (3 episodes)
6.8
2000
Herself · (1 episode)
5.5
1992