Vidya Balan
Acting
Born: January 1, 1978 (age 48) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Highest Rated
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
Om Shanti Om
2007
Kahaani
2012
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2006
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2007
Guru
2007
Heyy Babyy
2007
Te3n
2016
The Dirty Picture
2011
No One Killed Jessica
2011
Paa
2009
Ishqiya
2010
Mission Mangal
2019
Photos (5)
Movies (44)
Jailer 2
Kantha Kalpak
Dum Maaro Dum
Cameo as Mrs Kamath
Guru
Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
Heyy Babyy
Esha Sahni
Raja Shivaji
Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba
The Dirty Picture
Reshma / Silk
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Vasudha Prasad
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Jhanvi
Tumhari Sulu
Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Mallika / Manjulika
Te3n
Sarita Sharma
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Avni S. Chaturvedi
Kahaani
Vidya Bagchi
Thank You
Divya
Halla Bol
Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan
Parineeta
Lalita
Jalsa
Maya Menon
Bobby Jasoos
Bobby
Paa
Vidya Arte
Mission Mangal
Tara Shinde
No One Killed Jessica
Sabrina Lal
Urumi
Makkom / Bhumika
Sherni
Vidya Vincent
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan
Salaam-e-Ishq
Tehzeeb Raina
Kahaani 2
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Trisha Roy
Mahabharat
Draupadi (voice)
Kismat Konnection
Priya
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Basavatarakam
Neeyat
Mira Rao
Ghanchakkar
Neetu Athray
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"
Ishqiya
Krishna Verma
Natkhat
Surekha
Nerkonda Paarvai
Kalyani Bharath
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'
Bhalo Theko
Anandi
Do Aur Do Pyaar
Kavya
The Last Tenant
2026
Ekk Albela
Geeta Bali
Amoli
Narrator (English)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (15)
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self · 2 eps
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self · 3 eps
Koffee with Karan
Self · 2 eps
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Self · 3 eps
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self · 1 eps
The Anupam Kher Show
Herself · 1 eps
Son of Abish
Herself · 1 eps
Aap Ki Adalat
Herself · 1 eps
Rising Star
Self · 1 eps
Superstar Singer
Self · 1 eps
Om Shanti Om
Self
Yaaron Ki Baraat
Self · 1 eps
Bombay Talkies
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Jailer 2- Super Show
Self · 1 eps
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Self · 2 eps