All about Vidya Balan

After acting a couple of film Vidya Balan has come in the top list of Bollywood Film industry. Anyway, Vidya Balan came to the film industry with a bangle film named ‘Bhalo Theko’ and her first Hindi film Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘Parineeta’. By acting this film she achieved award Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & FairOne Filmfare Face of the Year, Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award. I am giving a short composition on her.

Name: Vidya Balan

Date of Birth: January 1, 1982

Sign: Capricorn

Religion: hindu

City: Palghat, Kerala

Country: India

Siblings: older sister Priya

Marital status: single

Favorite clothes: saris

Favorite food: home-cooked

Her hero: Amitabh Bachchan

Her heroine: Madhuri Dixit

Likes: indian classical music

Education:

She started her schooling in St. Anthony’s Girls High School and college in St. Xavier's College. She also studied in University of Mumbai but a short period also has got a Sociology degree.

Print Ads:

Vidya’s first ad was Surf Excel in the year 1998. She did some 25 TV advertisements.

Music Videos:

She took a part in three music videos, with Pankaj Udhas, Euphoria and Shubha Mudgal.

Family:

Vidya was born in a middleclass family in Palakkad, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originally her family belongs to Tamil Iyer community. But she grew up in Mumbai. Her father PR Balan is Vice President of ETC Channel and her mother, a homemaker. She also has an older sister, Priya, who is married. She is close to her brother-in-law as well.

Hobbies:

reading - all of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films

Occupation:

bollywood actress / fashion model

Debut Film: Bhaalo Theko (bangle), Parineeta (Hindi)

Languages: tamil, hindi, english, malayalam, Bengali

Awards: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Parineeta (2005),

Filmfare Best Debut Award, Parineeta (2005)

Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, Parineeta (2005)

IIFA Award Best Female Debut, Parineeta (2005)

Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Parineeta (2005).

Vidya Balan Filmography

Bhool Bhulaiyaa ( Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Amisha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav)

Heyy Babyy ( Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Vidya Balan)

Eklavya ( Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Jimmy Shergill, Raima Sen, Sharmila Tagore)

Guru ( Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat)

Salaam-e-Ishq ( Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Govinda, Shannon Esrechowitz, Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Sohail Khan)

Lage Raho Munnabhai ( Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Jimmy Shergill)

Parineeta ( Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt, Raima Sen)