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Birth Name Reema Lambha Nickname Bollywood's Kissing Queen eight 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Spouse Karan Singh Gill (2000 - 2001) (divorced) Trivia Bears a resemblance to actress Halle Berry. Has a degree in Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University. Some of her favorite films are Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981) and Masoom (1983). Is the first Indian woman to get an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine and appear on the cover. Mallika turned down the offer in an attempt to avoid the risk of being blacklisted in the Indian film industry. The cost of the diamonds that Mallika wore at the Cannes Film Festival 2005 was Rs 45 million. They were sponsored by Orra Diamonds. Nine sets of jewelery were especially designed for Mallika, including diamond studded necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Changed her name from Reema Lamba to Mallika Sherawat when she did her first film, Khwahish (2003). She claims to have changed it because there were already too many actresses in the industry with similar names like Reema Sen, Raima Sen, and Rimii Sen. She accepted the Advisory Board membership of the Asian Academy of film and television supporting the film education in India. In April 2006, Mallika went on her first world tour of concert performances called Rock Stars along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol, and John Abraham. Turned down the role of Sira in Private Moments (2005). Although little about her past is known, she has admitted that she was once married prior to entering the film industry Listed as number 9 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25- 2006) Listed #4 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006). Her performance at the televised 2006 New Year's Eve show at the hotel J.W. Marriot, in Mumbai, caused social activist Vinod Jain to urge police to take immediate action against the actress for wearing suggestive clothing. Mallika was dressed in a body-hugging skin suit and a silver bikini to top it. He said that Mallika's dancing was distasteful and and portrayed Indian women indecently. Jain approached the Santa Cruz police station about the matter, but they told him that no one filed a complaint against her. Was invited and attended the wedding of Princess Myasa, King Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa's daughter, in Qatar. Mallika is good friends with the Princess. (Jan 2007). Is estranged from her parents and family, who are very religious and don't agree with Mallika working in themovies. After graduating from college, Mallika got married to Karan Singh Gill, a pilot for Jet Airways. The marriage quickly ended in divorce. It was after the divorce that Mallika, then known as Reema, decided to try her luck at movies. For a while, Mallika worked as an air hostess. In April 2009, Mallika was honored for her work in the field of arts by Mayor Jerramiah T Healy of Jersey City, New Jersey. She was given the Team Jersey City's Arts Honree for this year award. Was made an honorary citizen of Los Angeles in 2009. She was made an honorary citizen by the Los Angeles City Council during a celebration of India's Independence Day. Personal Quotes "I've slogged like crazy to get where I am. And those who think it's just my body that got me where I am, they should take a look at the others who have rushed in after me. They haven't gone beyond their first feverish film". "I have always looked up to Bipasha and she has certainly opened a lot of doors for many actresses like us. But I don't want to compete against anyone. I think I am one of a kind". I have always wanted to be an actress. In spite of strong opposition from my orthodox family, I came to Mumbai in 2002 on completion of my graduation from Delhi University. In fact, I ran off from home to pursue my career. I knew my parents would never let me be an actress, so I had to take the bold step. However, I have a strong support from my kid brother Vikram, whom I love more than anything else in this world. "I would like to say I handle criticism well. In fact I enjoy reading the comments of the critics. It's great to have critics blasting you all the time. It keeps you on your toes, spurs you, challenges you, makes you want to get better. I take everything positively. There's so much to learn and do." (Movie Mag International, September 2004) On her film, The Myth (2005): I may not be here to titillate, but I am not sorry if I have that edge. People aren't coming to the theaters to see me in a burqa". (Movie Mag International, September 2004) "I had a song with Tusshar Kapoor in _Jeena Sirf Merre Liye_(2002) and they cut it. I'm so happy nobody went to the theaters to watch the film. The only people who must have watched the film were Tusshar's family, my family and Kareena's".