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About Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan was born on 1 January 1979 and is an Indian actress. She started a career in Hindi cinema and received several awards, including a National Film Award, six Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards. In 2014, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Shri. Vidya is known for her protagonists and has been recognized in the media for revolutionizing the concept of a heroine of the Hindi film.

Vidya Balan was born in Mumbai to parents of Tamil origin. His father, P. R. Balan, is the Executive Vice President of Digicable and his mother, Saraswathy Balan, is a housewife. According to Vidya, they speak a mixture of Malayalam and Tamil at home. His older sister, Priya Balan, works in advertising. The actress Priyamani is her first cousin.

Vidya grew up in the Chembur suburb of Mumbai and attended St. Anthony’s Girls High School. From an early age, she aspires to a career in cinema and is inspired by the work of actors Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit. At the age of 16, she played in the first season of Hum Paanch’s sitcom Ekta Kapoor under the name of Radhika, a teenager with glasses. After the show ended, Vidya turned down an offer by director Anurag Basu to play on a television soap opera because she wanted to focus on a film career. Her parents were supportive of the decision but encouraged her to finish school first. She attended Saint-Xavier College to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and then obtained a Master’s degree at the University of Mumbai.

Vidya aspired to a career in film at an early age and had her first role in the Hum Paanch sitcom in 1995. She pursued her master’s degree in sociology at the University of Mumbai and made several attempts to make a career in the cinema. She later performed in television commercials and music videos. In 2003, she made her film debut as a protagonist of the independent Bengali drama Bhalo Theko. In 2005, Vidya received praise for his first Hindi film, the drama Parineeta, and followed with a leading role in the comedy film Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). ^[1]Leoranews

Bio/Wiki

Name	Vidya P Balan
Nick-name	Vidhi
Sex	Female
Date Of Birth	1 January 1979 ^[2]Wikipedia
Age	42 Years (as in 2021)
Profession / Occupation	Actress, Model (Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu)
Mother Tongue	Malayalam, Tamil
Religion	Hindu
Nation	Indian
Caste	Not Known
Height / Weight	5′ 4” / 70kg
First Movie	Bhalo Theko (2003, Bengali)
Debut	Bhalo Theko (2003, Bengali) Parineeta (2005, Hindi) Urumi (2011, Malayalam) Ekk Albela (2016, Marathi) NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019, Telugu) Nerkonda Paarvai (2019, Tamil)

Physical Stats

Family

Height in Centimeters	163cm
Height in Meters	1.63 m
Height in Feet Inches	5′ 4”
Weight	70kg
Body Measurement	35-30-35
Waist Size`	30 inches
Hips Size	35 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black

Personal Life

Father	P.R. Balan (Executive Vice-President of Digicable)
Mother	Saraswathy Balan (Homemaker)
Brothers	N/A
Sisters	Priya Balan (Advertising Company)
Marital Status	Married
Husband	Siddharth Roy Kapur
Daughters	None
Sons	None

Relationships & more

Siddharth Roy Kapur (Business Man and Producer)

Favorite Things

Favorite Colour	Red
Favorite Actor	Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino
Favorite Actress	Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, Kate Winslet, Julie Delphy, Julia Roberts
Favorite Food	Thai Cuisine
Hobbies	Reading
Favorite Director	Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Favorite Movie	Bollywood: Gol Maal Hollywood: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
Favorite Musicians	Zakir Hussain, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Indian Ocean, Midival Punditz
Favorite Sport	Not Known
Favorite Destination	New York, New Zealand