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
Name
Vidya Balan
Real Name
Vidya P. Balan
Nickname
Vidhi
Profession
Actress, Model
Date of Birth
1 January 1978
Age (as of 2023)
45
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Family
Father: P. R. Balan (Worked as Executive Vice-President of Digicable) Mother: Saraswathy Balan (Homemaker) Sister: Priya Balan (Works for an advertising Company)
Marital Status
Married (14 December 2012)
Affairs/Boyfriends
NA
Husband
Siddharth Roy Kapur (Businessman and Producer)
Children
Yet to be updated
Religion
Hindu
Educational Qualification
Graduate
School
St. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai
College
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai The University of Mumbai, Mumbai
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
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
Bhalo Theko
Anandi
Bengali film
2005
Parineeta
Lalita
2006
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Jhanvi Sahni
2007
Guru
Meenakshi “Meenu” Saxena (née Gupta)
2007
Salaam-e-Ishq
Tehzeeb Hussain
2007
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Rajjo Singh
2007
Heyy Babyy
Isha B. Sahni
2007
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Avni Chaturvedi / Manjulika
2007
Om Shanti Om
Herself
Special appearance in song “Deewangi Deewangi”
2008
Halla Bol
Sneha Khan
2008
Kismat Konnection
Priya Saluja
2009
Paa
Dr. Vidya
2010
Ishqiya
Krishna Verma
2011
No One Killed Jessica
Sabrina Lal
2011
Urumi
Makkom / Bhoomi
Malayalam film; special appearance
2011
Thank You
Divya Khurana
Cameo
2011
Dum Maaro Dum
Mrs. Kamath
Cameo
2011
The Dirty Picture
Reshma (Silk)
2012
Kahaani
Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi
2012
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Unnamed
Special appearance in song “Mala Jau De”
2013
Bombay Talkies
Herself
Special appearance in song “Apna Bombay Talkies”
2013
Ghanchakkar
Neetu Athray
2013
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
Unnamed
Cameo
2013
Mahabharat
Draupadi (voice)
Animated film
2014
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Trisha Mallik
2014
Bobby Jasoos
Bilkis “Bobby” Ahmed
2015
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Vasudha Prasad
2016
Te3n
Sarita Sarkar
2016
Ekk Albela
Geeta Bali
Marathi film; special appearance
2016
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
2017
Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan
2017
Tumhari Sulu
Sulochana “Sulu” Dubey
2018
Amoli
Narrator
Documentary; English version
2019
NTR: Kathanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Telugu film
2019
NTR: Mahanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Telugu film
2019
Nerkonda Paarvai
Kalyani Bharath
Tamil film; special appearance
2019
Mission Mangal
Tara Shinde
2020
Natkhat
Surekha
Short film; also producer
2020
Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi
2021
Sherni
Vidya Vincent
2022
Jalsa
Maya Menon
2023
Neeyat
TBA
Filming
2023
Untitled film
Kavya
Filming
TV Shows
Year
Title
Role
Channel
Notes
1995
Hum Paanch
Radhika Mathur
Zee TV
Episode 52- 148
2014
No More Kamzor
Host
Star Plus
TV special
Music Video Appearance
Year
Title
Role
Performer(s)
2002
“Aana Meri Gully”
Bengali bride
Euphoria
2002
“Main Nashe Mein Hoon”
Bengali girl
Pankaj Udhas
2003
“Kisson Ki Chadar”
Unknown
Shubha Mudgal
2011
“Jaani Na”
Bengali wife
Chandrabindoo
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
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2010
—
New Talent of the Decade – Female
Nominated
2010
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
2012
Kahaani
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
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
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2006
Parineeta
Best Female Debut
Won
2006
Parineeta
Best Actress
Nominated
2008
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Best Actress
Nominated
2010
Paa
Best Actress
Won
2011
Ishqiya
Best Actress
Nominated
2011
Ishqiya
Best Actress (Critics)
Won
2012
No One Killed Jessica
Best Actress
Nominated
2012
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
2018
Tumhari Sulu
Best Actress (Critics)
Nominated
2020
Mission Mangal
Best Actress
Nominated
2021
Shakuntala Devi
Best Actress
Nominated
2021
Shakuntala Devi
Best Actress (Critics)
Nominated
2022
Sherni
Best Actress
Nominated
2022
Sherni
Best Actress (Critics)
Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2006
Parineeta
Star Debut of the Year – Female
Won
2006
Parineeta
Best Actress
Nominated
2007
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Actress
Nominated
2008
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Best Actress
Nominated
2008
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Nominated
2008
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
2021
Mission Mangal
Best Actress
Nominated
2022
Sherni
Best Actress
Nominated
Lions Gold Awards
2010 – Favorite Actress for Paa – Won
2013 – Favorite Actress (Critics) for Kahaani – Won
