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Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan
Born
Vidya P Balan

(1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 46)
Palakkad, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Vidya Balan (born 1 January 1978)[1] is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films.

Balan made her movie debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko in 2003. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut as well as her first Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. She subsequently essayed a variety of character roles, receiving her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). She subsequently appeared in such films as Guru, Heyy Babyy (2008) and Bhool Bhulaiya (2008), the latter earning her another Filmfare nomination.[2]

In 2009 she appeared as a single mother of a child suffering from progeria in R. Balki's Paa, her performance in which ultimately won her a Best Actress award at Filmfare. 2010 saw the release of Ishqiya, starring Balan in a role for which she was praised and awarded, and she followed it with her first real-life character of Sabrina Lal in the biopic No One Killed Jessica.

Early life

Vidya Balan was born in Ottapalam, Palakkad District, Kerala, to P. R. Balan (Vice President of ETC Channel) and a housewife mother in a Tamil speaking Iyer family.[3] According to Balan, they speak at home "a mix of Malyalam and Tamil", but she is also well versed in Hindi, English and Bengali.[4]

She did her schooling at St. Anthony Girls' High School, Chembur, Mumbai, and later attended St. Xavier's College where she majored in Sociology. She went on to study MA at the University of Mumbai, when she got her first film offer.

Career

Her acting career started when she signed up for the Malayalam film Chakram, alongside Mohanlal but the film was shelved. After that, she signed for the Tamil film, Run, but for reasons undisclosed, she was dropped after a first schedule and replaced by Meera Jasmine.[5] When Chakram was restarted with Prithviraj in the lead, Meera Jasmine was chosen ahead of Balan again.

She then turned to television advertising. From 1998 onwards, she appeared in numerous television ads, many of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar. She also took supporting roles in music videos, appearing with singers and bands such as Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal, and Pankaj Udhas. Balan also portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in a few episodes of the later seasons of Hum Paanch.

In 2003, she appeared in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko directed by Goutam Halder ,[6] for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Kolkata. Balan next made her Hindi film debut in Parineeta. Her performance in that film was acclaimed by critics,[7] earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. After the success of her first two films, the producer who dropped her from Manasellam was keen to sign her opposite Kamal Hassan for Dasavathaaram but she rejected the offer and Asin Thottumkal was signed instead. In 2006, she appeared opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Once again her performance was well received by critics[8] and the film became the second highest grossing film of that year.[9]

Mani Ratnam's Guru was Balan's first release in 2007, in which she played a woman suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. The film performed well at the box office.[10] and her role was appreciated.[11] Her next two releases were Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007) and Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) which grossed over Rs. 180 million;[10] Eklavya was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards.[12] Balan's last two releases of the year, Heyy Babyy (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), were both commercial hits.[10]

In 2009, Balan played the role of Vidya, a young independent gynecologist who is also a single-mother struggling with her 12-year-old son's Progeria syndrome, in Paa. Amitabh Bachchan played Balan's son Auro. The film was received well by critics and so was Balan's performance. Sukanya Verma from Rediff wrote, "Vidya Balan slips into the skin of a doting mom with such ease without the mollycoddling tone Bollywood's young mothers often resort to. Balan is poignant yet restrained and projects an impressive figure of grace and integrity, reminiscent of Dimple Kapadia in the 1980s.";[13] Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India noted, "Balan lends a rare dignity to the image of the Bollywood mom. With her quiet grace and controlled emotions, she is Mother Courage incarnate."[14] Her portrayal ultimately won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress and a Star Screen Award for Best Actress, among other awards.

