Vidya Balan
Acting
Born 1978-01-01
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
61 credits
Academy Awards 1
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 1
Filmfare Awards 1
Stardust Awards 1
Padma Shri in arts 1
Awards
Won 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 won
- — International Indian Film Academy Awards Won
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 1 won
- — BIG Star Entertainment Awards Won
Filmfare Awards 1 won
- — Filmfare Awards Won
Stardust Awards 1 won
- — Stardust Awards Won
Padma Shri in arts 1 won
- — Padma Shri in arts Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
57 credits
The Kapil Sharma Show
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Koffee with Karan
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Hum Paanch
MasterChef India
Son of Abish
Rising Star
Om Shanti Om
Superstar Singer
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
The Anupam Kher Show
Aap Ki Adalat
Guru
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Raja Shivaji
Kahaani
Yaaron Ki Baraat
Ekk Albela
Bombay Talkies
Parineeta
Paa
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Heyy Babyy
Mission Mangal
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Begum Jaan
The Dirty Picture
Sherni
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Te3n
Kahaani 2
Dum Maaro Dum
Urumi
Nerkonda Paarvai
Shakuntala Devi
Ishqiya
Thank You
Mahabharat
Halla Bol
Salaam-e-Ishq
No One Killed Jessica
Bobby Jasoos
Neeyat
Jalsa
Kismat Konnection
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Tumhari Sulu
Do Aur Do Pyaar
Ghanchakkar
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Amoli
Bhalo Theko
Natkhat
Other credits
3 credits
Producing
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