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Vidya Balan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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 indep…
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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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2026
Jailer 2
Movie Kantha
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2026
Raja Shivaji
Movie Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
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2026
The Last Tenant
Movie
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2024
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Movie Mallika / Manjulika
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2024
Do Aur Do Pyaar
Movie Kavya
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2024
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV show Self
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2023
Neeyat
Movie Mira Rao
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2022
Jalsa
Movie Maya Menon
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2021
Sherni
Movie Vidya Vincent
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2020
Shakuntala Devi
Movie Shakuntala Devi
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2020
Natkhat
Movie Surekha
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2019
Mission Mangal
Movie Tara Shinde
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2019
Nerkonda Paarvai
Movie Kalyani Bharath
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2019
Superstar Singer
TV show Self
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2019
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Movie Basavatarakam
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2019
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Movie Basavatarakam
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2018
Amoli
Movie Narrator (English)
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2017
Tumhari Sulu
Movie Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
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2017
Begum Jaan
Movie Begum Jaan
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2017
Rising Star
TV show Self
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2016
Kahaani 2
Movie Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
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2016
Yaaron Ki Baraat
TV show Self
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2016
Ekk Albela
Movie Geeta Bali
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2016
Te3n
Movie Sarita Sharma
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2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV show Self
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2015
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Movie Vasudha Prasad
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2014
The Anupam Kher Show
TV show Herself
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2014
Bobby Jasoos
Movie Bobby
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2014
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Movie Trisha Roy
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2014
Son of Abish
TV show Herself
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2013
Mahabharat
Movie Draupadi (voice)
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2013
Ghanchakkar
Movie Neetu Athray
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2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV show Self
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2013
Bombay Talkies
Movie Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
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2012
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Movie Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
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2012
Kahaani
Movie Vidya Bagchi
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2011
The Dirty Picture
Movie Reshma / Silk
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2011
Dum Maaro Dum
Movie Cameo as Mrs Kamath
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2011
Thank You
Movie Divya
