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About Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is a Bollywood actress who desired to venture into the acting industry at an early age and also did not give up after experiencing an unsuccessful start. She gained wider recognition for her role credits in the films “Bhalo Theko”, “No One Killed Jessica”, “Paa”, and “The Dirty Picture”, for which she won an International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Actress in 2012. She often plays strong female heroes in her films.
Career Highlight
Beginning her career at an early age, she landed roles in the movies “Chakram”, “Run” and “Bala” but because of her poor acting skills, she was withdrawn from the movies. She then began to make appearances in several commercials and music videos, including the music video of the Euphoria pop rock band.
After experiencing a poor start in her career, she came to the limelight after she landed the lead role playing the character of Anandi in the 2003 independent film “Bhalo Theko”. The role won her an Anandalok Puraskar for Best Actress.
She went on to make her Hindi film debut in the 2005 musical drama “Parineeta”. She was greatly praised by critics for her performance in that film. Before she made an appearance in the film, she had to undergo six months of training. Her performance in the film received positive credits from people especially from Derek Elley, who worked at Variety.
She started to gain more popularity when she starred in “No One Killed Jessica”, a 2011 film written and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. She acted in the movie with actors such as Rani Mukerji, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Rajesh Sharma.
Family and Education.
The Indian Film Academy Award winner was born to P.R. Balan and Saraswarthy Balan. She is related to the Indian actress Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer.
Balan enrolled at St. Anthony Girls’ High School, St. Xaviers College and obtained a master’s degree from the University of Mumbai.
She got married to Siddharth Roy Kapur on December 14, 2012.
Achievements
She is the recipient of two awards from Big Star Entertainment Awards for her roles in the movies “Ishqiya” (2010) and “The Dirty Picture” (2011).
Also Baran won the Screen Award in 2006 as “Best Female Debut” for her role in the romantic drama film “Parineeta”.
Trivia
In 2014, she was honored by the Government of India for her contribution to the arts in India. Vidya Balan was among the judges of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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F.A.Q. about Vidya Balan
When is her birthday?
Vidya Balan's birthday is on January 1, 1979.
In how many days is her birthday?
Vidya's birthday is in 259 days
How old is she?
She is 45 years old.
Where is Vidya from?
She was born in Ottapalam, Palakkad, Kerala, India.