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Vidya Balan Biography, Filmography, Movies,Career And Sexy Images

Date of Birth : January 1, 1982

Education : St. Antony's School and St. Xavier's College

Family : Father P R Balan (Vice-President of ETC channel),

Mother (House maker), Elder Sister.

City : Palghat, Kerala

Occupation : Bollywood actress and Fashion Model

Languages :Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali

Debut Film : Parineeta

Zodiac: Capricorn

Marital Status: Single

Awards: IIFA Best Female Debut, IIFA Best Actress Award, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, 2 Filmfare Best Actress Award, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.

Biography:

Vidya Balan was born on the 1st of January in the year 1978 , in a Tamil speaking Iyer family, Vidya Balan went to school at the St. Anthony Girls’ High School, in Mumbai. Later she attended the St. Xavier’s College and majored in the domain of Sociology. Vidya wished to further pursue her studies & went to the University of Mumbai to learn MA & that is the time she received her 1st movie offer, which was for a Malayalam film titled Chakram where she was cast opposite one of her favorite actors- Mohanlal. However, this project was put on hold mid-way which made Vidya wait for some more years before her movie debut.

Filmography:

Vidya Balan made her debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003). Her role was much appreciated. She then made her debut in Bollywood in Parineeta (2006) and excelled in her role, winning the Award for Best Female Debutant. She appeared in the blockbuster Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). In 2007, she acted in Mani Ratnam’s Guru as a girl suffering from multiple sclerosis, Salaam-e-Ishq, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. All these films proved her versatility and her defiance to not fit into the glam doll mould of Bollywood actresses.

In the year 1998, Vidya made her TV debut when she modeled for the brand Surf Excel in their advertisement. She’s been the face for scores of advertising films, the majority of which have been Pradeep Sarkar’s directions.It was a couple months after that Vidya featured in three of Pradeep Sarkar’s directed music videos for Pankaj Udhas, Shubha Mudgal and Euphoria.Vidya’s also done some TV serials which became quite popular like Ashok Pandits Hanste Khelte and Hum Paanch by Ektaa Kapoor.

Vidya took up roles in some movies like Bhaalo Theko (a Bengali film along with Joy Sengupta, an actor). For this film, Vidya won the Anand Lok Puraskar for the best actress, in Kolkata.It was much later in Mumbai, when she was present at a pop concert, that Vidhu Vinod Chopra (a filmmaker) approached vidya to play lead role (female) for his film Parineeta, which again was to be a Pradeep Sarkar direction.

Vidya went through seventeen make-up rounds & forty screen tests before finally being chosen for the film parineeta in the lead role.Vidya then played the role of a young independent single mother struggling with her son’s progeria syndrome in Paa (2009). Her portrayal of the role stood apart from the usual Bollywood maa roles and got her rave reviews from critics as well as the audience. True to her spirit of doing something different, Vidya then acted in Ishqiya (2010) and won accolades for the portrayal of the seductive widow.

Her movie, No One Killed Jessica (2011), did well at the box-office and her role in the movie was appreciated too. In 2011 her last release was super-hit film The Dirty Picture.Vidya was widely appreciated for her role and won almost all major awards in best actress category for her role in this film. She will be next seen in Kahaani and Ferrari Ki Sawaari.

Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was finally chosen for the lead role in the film.

Personal:

Vidya has a very traditional Indian look in contrast to most of today's Bollywood starlets. She is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDSResearch) and Hale House, a home for children born with HIV and those affected by Drug Addiction. She also involves herself with the Harvard AIDS Institute, by Hosting Forums and participating in events throughout the year. No wonder that Vidya Balan is one of the most talked about names in Bollywood today.

