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.
MOVIE2026
Jailer 2
★6.1
MOVIE2026
Raja Shivaji
as Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
★5.2
MOVIE2019
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
as Basavatarakam
★6.9
MOVIE2007
Guru
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
★7.1
MOVIE2007
Om Shanti Om
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2013
Bombay Talkies
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
MOVIE2026
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam
★6.5
MOVIE2005
Parineeta
as Lalita
★6.1
MOVIE2011
The Dirty Picture
as Reshma / Silk
★6.5
MOVIE2020
Shakuntala Devi
as Shakuntala Devi
★8.0
MOVIE2016
Ekk Albela
as Geeta Bali
★6.8
MOVIE2007
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
as Avni S. Chaturvedi
★6.8
MOVIE2013
Mahabharat
as Draupadi (voice)
★7.2
MOVIE2012
Kahaani
as Vidya Bagchi
★5.4
MOVIE2024
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
as Mallika / Manjulika
★5.1
MOVIE2011
Thank You
as Divya
★5.7
MOVIE2017
Begum Jaan
as Begum Jaan
★7.3
MOVIE2006
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
as Jhanvi
★5.6
MOVIE2011
Dum Maaro Dum
as Cameo as Mrs Kamath
★7.0
MOVIE2011
Urumi
as Makkom / Bhumika
★6.6
MOVIE2016
Kahaani 2
as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
★6.9
MOVIE2016
Te3n
as Sarita Sharma
★5.9
MOVIE2007
Heyy Babyy
as Esha Sahni
★6.5
MOVIE2017
Tumhari Sulu
as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
MOVIETBA
Untitled SRK-Suhana-Marflix movie
★6.4
MOVIE2009
Paa
as Vidya Arte
MOVIE2026
The Last Tenant
★5.4
MOVIE2014
Bobby Jasoos
as Bobby
★6.7
MOVIE2019
Mission Mangal
as Tara Shinde
★4.9
MOVIE2008
Halla Bol
as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
★6.2
MOVIE2015
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
as Vasudha Prasad
★6.8
MOVIE2011
No One Killed Jessica
as Sabrina Lal
★4.5
MOVIE2019
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
as Basavatarakam
★4.9
MOVIE2007
Salaam-e-Ishq
as Tehzeeb Raina
★5.3
MOVIE2014
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
as Trisha Roy
★6.0
MOVIE2007
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
★5.0
MOVIE2013
Ghanchakkar
as Neetu Athray
★6.2
MOVIE2022
Jalsa
as Maya Menon
★5.4
MOVIE2024
Do Aur Do Pyaar
as Kavya
★4.8
MOVIE2008
Kismat Konnection
as Priya
★5.9
MOVIE2012
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
★6.5
MOVIE2010
Ishqiya
as Krishna Verma
★6.9
MOVIE2019
Nerkonda Paarvai
as Kalyani Bharath
★6.3
MOVIE2021
Sherni
as Vidya Vincent
★4.0
MOVIE2020
Natkhat
as Surekha
★5.1
MOVIE2023
Neeyat
as Mira Rao
★6.5
MOVIE2003
Forever Yours
as Anandi
★6.0
MOVIE2018
Amoli
as Narrator (English)