Vidya Balan

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 twopart biographical drama NTR Kathanayakudu and NTR 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