Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 01, 1978
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Credits
61 titles
Vidya Balan
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*.
Known For
Filmography
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam
Jailer 2
Kantha
Raja Shivaji
Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
The Last Tenant
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Mallika / Manjulika
Do Aur Do Pyaar
Kavya
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self
Neeyat
Mira Rao
Jalsa
Maya Menon
Sherni
Vidya Vincent
Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi
Natkhat
Surekha
Mission Mangal
Tara Shinde
Nerkonda Paarvai
Kalyani Bharath
Superstar Singer
Self
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Basavatarakam
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Amoli
Narrator (English)
Tumhari Sulu
Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan
Rising Star
Self
Kahaani 2
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
Yaaron Ki Baraat
Self
Ekk Albela
Geeta Bali
Te3n
Sarita Sharma
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Vasudha Prasad
The Anupam Kher Show
Herself
Bobby Jasoos
Bobby
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Trisha Roy
Son of Abish
Herself
Mahabharat
Draupadi (voice)
Ghanchakkar
Neetu Athray
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self
Bombay Talkies
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
Kahaani
Vidya Bagchi
The Dirty Picture
Reshma / Silk
Dum Maaro Dum
Cameo as Mrs Kamath
Thank You
Divya
Urumi
Makkom / Bhumika
No One Killed Jessica
Sabrina Lal
MasterChef India
Guest Star
Ishqiya
Krishna Verma
Paa
Vidya Arte
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Self
Kismat Konnection
Priya
Halla Bol
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
Om Shanti Om
Self
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Avni S. Chaturvedi