Name
Vidya Balan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-01-01 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Biography
Vidya Balan (born January 1, 1979) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After appearing in the television sitcom *Hum Paanch* (1995) and the Bengali independent film *Bhalo Theko* (2003), she made her Hindi feature debut in the musical drama *Parineeta* (2005), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her subsequent releases included *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), *Guru* (2007), and the psychological comedy thriller *Bhool Bhulaiyaa* (2007).
Balan earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedy drama *Paa* (2009), followed by the black comedy *Ishqiya* (2010), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. For her portrayal of Silk in the biographical drama *The Dirty Picture* (2011), she won the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She earned a third Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the mystery thriller *Kahaani* (2012). Her credits during this period included *No One Killed Jessica* (2011), *Kahaani 2* (2016), and *Tumhari Sulu* (2017), which earned her a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
In 2019, Balan expanded into South Indian cinema with the two-part biographical drama *N.T.R: Kathanayakudu* and *N.T.R: Mahanayakudu*, and appeared in the Tamil release *Nerkonda Paarvai* and *Mission Mangal*. Her subsequent projects included the biographical drama *Shakuntala Devi* (2020), *Sherni* (2021), *Jalsa* (2022), *Neeyat* (2023), *Do Aur Do Pyaar* (2024), and *Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3* (2024). In 2026, she appeared in the historical drama *Raja Shivaji* and *The Last Tenant*.
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- 2007 Heyy Babyy as Esha Sahni
- 2005 Parineeta as Lalita
- 2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai as Jhanvi
- 2008 Halla Bol as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
- 2009 Paa as Vidya Arte
- 2010 Ishqiya as Krishna Verma
- 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq as Tehzeeb Raina
- 2011 Thank You as Divya
- 2008 Kismat Konnection as Priya
- 2007 Guru as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
- 2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa as Avni S. Chaturvedi
- 2011 The Dirty Picture as Reshma / Silk
- 2011 No One Killed Jessica as Sabrina Lal
- 2012 Kahaani as Vidya Bagchi / Vidya Basu
- 2022 Jalsa as Maya Menon
- 2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar as Kavya
- 2011 Urumi as Makkom / Bhumika
- 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
- 2013 Ghanchakkar as Neetu Athray
- 2023 Neeyat as Mira Rao
- 2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects as Trisha Roy
- 2014 Bobby Jasoos as Bobby
- 2024 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as Mallika / Manjulika
- 2012 Ferrari Ki Sawaari as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
- 2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani as Vasudha Prasad
- 2016 Te3n as Sarita Sharma
- 2013 Bombay Talkies as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
- 2016 Kahaani 2 as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
- 2017 Begum Jaan as Begum Jaan
- 2016 Ekk Albela as Geeta Bali
- 2017 Tumhari Sulu as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
- 2003 Bhalo Theko as Anandi
- 2011 Dum Maaro Dum as Cameo as Mrs Kamath
- 2013 Mahabharat as Draupadi (voice)
- 2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu as Basavatarakam
- 2019 Nerkonda Paarvai as Kalyani Bharath
- 2019 Mission Mangal as Tara Shinde
- 2020 Shakuntala Devi as Shakuntala Devi
- 2019 N.T.R: Mahanayakudu as Basavatarakam
- 2020 Natkhat as Surekha
- 2018 Amoli as Narrator (English)
- 2007 Om Shanti Om as Self
- 2021 Sherni as Vidya Vincent
- 2026 Raja Shivaji as Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
- 2026 Jailer 2 as Kantha Kalpak
- 2026 Mauja Hi Mauja
- 2026 The Last Tenant
- Soon Long Years Ago
- Soon Untitled Balki - R Madhavan Film
- 2010 MasterChef India ( 1 episode ) as Guest Star
- 2016 The Kapil Sharma Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 Koffee with Karan ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Anupam Kher Show ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2016 Yaaron Ki Baraat ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Son of Abish ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 1992 Aap Ki Adalat ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Superstar Singer ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Rising Star ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 The Great Indian Kapil Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Hum Paanch ( 269 episodes ) as Radhika Mathur
- 2008 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2026 Jailer 2- Super Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
