Cast
Vidya Balan
Acting
Cast
Vidya Balan
Known for
Acting
Born
1978-01-01
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Also known as विद्या बालन, 비드야 발란, ვიდია ბალანი
Biography
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.
Raja Shivaji
as Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
Jailer 2
Om Shanti Om
as Self
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
as Mallika / Manjulika
Guru
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
as Avni S. Chaturvedi
Salaam-e-Ishq
as Tehzeeb Raina
Paa
as Vidya Arte
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
as Jhanvi
Te3n
as Sarita Sharma
The Dirty Picture
as Reshma / Silk
Kahaani
as Vidya Bagchi
Bombay Talkies
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Thank You
as Divya
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
as Vasudha Prasad
Heyy Babyy
as Esha Sahni
Mission Mangal
as Tara Shinde
Mahabharat
as Draupadi (voice)
Parineeta
as Lalita
Begum Jaan
as Begum Jaan
Kismat Konnection
as Priya
Ghanchakkar
as Neetu Athray
Jalsa
as Maya Menon
Kahaani 2
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
Nerkonda Paarvai
as Kalyani Bharath
Dum Maaro Dum
as Cameo as Mrs Kamath
Halla Bol
as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
Neeyat
as Mira Rao
Shakuntala Devi
as Shakuntala Devi
No One Killed Jessica
as Sabrina Lal
Sherni
as Vidya Vincent
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
as Basavatarakam
Urumi
as Makkom / Bhumika
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
as Trisha Roy
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
Ishqiya
as Krishna Verma
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
Tumhari Sulu
as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
Bobby Jasoos
as Bobby
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
as Basavatarakam
Do Aur Do Pyaar
as Kavya
Amoli
as Narrator (English)
Forever Yours
as Anandi
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam
Natkhat
as Surekha
The Last Tenant
Ekk Albela
as Geeta Bali