VIDYA BALAN - ACTRESS - FILMOGRAPHY

VIDYA BALAN - ACTRESS - FILMOGRAPHY

Kismat Konnection .......

Jul 18 2008

VIDYA BALAN - STAR - FILMOGRAPHY

No One Killed Jessica .......

Jan 7 2011

Ishqiya .......

Jan 29 2010

Mathilukalkkappuram .......

2010

Urumi .......

2010

Paa .......

Dec 4 2009

Suryamukhi .......

2009

Halla Bol .......

Jan 11 2008

Om Shanti Om ....... Herself

Nov 9 2007

Bhool Bhulaiyaa .......

Oct 12 2007

Heyy Babyy ....... Isha B. Sahni

Aug 24 2007

Eklavya ....... Rajeshwari 'Rajjo' Singh

Feb 16 2007

Salaam-E-Ishq ....... Tehzeeb

Jan 25 2007

Guru ....... Meenakshi 'Meenu' Gupta-Saxena

Jan 12 2007

Lage Raho Munnabhai ....... RJ Jahnvi

Sep 1 2006

Lage Raho Munna Bhai ....... Jhanvi

Sep 1 2006

Parineeta ....... Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter)

Jun 10 2005

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VIDYA BALAN BIOGRAPHY 2

Vidya Balan Biography

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was the quintessence of an Indian woman in Parineeta, a well-deserved break for the actress. Vidya Vidya Balan is a Tamil Iyer born on 1 January 1978 in Palakkad, Kerala. Her father is P.R.Balan who is the vice president of ETC channel while her mother is a homemaker. She has an older sister, Priya. She studied in Mumbai at St Anthony’s School and later graduated in Sociology from St Xavier’s College, after which she enrolled for M.A from the Mumbai University. She speaks several languages like Tamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Bengali. Pradeep Sarkar directed her in many ads as well as music videos for singers like Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal, and Pankaj Udhas. She was also part of the initial episodes of Ekta Kapoor’s Hum Paanch. Balan has been linked with several of her co-stars which she has denied. Lolita Vidya Balan’s initial entry into movies in the South went nowhere. The first Malayalam movie that she signed was with Mohanlal called Chakram that was put on hold and later resumed with a different lead. She was replaced by Trisha Krishnan in Manasellam, a Tamil movie. It was only in 2003 that she was recognized for her acting skills in a Bengali movie Bhalo Theko, for which she won the Anandalok Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Anandi. In 2005, she starred in Pradeep Sarkar’s Parineeta based on a novella by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, as Lolita. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Debut Actress Award as well as the Filmfare Face of the Year. Lage Raho Munnabhai, the sequel to the runaway hit Munnabhai, saw her as Jhanvi. In 2007, she marked her presence in Guru as a woman with a physical disability. Her other releases were Salaam-e-Ishq with John Abraham, Eklavya that was India’s official entry to the Oscars, and Bhool Bhulaiyya with Akshay Kumar that was a remake of the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazu. Kismat Konnection in 2008 starring Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapoor failed to do well. Paa was her only release in 2009 and it was a hit. Balan’s performance as a new age woman was appreciated. She played Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in this movie. Up Next She will be seen as a temptress in Ishqiya. Her other releases include Chenab Gandhi and Mukti. She will be playing the part of Sabrina Lal in No One Killed Jessica.

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Vidya Balan

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VIDYA BALAN BIOGRAPHY
Vidya Balan is a Tamilian from Kerala. She is from the Iyer community. She comes from a middleclass family from Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Vidya did her schooling from St Antony's School and later on joined St Xavier's College from where she graduated in sociology. When she was doing her MA from Mumbai University, she was offered a role in a Malayalam film titled Chakram with Mohanlal, one of Vidya�s favorite actors. However, the project was shelved mid-way and Vidya had to wait for few more years to make her movie debut. She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has acted in scores of ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar. A couple of months later, she featured in three music videos (again directed by Sarkar) for �Euphoria�, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas. Vidya also acted in Ashok Pandit�s TV serial Hanste Khelte and Ektaa Kapoor's Hum Paanch. In the meantime, she acted in Bengali movie Bhaalo Theko with actor Joy Sengupta. She even won the �best actress� Anand Lok Puraskar in Kolkata for her performance in the movie. It was in Mumbai, during a pop concert, when filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached her to play the female lead in his movie Parineeta, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was finally chosen for the lead role in the film.

VIDYA BALAN TRIVIA

A Tamilian from Kerala, she hails from the Iyer community in Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Did her schooling from St. Antony's School and later on at St. Xavier's College where she graduated in Sociology. She soon started work on her MA from Mumbai University when she was offered a role in a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal, but it was later shelved due to issues with the director. Speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. After filming Parineeta (2005), can also speak Bengali quite well. Listed as number 8 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)

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