Vidya Balan
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| Birth name | Vidya Iyer Balan |
| Born | January 01, 1982 (age 24) Ottapalam, Palakkad, India |
| Official site | http://www.vidya-balan.com |
| Notable roles | Parineeta (2005) Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) |
Vidya Balan, born January 1, 1982, in Palakkad, Kerala, is an Indian actress based in Mumbai, India.
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Early life
A part Malayali / part Tamil Iyer from the town of Palakkad (Palghat) in Kerala, Vidya Balan grew up in Mumbai, attended St. Xavier's College, Bombay and later the University of Mumbai. She graduated from college with a Sociology degree. She speaks several languages including Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Bengali.
Career
Vidya Balan started work as an actress in the Malayalam film Chakram, paired against Mohanlal. However, the film was abandoned mid-way through production. After making her debut in television advertising as a model for a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998, she proceeded to do over twenty-five television ads, mostly directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
This was then followed with a variety of acting stints in music videos for singers and bands such as Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas. Vidya also acted in Hindi soap operas like Hum Paanch and also made her cinematic debut in a Bengali movie, Bhaalo Theko, for which she won the Best Actress Anand Lok Puraskar award in Kolkata. She was also in a Raza.com commercial played all over the world, featuring Shaan's song "Tanha Dil".
In 2005, Balan debuted in her first feature film Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production in Hindi, directed by Pradeep Sarkar. The film met with widespread critical and commercial success. The film also led to a spate of movies being offered to the actress, most notably movies by leading directors including Mani Ratnam.
In 2006 she teamed up once again with Chopra and Sanjay Dutt for the film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. The movie was a major hit within India and was ranked #1 on the box office for eight weeks after its release. [1]
Vidya will next be seen in Mani Ratnam's Guru where she will be seen essaying the role of a handicap [2]. She will also be playing a trained dancer suffering from personality disorder in Priyadarshan's Chandramukhi, a remake of Malayalam blockbuster, Manichitrathazhu [3].
Vidya next release after Guru will be Nikhil Advani's Salaam E Ishq opposite John Abraham which is a story of the trials and tribulations of six couples from various backdrops followed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Eklavya in which she is paired opposite Saif Ali Khan [4]. She also has Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol opposite Ajay Devgan [5] and Sajid Khan's Hey Baby with Riteish Deshmukh and Akshay Kumar [6].
Personal Life
Her father, P.R. Balan, is the Vice President of ETC Channel and her mother is a housewife. She has an older sister, Priya Balan. She loves Indian classical music from Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia to Shubha Mudgal and Kishori Amonkar. As a Hindu, Vidya has stated that she is "extremely spiritual", having "firm faith in god" and has stated that she visits temples everyday . [7]
Vidya has also been romantically linked with co-star John Abraham. She has since denied the allegation, referring to the rumours about her relationship with John as "vile" [8].
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Halla Bol | Announced | |
| 2007 | Chandramukhi | Announced | |
| 2007 | Hey Baby | Filming | |
| 2006 | Guru | Meenu | Filming |
| 2006 | Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love | Tehzeeb | Post-Production |
| 2006 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Rajeshwari | Post-production |
| 2006 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Jhanvi | |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Lolita | (Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award, IIFA 2006 Awards) |
Awards
- 2005, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Parineeta
- 2005, Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Parineeta
- 2005, Filmfare Best Debut Award, Parineeta
- 2005, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, Parineeta
- 2005, International Indian Film Academy Awards - Best Female Debut - Parineeta
Trivia
- Vidya was supposed to make her cinematic debut in a Tamil film called Manasellam. After a photo shoot with Vidya and Srikanth, her pair in the film, the director decided not to cast her and replaced her with Trisha Krishnan. [9]
- Vidya was also supposed to act in another Tamil film, entitled Run opposite Madhavan. She was then replaced with Meera Jasmine for reasons not known. Coincidentally, both Vidya and Madhavan are paired opposite each other in Mani Ratnam's Guru. [9]
References
- ^ "Box Office India", boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
- ^ The characters from Mani Ratnam's "Guru" introduce themselves. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 6 November 2006.
- ^ Shiney, Vidya in Priyan's next. Mid-Day. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- ^ indiafm.com. Trade - Release Dates. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- ^ Rajkumar Santoshi shoots Halla Bol on Omkara sets. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- ^ Sajid and Sajid launch "Hey Baby" with a test shoot. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- ^ . (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.
- ^ a b The Vidya magic!. Sify. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
