Vidya Balan is an Indian actress known for her roles in female-led films. She has won several awards, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014.
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Vidya Balan is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in female-led films. She has won several awards, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. Her father is the executive vice-president of Digicable and her mother is a homemaker. Vidya is married to the film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur. She also promotes humanitarian causes and supports the empowerment of women. She made her film debut in the Bengali film Bhalo Theko and received praise for her first Hindi film, the drama Parineeta. She followed this with a series of films that performed poorly at the box office. This changed when she starred as a radio jockey in Tumhari Sulu and a scientist in Mission Mangal. The latter ranks as her highest-grossing release. The actress Priyamani is her second cousin. She appeared in approximately 60 television commercials and music videos for Euphoria and Shubha Mudgal; a majority of these were directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Her first acting role was in the first season of Ekta Kapoor’s sitcom Hum Paanch as Radhika, a bespectacled teenager. She attended St. Xavier’s College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sociology and later earned a master’s degree from the University of Mumbai. In 2001, she was cast as the female lead in N.
Linguswamy’s Run but was unceremoniously dropped and replaced by Meera Jasmine under false pretences. After failing to start a film career, Vidya shifted focus to Tamil cinema. She then starred in the drama Paa, the black comedy Ishqiya, the thrillers No One Killed Jessica and Kahaani, and the biopic The Dirty Picture. The last of these won her the National Film Awards for Best Actress. She initially drew criticism for her fluctuating weight and dress sense, but was later credited in the media for her unconventionality. Her parents are of Tamilian descent and she speaks a mix of Tamil and Malayalam at home. Her elder sister, Priya, works in advertising, and her elder sister is Priya Bala, who is a second cousin to Vidya’s sister Priya. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and their two children. She works as a member of the Indian Central Board of Film Certification and hosts a radio show. She and her husband are the owners of a luxury home in Mumbai, Mumbai, and have a son and a daughter, both of whom are based in New York City. They have a daughter and a son-in-law, who lives in New Jersey, New York and Los Angeles, respectively. They also have two step-children, a son, a daughter-inlaw and a step-son. She currently lives in a suburb of Mumbai and a grandchild lives in Los Angeles.
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