Vidya Balan
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| Born | January 1 1982 Ottapalam, Kerala, India | |||||
| Occupation | Actress | |||||
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Vidya Balan (Tamil: வித்யா பாலன், Malayalam: വിദ്യാ ബാലന്, Hindi: विद्या बालन, born January 1 1978)[1] is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos, soap operas and commercials, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003), for which she won critical acclaim, and had her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Debut Award. She received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and has thus established herself as one of the most promising actresses of the industry.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early life, until 2002
Vidya Balan grew up in Mumbai and attended St. Anthony's Girls High School, St. Xavier's College, Bombay and later the University of Mumbai. She graduated from college with a sociology degree.
Balan's movie career started when she was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, alongside superstar Mohanlal but the movie was shelved. After that, she was signed for a Tamil film, Run, but for reasons undisclosed, she was dropped after a first schedule and replaced by Meera Jasmine.[2] In the jinx driven industry, Vidya was dropped from her second Tamil movie "Manasellam" opposite Srikanth, on the grounds of 'non-performance' and was replaced by Trisha Krishnan.
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. Vidya also portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in a few episodes of the first season of Hum Paanch, but was later replaced by Amita Nangia at the end of the first season.
[edit] Breakthrough, 2003 - present
In 2003, she appeared in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko, for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Kolkata. Balan next made her Hindi film debut in the critically acclaimed Parineeta. The film performed moderately well at the box office[3] and her performance was acclaimed by critics,[4] 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 same producer who dropped her from Manasellam was keen to sign her opposite Kamal Hassan for Dasavatharam. But Vidya 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[5] and the film went on to become the second highest grossing film of that year.[6]
Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed Guru was Balan's first release in 2007, in which she played a woman with a physical disability. The film did very well at the box office[7] and her role was appreciated.[8] Her next two releases, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007) and Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) failed to do well[9] but the latter was selected as India's official entries to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards.[10] Vidya's latest two releases, Heyy Babyy (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) have fared very well at the box office.[11][12]
[edit] Personal life
Her father, P. R. Balan, is the Vice President of ETC Channel and her mother is a homemaker. Balan also has an older sister named Priya.
In a video interview, Vidya has stated that she is "extremely spiritual", has a "firm faith in God" and visits temples everyday.[13]
Gossip columnists have linked Vidya with many of her co-stars but she strongly denied the allegations, saying that they were "vile".[14]
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Filmfare Awards
Winner
- 2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta
- 2006: FairOne Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta[15]
Nominated
[edit] Star Screen Awards
Winner
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
Winner
Nominated
[edit] International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2006: IIFA Best Female Debut, Parineeta
Nominated
[edit] Stardust Awards
Winner
[edit] Other Awards
- 2003: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhalo Theko
- 2006: Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine, Parineeta
- 2007: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhool Bhulaiyaa[17]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
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| 2003 | Bhalo Theko | Anandi | Bengali film |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Lalita | Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & FairOne Filmfare Face of the Year. Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2006 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Jhanvi | |
| 2007 | Guru | Meenu Saxena | |
| Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love | Tehzeeb Raina | ||
| Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Rajeshwari 'Rajjo' | India's official entries to the Oscars | |
| Heyy Babyy | Esha | ||
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Avni/Manjhulika | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Herself | Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi | |
| 2008 | Halla Bol | Sneha | Releasing on January 11, 2008 |
| Kismet Konnection | Filming | ||
| Mukti | Hasi | Announced |
[edit] See also
| Awards | ||
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| Filmfare Awards | ||
| Preceded by Ayesha Takia for Taarzan: The Wonder Car & Dil Maange More | Best Female Debut for Parineeta 2006 | Succeeded by Kangana Ranaut for Gangster |
| Preceded by TBD | Face of the Year for Parineeta 2006 | Succeeded by Kangana Ranaut for Gangster |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1799038/
- ^ The Vidya magic!. Sify.com (2005-07-07). Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
- ^ Box Office 2005. Parineeta does well at the box office. Retrieved on 22 August 2007.
- ^ Parineeta. Movie Review: Parineeta. Retrieved on 10 June 2005.
- ^ Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Movie Review: Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Retrieved on 31 August 2006.
- ^ Box Office 2006. Lage Raho Munna Bhai becomes second highest grossing film of 2006. Retrieved on 23 August 2007.
- ^ Box Office 2007. Guru is a hit at the box office. Retrieved on 23 August 2007.
- ^ Guru. Guru: Movie Review. Retrieved on 12 January 2007.
- ^ Box Office 2007. Salaam-e-Ishq/Eklavya fail to do well. Retrieved on 23 August 2007.
- ^ Eklavya is India's official entry to the Oscars. India's choice for Oscars. Retrieved on 26 September, 2007.
- ^ Top 5: 'Dhamaal' average, 'Darling' slumps!. Heyy Babyy is super-hit. Retrieved on 15 September 2007.
- ^ Top 5: 'J.W.M.' steady, despite pre-Diwali dull phase. Bhool Bhulaiyaa is super-hit. Retrieved on 10 November 2007.
- ^ (2006). Rendezvous with Simi Garewal [Television series]. India: Star World.
- ^ I want to be versatile, says Vidya Balan. Monsters and Critics. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- ^ Winners Interviews. Vidya Balan on winning Best Debut & Face of the Year for Parineeta. Retrieved on 7 September 2007.
- ^ Filmfare Best Actress Nominees. Vidya Balan nominated for Best Actress. Retrieved on 7 September 2007.
- ^ SRK, Vidya Balan get Anandalok Puraskar. Vidya Balan wins for Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Retrieved on 24 December 2007.
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[edit] External links
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