(Stardust, March 2003) "I graduated from Delhi, and came down to Bombay to try my hand at films. I always wanted to be an actress. I'd ape all the actresses before the mirror even when it was forbidden in my community. Wide-eyed as I may sound, it's a dream come true, yaar! I remember when I disclosed my career option to my folks, all hell broke loose. My father is a zamindar back home. So you can imagine all the fuss. And my mom, she still wears a ghunghat." (Stardust, March 2003) On attending the Cannes Film Festival: "It was a surreal experience. There were thousands of photographers, and it seemed like an endless sea of flashbulbs was popping everywhere. They all kept screaming, 'Jackie, Mallika, Jackie, Mallika! The first thought that flashed through my mind was, 'Where did my journey begin and look where I am today'. It seems a really long trip from Rohtak to Cannes. The walk down the red carpet on Jackie Chan's arm, dining with Salma Hayek, George Lucas, Harry Weinstein....meeting them, sharing a conversation with them. And these are people I admire so much, they are the who's who of the world cinema and I was meeting them in the flesh! I felt a great sense of achievement. I felt so important there. And I wasn't there in Cannes as a model or anything like that. Jackie Chan launched me there as an actress! I made my debut in Cannes! Madonna made her first statement in Cannes when she wore the conical bra, Brigitte Bardot and Grace Kelly were launched there..." (Cine Bliitz magazine, July 2005) "Isn't it great that I evoke a reaction from people? Whether it is good or bad is secondary. The thing is that I like being myself. I find it very tiresome to put up a fake smile, say the right things, be diplomatic. It's just not in my personality to be like that." (Cine Bliitz magazine, July 2005) "Who cares what people say about me? I am right on the ball. And I don't think one should take oneself too seriously. Be like the laughing Buddha, I always say, smile through life! It will immediately look better!" (Cine Bliitz magazine, July 2005) "I never wanted to belong to a crowd. I never had a herd mentality...I always knew what I wanted and I made sure I got it. And I always knew that I wanted to be an actress. I exist because I can act. I will not sit here and say, 'Arrey, by chance, offer aa gaya' (I got the offer by chance). No, I made acting happen to me. The first opportunity I got to act, I grabbed it. Nobody had even heard of me till a couple of years ago. But it's by sheer hard work and focus that I am here. Also, I think I chose the right scripts. Like Robert De Niro says, 'Talent is in the choice you make!'." (Cine Bliitz magazine, July 2005) "My family doesn't understand the concept of going to Cannes. My mother keeps telling all my relatives, 'Oh, woh kahin gayi hain' (she has gone somewhere). I don't even try and explain to her what Cannes was all about, because she will not understand. When they saw my outfits, their eyes popped out of thier sockets, that's what got their attention!" (Cine Bliitz magazine, July 2005) "If a chemical drug like Viagra is accepted by society and by the world to ignite desire, then what is the problem with my audio-visual drug called cinema which ignites desire? Both are basically doing the same thing!" (Cine Blitz magazine, May 2006) On being criticized for doing kissing scenes: "For God's sake, I am a young girl. Do I look like a nun to you? If the hero can enjoy the kiss, why can't I? And to top it all Himanshu (Khwahish (2003)) is very good looking. Lara Dutta was born on April 16, 1978 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and her mother is Jennifer Dutta, who is of Punjabi descent and also was a singer for Doordarshan Radio, Jalandhar. Lara Dutta also has two older sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air Force and a well known younger sister. At Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus, Dutta was the clear favourite ahead of fierce competition from Venezuela, Spain, USA and Canada. Her finalist interview score was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark. After her final question, in which Dutta delivered a passionate defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe. Kajol made her acting debut with Bekhudi (1992) and had her first hit with her second film Baazigar (1993) along with Shahrukh Khan, with whom she later went to deliver some of the biggest Bollywood hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Her performances in both the films were praised and earned her two Filmfare Best Actress Awards. After the successful Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham released in 2001, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for five years. Kajol made a successful comeback with Kunal Kohli's Fanaa (2006), for which she received her fourth Best Actress award at the Filmfare ceremony. During her career years, Kajol has been part of many critically and commercially successful films, and is regarded as one of India's most successful actresses 1995 proved to be a very good year for Kajol. She went on to star alongside Shahrukh Khan in two of the year's biggest hits. Her first release was Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun. The film, which dealt with reincarnation, became the second biggest hit of the year. While three of her next releases that year failed at the box office, her last release, Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was not only the biggest hit of that year, but one of the biggest hits of Hindi cinema ever. The film has entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing over 12 billion rupees overall, making it one of the biggest film blockbusters in Bollywood. Kajol's performance in the film was praised, and she received her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. Former Miss India, Juhi Chawla with her most innocent looks