Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan (born January 1, 1978) is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films. Balan made her movie debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko in 2003. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut as well as her first Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. She subsequently essayed a variety of character roles, receiving her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). She subsequently appeared in such films as Guru, Heyy Babyy (2008) and Bhool Bhulaiya (2008), the latter earning her another Filmfare nomination. In 2009 she appeared as a single mother of a child suffering from progeria in R. Balki's Paa, her performance in which ultimately won her a Best Actress award at Filmfare. 2010 saw the release of Ishqiya, starring Balan in a role for which she was praised and awarded, and she followed it with her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal in the biopic No One Killed Jessica.
Heyy Babyy
(Esha Sahni)
Parineeta
(Lalita)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
(Jhanvi)
Halla Bol
(Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan)
Paa
(Vidya Arte)
Ishqiya
(Krishna Verma)
Salaam-e-Ishq
(Tehzeeb Raina)
Thank You
(Divya)
Kismat Konnection
(Priya)
Guru
(Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
(Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika)
The Dirty Picture
(Reshma / Silk)
No One Killed Jessica
(Sabrina Lal)
Kahaani
(Vidya Bagchi)
Jalsa
(Maya Menon)
Do Aur Do Pyaar
(Kavya)
Urumi
(Makkom / Bhumika)
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
(Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo')
Ghanchakkar
(Neetu Athray)
Neeyat
(Mira Rao)
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
(Trisha Roy)
Bobby Jasoos
(Bobby)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
(Mallika / Manjulika)
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
(Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De")
Hamari Adhuri Kahani
(Vasudha Prasad)
Te3n
(Sarita Sharma)
Bombay Talkies
(Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited))
Begum Jaan
(Begum Jaan)
Kahaani 2
(Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh)
Ekk Albela
(Geeta Bali)
Tumhari Sulu
(Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey)
Forever Yours
(Anandi)
Dum Maaro Dum
(Cameo as Mrs Kamath)
Mahabharat
(Draupadi (voice))
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
(Basavatarakam)
Nerkonda Paarvai
(Kalyani Bharath)
Mission Mangal
(Tara Shinde)
Shakuntala Devi
(Shakuntala Devi)
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
(Basavatarakam)
Natkhat
(Surekha)
Amoli
(Narrator (English))
Om Shanti Om
(Self)
Sherni
(Vidya Vincent)
Raja Shivaji
Jailer 2
MasterChef India
(Guest Star)
The Kapil Sharma Show
(Herself)
Comedy Nights with Kapil
(Self)
Koffee with Karan
(Self)
The Anupam Kher Show
(Herself)
Yaaron Ki Baraat
(Self)
Son of Abish
(Herself)
Aap Ki Adalat
(Herself)
Kaun Banega Crorepati
(Self)
Superstar Singer
(Self)
Rising Star
(Self)
The Great Indian Kapil Show
(Self)