Film Career:

Bhalo Theko, in the year 2003, as Anandi. This was a Bengali film.
Parineeta, in the year 2005, as Lalita. Vidya won the Best Debut (Female) Award- Filmfare Awards & was nominated for the Best Actress- Filmfare Awards.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai, in the year 2006, as Jhanvi
Guru, in the year 2007, as Meenu Saxena.
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love, in the year 2007, as Tehzeeb Raina.
Eklavya: The Royal Guard, in the year 2007, as Rajeshwari.
Heyy Babyy, in the year 2007, as Isha.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa, in the year 2007, as Avni/Manjulika. Vidya was Nominated for the Best Actress- Filmfare Awards.
Om Shanti Om, in the year 2007, as Herself in a Special appearance.
Halla Bol, in the year 2008, as Sneha
Kismat Konnection, in the year 2008, as Priya
Paa, in the year 2009, as Vidya. She won the Award for the Best Actress for this film- Filmfare Awards.
Ishqiya, in the year 2010, as Krishna Verma. Vidya won the Filmfare Critics for Best Actress & was nominated for the Best Actress- Filmfare Awards.
No One Killed Jessica, in the year 2011, as Sabrina Lal.
Urumi , in the year 2011, as Makkom. This was a Malayalam film.
Thank You , in the year 2011.
Dum Maaro Dum, in the year 2011, as Mrs. Kamath in a Cameo appearance.
Kahani which is being filmed.
The Dirty Picture, as Silk Smitha.

Nominations & Awards:

Filmfare Awards- Won

2006: for the Best Debut (Female) Award for the film Parineeta
2006: Face of the Year- Filmfare for the film Parineeta
2010: Best Actress – Filmfare Award for the film Paa
2011: Best Actress (for Critics’ Choice) for the film Ishqiya.

Filmfare Awards- Nominations

2006: for the Best Actress Filmfare Award for the film Parineeta
2008: for the Best Actress Filmfare Award for the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2011: for the Best Actress Filmfare Award for the film Ishqiya.

Star Screen Awards-Won

2006: for the Most Promising Female Newcomer for the film Parineeta
2010: for the Best Actress for the film Paa
2011: for the Best Actress for the film Ishqiya.

Zee Cine Awards- Won

2006: for the Best Debut- Female for the film Parineeta
2011: for the Best Female Actor for the film Ishqiya.

Zee Cine Awards- Nominations

2006: for the Best Female Actor for the film Parineeta.

International Indian Film Academy Awards- Won

2006: for the Best Debut- Female for the film Parineeta
2010: for the Best Female Actor for the film Paa (she shared this with actress Kareena Kapoor).

International Indian Film Academy Awards- Nomination

2007: for the Best Female Actor for the film Lage Raho Munnabhai
2008: for the Best Female Actor for the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2008: for the Best Female villian for the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2008: for the Best Female Actor in a supporting role for the film Guru

Stardust Awards- Won

2006: for the Superstar(Female) of Tomorrow for the film Parineeta.

Stardust Awards- Nominations

2008: for the Best Female Actor in a supporting role for the film Guru
2011: for the Star (Female) of the Year for the film Ishqiya
2011: the Award for the Readers’ Choice for the Best Actress (in a Thriller/Action) for the film Ishqiya

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards- Won

2005: for an Outstanding Debut for the film Parineeta
2010: for the Best Actress for the film Paa
2011: for the Best Actress (Leading Role) for the film Ishqiya

Additional Awards

2004: for the Best Actress for the film Bhalo Theko at the Anandalok Puraskar Awards
2006: Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine for the film Parineeta at Star’s awards
2007: for the Best Hindi Actress for the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa- Anandalok Puraskar Awards
2010: for the Best Actress for the film Paa at Lions Gold Awards
2010: for the Best Actress in the film Paa at ‘FICCI Frames 2010′ Excellence Awards
2011: for the Best Female Actor (Lead Role) for the film Ishqiya at the Global Indian Film & Television Honors
2011: Female Actor of the year at the NDTV Indian of the year awards.

Vidya Balan Biography, Filmography, Movies,Career And Sexy Images.