Balan next acted in the 2010 drama Ishqiya, the first feature directed by Abhishek Chaubey and co-starring Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. Balan's role was that of Krishna Verma, a 30-year old widowed village woman. Her character was described as a femme fatale, and her performance was applauded by critics, with NDTV's Anupama Chopra writing, "Balan’s smoldering looks scorch the screen even as her eyes hint at tragedy. She proves that she is miles ahead of the cookie cutter Barbie dolls that clutter Bollywood and that sensuality has very little to do with showing skin."[15]

Balan's first release in 2011 was Raj Kumar Gupta's No One Killed Jessica alongside Rani Mukerji. Anupama Chopra wrote, "Unlike her glamorous, party-girl sister, Sabrina is painfully plain and sober. Wearing drab clothes and spectacles, Vidya is a portrait of anguish and strength." [16] She has also said she will be appearing in Chenab Gandhi, directed by Vibhu Puri and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which centers around Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi.[17] As of January 2011, Balan is scheduled to appear in The Dirty Picture, a biopic based on the life and death of Indian actress Silk Smitha.[18]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Winner

Nominated

Star Screen Awards

Winner

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

Nominated

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

Nominated

Stardust Awards

Winner

Nominated

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

Other Awards

Filmography

Year Movie Role Notes
2003 Bhalo Theko Anandi Bengali film
2005 Parineeta Lalita Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress[36]
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Jhanvi
2007 Guru Meenu Saxena
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Tehzeeb Raina
Eklavya: The Royal Guard Rajeshwari
Heyy Babyy Isha
Bhool Bhulaiyaa Avni/Manjulika Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Om Shanti Om Herself Special appearance
2008 Halla Bol Sneha
Kismat Konnection Priya
2009 Paa Vidya Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2010 Ishqiya Krishna Verma Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2011 No One Killed Jessica Sabrina Lal
Urumi Makkom Malayalam film
Thank You
Dum Maaro Dum Mrs. Kamath Cameo appearance
Kahani Filming.
The Dirty Picture Silk Smitha Filming

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kulkarni, Ronjita (23 December 2005). Ten best Bollywood actresses of 2005. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2008
    Sen, Raja (25 August 2006). Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actresses. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2008
    Sen, Raja (18 December 2007). The most powerful actresses of 2007. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2008
  3. ^ "A rollicking Filmfare after-party!". The Times Of India. 9 August 2010.
  4. ^ Siddiqui, Rana (16 February 2007). "`It's a dream come true'". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ "The Vidya magic!". Sify.com. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Bhalo Theko". Screen (magazine). 15 August 2003.
  7. ^ "Parineeta". Movie Review: Parineeta. Retrieved 10 June 2005.
  8. ^ "Lage Raho Munna Bhai". Movie Review: Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Retrieved 31 August 2006.
  9. ^ "Box Office 2006". Lage Raho Munna Bhai becomes second highest grossing film of 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  10. ^ a b c "Box Office 2007". Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  11. ^ "Guru". Guru: Movie Review. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
  12. ^ "Eklavya is India's official entry to the Oscars". India's choice for Oscars. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  13. ^ Verma, Sukanya (4 December 2009). "Watch Paa for Auro". Rediff. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  14. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (3 December 2009). "Paa". The Times Of India. Retrieved 25 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |site= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Chopra, Anupama (29 January 2010). "Review : Ishqiya". NDTV. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  16. ^ Chopra, Anupama (29 January 2010). "Review : Ishqiya". NDTV. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  17. ^ Subhash K Jha, India.fm. "Vidya Balan signs Nikhil Advani's Chand Bhai and Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi".
  18. ^ Kumar, Anuj (9 January 2011). "What an odd one!". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Winners Interviews". Vidya Balan on winning Best Debut & Face of the Year for Parineeta. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  20. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (27 February 2010). "Winners of 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  21. ^ "Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Fimfare Awards". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
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  23. ^ "Nominees - 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards". Vidya Balan again nominated for Best Actress. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
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  25. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (6 January 2011). "Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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  27. ^ a b Bollywood Hungama News Network (22 January 2011). "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  28. ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (22 January 2006). "Winners of 2nd Apsara Awards 2005". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  29. ^ a b "Winners of 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  30. ^ "Star Gold - Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009". Indya.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  31. ^ "SRK, Vidya Balan get Anandalok Puraskar". Vidya Balan wins for Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  32. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (19 March 2010). "SRK gets global entertainment award". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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  34. ^ "Winners of 1st Global Indian Film & Television Honors 2011s". Bollywood Hungama. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  35. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?Id=NEWEN20110169755
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