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Thursday, 2 September 2010
Awards:
* 2005: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Parineeta
* 2005: Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine for Parineeta
* 2005: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Parineeta
* 2005: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Parineeta
* 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Parineeta
* 2005: International Indian Film Academy Awards, Best Female Debut for Parineeta
* 2005: Anand Lok Puraskar Award, Best Actress for Bhalo Theko
* 2005: Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine for Parineeta
* 2005: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Parineeta
* 2005: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Parineeta
* 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Parineeta
* 2005: International Indian Film Academy Awards, Best Female Debut for Parineeta
* 2005: Anand Lok Puraskar Award, Best Actress for Bhalo Theko
Vidya Balan Trivia
* She signed on for the role of Anaida Raza (Lara Dutta) in "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" (2007). After finding out the script required her to dance, she dropped out.
* Speaks English, Hindi amd Tamil. After filming "Parineeta (2005)", can also speak Bengali quite well.
* She has been linked to actor, Madhavan several times: she has paired with him in Guru and was set to pair with him in Run. Other films such as Suryamukhi, Stella, Once More and Oru Naal Podhuma were announced with the pair of them in the lead roles only to be called off or postponed.
* A Tamilian from Kerala, she hails from the Iyer community in Palakkad, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
* Vidya Balan was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, but the film was abandoned mid-way through production
* She is from the Iyer community
* She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998
* She decided to join films the day she interacted with Shabana Azmi while in college
* She is trained in Carnatic music
* Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was chosen for the lead role in Parineeta
* Vidya Balan has acted in more than 25 ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar
* Did her schooling from St. Antony's School and later on at St. Xavier's College where she graduated in Sociology. She soon started work on her MA from Mumbai University when she was offered a role in a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal, but it was later shelved due to issues with the director.
* Listed as number 8 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)
* Speaks English, Hindi amd Tamil. After filming "Parineeta (2005)", can also speak Bengali quite well.
* She has been linked to actor, Madhavan several times: she has paired with him in Guru and was set to pair with him in Run. Other films such as Suryamukhi, Stella, Once More and Oru Naal Podhuma were announced with the pair of them in the lead roles only to be called off or postponed.
* A Tamilian from Kerala, she hails from the Iyer community in Palakkad, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
* Vidya Balan was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, but the film was abandoned mid-way through production
* She is from the Iyer community
* She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998
* She decided to join films the day she interacted with Shabana Azmi while in college
* She is trained in Carnatic music
* Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was chosen for the lead role in Parineeta
* Vidya Balan has acted in more than 25 ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar
* Did her schooling from St. Antony's School and later on at St. Xavier's College where she graduated in Sociology. She soon started work on her MA from Mumbai University when she was offered a role in a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal, but it was later shelved due to issues with the director.
* Listed as number 8 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)
Profile
Name: Vidya Balan
Born: January 1, 1978
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birth Place: Palghat, Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Mother Tongue: Tamil
Religion: Hindu
Occupation: Bollywood actress / Fashion model
Family:
Father: PR Balan - Vice President of ETC Channel
Mother: Home Maker
Siblings: Elder sister Priya
Marital status: Single
Education:
School: St. Antony's School
College: St. Xavier's College, Mumbai University. She has sociology degree
Likes: Indian classical music
Favorites:
Films: DDLJ, Dil Se, One fine day
Clothes: Saris
Food: Home-Cooked Food
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan
Actress: Madhuri Dixit
Other Facts: Vidya is spiritually inclined
Hobbies: Reading - All of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films
Debut Film: Bhaalo Theko (Bengali Movie-2003), Parineeta(In Hindi-2005)
Languages Known: Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam & Bengali
Born: January 1, 1978
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birth Place: Palghat, Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Mother Tongue: Tamil
Religion: Hindu
Occupation: Bollywood actress / Fashion model
Family:
Father: PR Balan - Vice President of ETC Channel
Mother: Home Maker
Siblings: Elder sister Priya
Marital status: Single
Education:
School: St. Antony's School
College: St. Xavier's College, Mumbai University. She has sociology degree
Likes: Indian classical music
Favorites:
Films: DDLJ, Dil Se, One fine day
Clothes: Saris
Food: Home-Cooked Food
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan
Actress: Madhuri Dixit
Other Facts: Vidya is spiritually inclined
Hobbies: Reading - All of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films
Debut Film: Bhaalo Theko (Bengali Movie-2003), Parineeta(In Hindi-2005)
Languages Known: Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam & Bengali
Biography
Vidya Balan is a Tamilian from Kerala. She is from the Iyer community. She comes from a middleclass family from Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Vidya did her schooling from St Antony's School and later on joined St Xavier's College from where she graduated in sociology.
When she was doing her MA from Mumbai University, she was offered a role in a Malayalam film titled Chakram with Mohanlal, one of Vidya’s favorite actors. However, the project was shelved mid-way and Vidya had to wait for few more years to make her movie debut.
She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has acted in scores of ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
A couple of months later, she featured in three music videos (again directed by Sarkar) for ‘Euphoria’, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas.
Vidya Balan started work as an actress in the Malayalam movie 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 25 TV ads, (mostly directed by Pradeep Sarkar), followed with a variety of acting stints in music videos (Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas), Hindi TV soap operas (Hanste Khelte and Hum Paanch) and a Bengali movie, Bhaalo Theko, for which she won the Best Actress Anand Lok Puraskar award in Kolkata.
Vidya did her schooling from St Antony's School and later on joined St Xavier's College from where she graduated in sociology.
When she was doing her MA from Mumbai University, she was offered a role in a Malayalam film titled Chakram with Mohanlal, one of Vidya’s favorite actors. However, the project was shelved mid-way and Vidya had to wait for few more years to make her movie debut.
She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has acted in scores of ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
A couple of months later, she featured in three music videos (again directed by Sarkar) for ‘Euphoria’, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas.
Vidya Balan started work as an actress in the Malayalam movie 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 25 TV ads, (mostly directed by Pradeep Sarkar), followed with a variety of acting stints in music videos (Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas), Hindi TV soap operas (Hanste Khelte and Hum Paanch) and a Bengali movie, Bhaalo Theko, for which she won the Best Actress Anand Lok Puraskar award in Kolkata.
Filmography
2003 Bhalo Theko Anandi Bengali film
2005 Parineeta Lalita Winner: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & Filmfare Face of the Year
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award[24]
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 Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2010 Ishqiya Krishna Verma
2005 Parineeta Lalita Winner: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & Filmfare Face of the Year
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award[24]
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 Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2010 Ishqiya Krishna Verma
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