in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak she wins the filmi-loving crowds and with her acting talents she manages to impress the critics. You will find her portfolio, her exclusive photographs, wallpaper, close-ups and snaps of the unforgettable moments of her successful films career. Juhi Chawla's most successful movies are Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, In Bol Radha Bol, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Fir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Karobar, Deewana Mastana.... Welcome to the home page of Chota Puter of Dharam-Garam, Bobby Deol was launched by his father Dharmendra in 'BARSAT'. We have exclusive photographs, biography, filmography, wallpapers, close-ups and snaps of the unforgettable moments of his successful film career. A romantic /action hero has successful films like Barsat, Gupt, Bicchu, BadalWelcome to the homepage of Tom Cruise of Indian film Industry,Arjun Rampal. Arjun made his debut in the film Pyaar Ishq Mohabaat for which he got Best Debut Award. Here you will find his portfolio, his exclusive photographs, biography, filmography, wallpapers, close-ups and snaps Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles of her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan 1. Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting. Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles of her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan 1. Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting. Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles f her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan 1. Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting. Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles of her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan . Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting. Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles of her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan 1. Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture Full Name : Vidya Balan Date of Birth : January 1st, 1978 Zodiac Sign : Capricorn Mother tongue : Tamil Hometown : Palakkad, Kerala Profession : Film Actress and model Years active : 2003 till present Father's Name : P.R Balan Mother's Name : Saraswati Education : St Anthony's Girls High School and St Xavier's College and M.A in Sociology from University of Mumbai Debut film in Hindi : Parineeta (2005) Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who hails from the state of Kerala in India. Though she is from South India, Vidya has only acted in Hindi films till date. It is only recently in the beginning of the year 2011 that she appeared in a Malayalam movie called Urumi with south Indian heartthrob Prithviraj in the lead. Before starting her career as an actress, Vidya has appeared in many music videos, television shows and commercials. Vidya Balan has also acted in one Bengali film which was actually her debut film titled as Bhalo Theko in the year 2003. In Bollywood, her debut film was Parineeta which was released in the year 2005. She has also won the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut for her amazing portrayal of her character in the film. Vidya Balan is unique and different from most of the other actresses in Bollywood as she chooses to play character roles and roles which give her the potential to grow as an actress. She does not resort to too much skin show in order to attract the audience. Infact Vidya has done very few films till date because of her choosiness in selecting scripts. But it is always good to do a worthy character in a perfect manner rather than accept all the offers that come to one's way without giving full commitment to the work. Her first commercially hit film was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Vidya Balan's biggest asset or sex appeal is her eyes. So intense are her eyes that she can enact her roles even without any dialogues as her eyes speak everything that is needed to be told. In contrast to today's Bollywood stars, Vidya Balan has a very traditional Indian look which makes her quite unique from the others. No other actress can replace her in the roles that she has played in the films and still bring about the same kind of success. She relies on her beauty, grace and talent for success rather than by exposure. She has had her share of link-up's in the Bollywood industry some of being with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Unfortunately, she has been rumoured to have had affairs with most of her co-stars which is the reason why the actress is fed up with the link-ups created by the media. Nowadays Vidya is always seen at award shows and interviews wearing traditional saris. She has been lately criticised very frequently by the media as they feel that she has a very bad sense of dressing. The entire hype began at the Filmfare awards where she was even given a Na-Real award for the worst dressed celebrity of Bollywood for her dreadful clothes in her film Heyy Babyy. This Na-Real award is not an actual award but it is just an informal award given by Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan when they were hosting one of the event for Filmfare awards. Vidya unfortunately got the this award for Wardrobe Malfunction and ever since she has been rebuked harshly by the media on this topic. But Vidya Balan did not allow all this