Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian Actress born on 1 January 1978 in Palakkad, Kerala.

Vidya was born to P.R.Balan who is the Vice President of ETC Channel. She is also having a elder sister named Priya. She completed her schooling at St. Anthony Girls High School. Then she read Sociology from St. Xavier's College. She then went and completed her MA at University of Mumbai. There she got her first film offer.

She started her acting carre from a Malayalam film Chakram, but the film was shelved. Then she signed for a Tamil film, Run but later she got replaced with Meera Jasmine. When Chakram was restarted Meera Jasmine was chosen instead of Vidya.

She then did some Television advertising from year 1998. She also did some supporting roles in some music videos. 

In year 2009, she did a film Paa. This film gave her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress and a Star Screen Award for Best Actress. Then she came in film Ishqiya in year 2010. In year 2011 she starred in film No One Killed Jessica.

Birthday

01 Jan 1979

Awards

Filmfare Awards
2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta
2006: Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta

Star Screen Awards
2006: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Parineeta
2010: Star Screen Award for Best Actress - Paa

Zee Cine Awards
2006: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Parineeta

International Indian Film Academy Awards
2006: IIFA Best Female Debut, Parineeta

Stardust Awards
2006: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Parineeta

Other Awards
2004: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhalo Theko
2005: Apsara Producer's Guild Awards for Outstanding Debut, Parineeta
2006: Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine, Parineeta
2007: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress (Hindi), Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2010: Lions Gold Awards, Best Actress, Paa