| Vidya Balan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vidya P Balan January 1, 1978 Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
Vidya Balan (Tamil: வித்யா பாலன், Hindi: विद्या बालन); (born 1 January 1978) is an Indian film actress, who appears in Bollywood films.
Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos, soap operas and many commercials, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003), for which she won critical acclaim. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, and received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).[1]
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Early life and background
Vidya Balan was born into a Tamil-speaking Iyer family in Palakkad, Kerala [2] to P. R. Balan (Vice President of ETC Channel) and a housewife mother. Vidya also has an elder sister named Priya. In a video interview, she stated that she is "extremely spiritual", and visits temple every Friday.
Balan did her schooling at St. Anthony's School and later at St. Xavier's College from where she graduated in sociology.[2] She was then doing her MA at the University of Mumbai, when she got her first film offer.[2]
Career
Early career
Her acting career started when she was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, alongside Mohanlal but the film 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.[3] When Chakram was restarted with Prithviraj in the lead, Meera Jasmine was chosen ahead of Balan again. Balan was dropped from her second Tamil film 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. Balan 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.
Turning point, 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. Her performance in that film 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 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[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 suffering from Multiple sclerosis. 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[7] but the latter was selected as India's official entries to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards.[9] Balan's last two releases of the year, Heyy Babyy (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) fared very well at the box office.[7]
Her current project is entitled Chenab Gandhi directed by Vibhu Puri and written by Bhavani Iyer, who also wrote for Black. A departure from romance, this songless film revolves around three characters played by Amitabh Bachchan, Rajeev Khandelwal and Vidya Balan and centers around Indian freedom fighter, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi.[10]
Director Nikhil Advani announced in late January 2009 that he is to work with Vidya. Chand Bhai will be the title of this film and Akshay Kumar will co-star. The film is based on juveline delinquency.[10]
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Awards
Winner
- 2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta
- 2006: Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta[11]
Nominated
- 2006: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Parineeta[12]
- 2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bhool Bhulaiyaa[13]
- Star Screen Awards
Winner
- Zee Cine Awards
Winner
Nominated
- International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2006: IIFA Best Female Debut, Parineeta
Nominated
- 2007: IIFA Best Actress Award, Lage Raho Munnabhai
- 2008: IIFA Best Actress Award, Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- 2008: IIFA Best Villain Award, Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- 2008: IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, Guru
- Stardust Awards
Winner
- 2006:
Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female , Parineeta
Nominated
- 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[14]
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bhalo Theko | Anandi | Bengali film |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Lolita | Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & 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 | India's official entries to the Oscars | |
| Heyy Babyy | Isha | ||
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Avni/Manjulika | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| Om Shanti Om | Herself | Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi | |
| 2008 | Halla Bol | Sneha | |
| Kismat Konnection | Priya | ||
| 2009 | Paa | Vidya | |
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Krishna | Releasing on January 29, 2010 |
| Mukti | Hashi | Filming | |
| Chand Bhai | Filming | ||
| Chenab Gandhi | Filming | ||
| Mathilukalkkappuram | Malayalam film Announced |
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| No One Killed Jessica | Sabrina Lal | Announced |
See also
References
- ^ 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 - ^ a b c "Biography". vidyabalan.net. http://www.vidyabalan.net/biography.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "The Vidya magic!". Sify.com. 2005-07-07. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13890560. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
- ^ "Parineeta". Movie Review: Parineeta. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/11638/index.html. Retrieved 10 June 2005.
- ^ "Lage Raho Munna Bhai". Movie Review: Lage Raho Munna Bhai. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12567/index.html. Retrieved 31 August 2006.
- ^ "Box Office 2006". Lage Raho Munna Bhai becomes second highest grossing film of 2006. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- ^ a b c "Box Office 2007". http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- ^ "Guru". Guru: Movie Review. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12838/index.html. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
- ^ "Eklavya is India's official entry to the Oscars". India's choice for Oscars. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/09/26/10159/index.html. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ a b Subhash K Jha, India.fm. "Vidya Balan signs Nikhil Advani's Chand Bhai and Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi". http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/02/26/12589/index.html.
- ^ "Winners Interviews". Vidya Balan on winning Best Debut & Face of the Year for Parineeta. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1439990.cms. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ "Filmfare Best Actress Nominees". Vidya Balan nominated for Best Actress. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1405838.cms. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ "Nominees - 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards". Vidya Balan again nominated for Best Actress. http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/02/06/3548/index.html. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ "SRK, Vidya Balan get Anandalok Puraskar". Vidya Balan wins for Bhool Bhulaiyaa. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/12/24/10647/index.html. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
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