to perturb her and she took it sportingly. She says that it is fine as long as no one has any complains about her work in the films and that fashion sense can always be changed. Early life and Education Background of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan hails from Ottapalam town in Palakkad district of Kerala. She comes from a Tamil speaking Brahmin (Iyer) family. She was born on January 1st, 1978 to P.R Balan and Saraswati. Her father, P.R Balan is the Vice president of ETC channel and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Priyamani. She completed her schooling from St Anthony's Girls High School, Mumbai and attained her graduation degree in Sociology from St Xavier's College. It was while studying for MA at the University of Mumbai that Vidya Balan got her first offer in films. Vidya Balan has also been trained in carnatic music and has also studied and performed at Prithvi Theatre Workshops. Vidya comes across as a God fearing girl who wishes to give credit of her success with her family and friends. She fits into the league of actresses like Tabu and Madhuri Dixit who are known for their substantial roles and absolute talent in acting. Vidya Balan got her first award for the title of Best Actress for the film Paa in 2010. In he film, she essayed the role of a single mother to a child suffering from a rare genetic condition called progeria. The film was directed by R.Balki and Vidya's acting in the film was stupendous and it also won her a lot of critical acclaim as well as awards from many streams. Another role which brought a lot of praise and appreciation to Vidya was her character in the film Ishqiya which was also released in 2010. This role also won her many awards. Vidya played her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal (the sister of Jessica Lal who was murdered by the son of a wealthy politician) in the film No One Killed Jessica. Vidya Balan's acting career Vidya Balan was supposed to make her debut in acting with a Malayalam film called Chakram opposite superstar Mohanlal but for some reasons the film could not be made at that time. After this, she was offered a role in the Tamil film Run but was later dropped from the film to be replaced by actress Meera Jasmine. The earlier film Chakram was finally released with Prithviraj in the lead and this time again Vidya was not chosen as the co-star and instead Meera Jasmine was again taken in her place. It was after this few failures that Vidya moved to television advertisements, music videos and television serials. Vidya's debut as a model was in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has appeared in many commercial ads and music videos by singers like Pankaj Udhas and Shubha Mudgal. She was even shown in the music video of a song by the band Euphoria. Later Vidya Balan portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in the hit comedy serial Hum Paanch. She portrayed the character of Radhika Mathur who is an intelligent but nerdy young woman who has a hearing problem and walks around with a hearing aid. She dropped out of the show in between to complete her graduation on her parent's insistence. Vidya has one more television serial to her credit titled as Hanste Khelte. Vidya Balan's debut film was a Bengali film called Bhalo Theko in the year 2003 for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Calcutta. Parineeta was her debut film in bollywood and she essayed her character of Lolita so well that the critics also praised her performance. She had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before being chosen for the role. This film also won her many awards as Best Female Debut. Later, Vidya was offered the role opposite Kamal Haasan in the much acclaimed film Dasavathaaram but Vidya rejected the role which later went to actress Asin. Her next film in Hindi was opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai. Vidya's next role of a young woman suffering from multiple sclerosis in the film Guru was also much appreciated by the audience. She won few awards for best supporting actress for the film. Vidya's next films were Eklavya: The Royal Guard and Salaam-e-Ishq:A Tribute of Love. Though Eklavya did not do well in the box office commercially, it went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the nomination list of the Oscars. Later, she did few commercial films such Heyy Babyy (opposite Akshay Kumar), Bhool Bhulaiyya (opposite Akshay Kumar and Shiney Ahuja) and Kismat Konnection (opposite Shahid Kapoor). Her roles in these films demanded the Bollywood kind of glamour in them. Vidya tried her best to essay the roles in a glamorous way and she did succeed to a great extent. But the audience believed that she looked much more beautiful in traditional dresses and that character roles suit her more as she has the talent to portray them well. It was in 2009 that her next blockbuster hit came out which was the film Paa opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. In the film Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Vidya Balan's son who is suffering from the genetic condition called progeria. Vidya essayed the role of a single mother with so much ease and perfection. She never overdid the role and brought a lot of natural touch to it with her controlled emotions and graceful nature of a courageous mother. Her next film Ishqiya (2010) opposite popular