Vidya Balan (born January 1, 1979) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After appearing in the television sitcom *Hum Paanch* (1995) and the Bengali independent film *Bhalo Theko* (2003), she made her Hindi feature debut in the musical drama *Parineeta* (2005), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her subsequent releases included *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), *Guru* (2007), and the psychological comedy thriller *Bhool Bhulaiyaa* (2007).
Balan earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedy drama *Paa* (2009), followed by the black comedy *Ishqiya* (2010), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. For her portrayal of Silk in the biographical drama *The Dirty Picture* (2011), she won the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She earned a third Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the mystery thriller *Kahaani* (2012). Her credits during this period included *No One Killed Jessica* (2011), *Kahaani 2* (2016), and *Tumhari Sulu* (2017), which earned her a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
In 2019, Balan expanded into South Indian cinema with the two-part biographical drama *N.T.R: Kathanayakudu* and *N.T.R: Mahanayakudu*, and appeared in the Tamil release *Nerkonda Paarvai* and *Mission Mangal*. Her subsequent projects included the biographical drama *Shakuntala Devi* (2020), *Sherni* (2021), *Jalsa* (2022), *Neeyat* (2023), *Do Aur Do Pyaar* (2024), and *Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3* (2024). In 2026, she appeared in the historical drama *Raja Shivaji* and *The Last Tenant*.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (2024) | Mallika / Manjulika | - | - |
| 2 | Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024) | Kavya | 6 | |
| 3 | Neeyat (2023) | Mira Rao | 1 | |
| 4 | Jalsa (2022) | Maya Menon | 2 | |
| 5 | Sherni (2021) | Vidya Vincent | 2 | |
| 6 | Shakuntala Devi (2020) | Shakuntala Devi | 6 | |
| 7 | Mission Mangal (2019) | Tara Shinde | 6 | |
| 8 | Begum Jaan (2017) | Begum Jaan | 4 | |
| 9 | Tumhari Sulu (2017) | Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey | 7 | |
| 10 | Te3n (2016) | Sarita Sharma | 7 | |
| 11 | Kahaani 2 (2016) | Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | 5.7 | |
| 12 | Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) | Vasudha Prasad | 5 | |
| 13 | Shaadi Ke Side Effects (2014) | Trisha Roy | 5 | |
| 14 | Bobby Jasoos (2014) | Bobby | 5 | |
| 15 | Mahabharat (2013) | Draupadi (voice) | 6 | |
| 16 | Bombay Talkies (2013) | Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 17 | Kahaani (2012) | Vidya Bagchi | 6.7 | |
| 18 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012) | Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De" | 6 | |
| 19 | The Dirty Picture (2011) | Reshma / Silk | 7 | |
| 20 | No One Killed Jessica (2011) | Sabrina Lal | 7 | |
| 21 | Urumi (2011) | Makkom / Bhumika | 9 | |
| 22 | Thank You (2011) | Divya | 5 | |
| 23 | Ishqiya (2010) | Krishna Verma | 6 | |
| 24 | Halla Bol (2008) | Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan | 5 | |
| 25 | Kismat Konnection (2008) | Priya | 5 | |
| 26 | Guru (2007) | Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena | 7 | |
| 27 | Om Shanti Om (2007) | Self | 6.1 | |
| 28 | Heyy Babyy (2007) | Esha Sahni | 6.5 | |
| 29 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) | Avni S. Chaturvedi | 7 | |
| 30 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) | Jhanvi | 7.7 |