actor Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi was yet another blockbuster hit at the box office. In this film, she played the role of a 30 year old widow living in a village. Her character was that of a mysterious and seductive woman. With this role, Vidya Balan proves that sensuality can be brought about even without showing off the skin and wearing less clothes. In 2011, Vidya's first release was No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukherjee where Vidya plays the role of the real-life person called Sabrina Lal. Sabrina is the sister of the model Jessica Lal who was shot dead by the son of a wealthy politician in Delhi. In this film too, Vidya adorns very plain and dull clothes and even sporting a big pair of spectacles. There is no glamour at all in the character but Vidya still manages to portray it with much strength and win the hearts of the audience as well as critics. Vidya Balan completed her debut film in Malayalam with a film titled Urumi directed by Santhosh Sivan. The film has Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles and Vidya Balan has appeared in a dance number for the film. Her much-awaited upcoming movie is titled The Dirty Picture which portrays the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha. For this film, Vidya has been asked to put on weight as the role demands it. Vidya claims that playing Silk Smitha's role is going to be one of the most challenging roles of her career till date. Charitable works of Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is associated with AmFar (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House which is a home for children who are born with HIV and those people who are affected by drug addiction. She also participates in programmes of the Harvard AIDS Institute. Her other charitable works are her involvement in children's books where the proceeds go towards educating kids. Awards and Nominations of Vidya Balan 1. Filmfare award winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 2. Filmfare award winner for Face of the year in Parineeta (2006) 3. Filmfare award winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 4. Filmfare winner for Critics award for Best Performance in Ishqiya (2011) 5. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Parineeta (2006) 6. Nominated for Filmfare Best Acress award in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 7. Nominated for Filmfare Best Actress award in Ishqiya (2011) 8. Star screen awards winner for Most Promising newcomer-Female in Parineeta (2006) 9. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 10. Star screen awards winner for Best actress in Ishqiya (2011) 11. Zee cine awards winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 12. Zee Cine awards winner for Best Actor - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 13. Nominated for Zee cine awards for Best actor- Female in Parineeta (2006) 14. International Indian film Academy Awards (IIFA) winner for Best Female Debut in Parineeta (2006) 15. IIFA winner for Best Actress in Paa (2010) - shared with Kareena Kapoor 16. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Lage Raho Munnabhai (2007) 17. Nominated for IIFA Best Actress in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 18. Nominated for IIFA Best Villain in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2008) 19. Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actress in Guru (2008) 20. Stardust awards winner for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female in Parineeta (2006) 21. Nominated for Stardust award for Best Supporting actress in Guru (2008) 22. Nominated for Stardust award for Star of the Year - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 23. Nominated for Stardust Reader's Choice Award for Best Actress in Ishqiya (2011) 24. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Outstanding Debut in Parineeta (2005) 25. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards winner for Best actress in Paa (2010) 26. Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild awards winner for Best actress in a leading role in Ishqiya (2011) 27. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best actress in Bhalo Theko (2004) 28. Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine in Parineeta (2006) 29. Anandalok Puraskar Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) in Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) 30. Lions Gold Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 31. FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards for Best Actress in Paa (2010) 32. Global Indian Film & Television Honours for Best Actor in a lead role - Female in Ishqiya (2011) 33. NDTV Indian of the year, Actor of the year- female (2011) Filmography of Vidya Balan 1. Bhalo Theko (Bengali Film) in 2003 2. Parineeta in 2005 3. Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 4. Guru in 2006 5. Salaam-e-Ishq in 2006 6. Eklavya in 2006 7. Heyy Babyy in 2007 8. Bhool Bhulaiyya in 2007 9. Om Shanti Om in 2007 10. Halla Bol in 2007 11. Kismat Konnection in 2008 12. Paa in 2009 13. Ishqiya in 2010 14. No One Killed Jessica in 2010 15. Urumqi (Malayalam Film) in 2010 16. Thank You in 2010 17. Dum Maaro Dum in 2011 Upcoming Movies of Vidya Balan 1. Kahani in 2011 2. Arabiyum Ottkavum P Madhavan Nairum (Malayalam film) 3. The Dirty Picture
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