VIDYA BALAN PROFILE

Vidya Balan - Bollywood Actress Profile

Vidya Balan is a Tamilian from Kerala. It is from the Iyer community. It comes from a middle class family from Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Vidya her school career at St. Anthony's School and later at St. Xavier College, where she joined the study 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 the actors Vidya's favorite. But the project was postponed mid-way and Vidya had to wait several years for her debut film to make.

She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has acted in scores of ad films, most by Pradeep Sarkar directed.

A few months later, she appeared 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 film Chakram, paired against Mohanlal, but the film was abandoned mid-production. After making her debut in television advertising as a model for a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998, she continued more than 25 TV ads, (mostly directed by Pradeep Sarkar) to do, followed by a variety of operating systems division music videos (Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas), Hindi TV soap operas (Hanste Khelte and Hum Paanch) and a Bengali movie, Bhaalo flakes, for which she won Best Actress Anand Lok Puraskar in Kolkata.

Hum Paanch Khelte Hanste and Ekta Kapoor's.

In the meantime, she acted in Bengali movie Bhalo flakes with actor Joy Sengupta. She even had an actress won? Better? Anand Lok Puraskar in Kolkata for her work in film.

It was in Mumbai, during a pop concert, when filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached her the female lead in his movie Parineeta, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar play.

Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she finally opted for starring in the film.

Vidya has a very traditional Indian look in contrast to most of today's Bollywood starlets.It is associated with amfAR (Americans for AIDS Research) and Hale House, a home for children with HIV and those affected by drug addiction. It also includes myself with the Harvard AIDS Institute, by hosting forums and participating in events throughout the year. No wonder that Vidya Balan is one of the most talked about names in Bollywood today.

Awards:

2006 - Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta
Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta - 2006
Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - - 2006 M, Shah Rukh Khan
Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Parineeta - 2006
2006 - Best Female Debut iifa, Parineeta
2006 - Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Parineeta

Name: Vidya Balan
Birth Date: January 1, 1982
Place of birth:, Palghat Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Education: St. Anthony School and St. Xavier's College
A: PR Balan (Vice-President of ETC channel)
Music: Carnatic music training in
Occupation: Actress & Model
Languages: Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali
Dream co-star, Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Clothing: Sari
Favorite hero: Amitabh Bachchan, Mohan Lal
Favourite heroine: Madhuri Dixit
Inspiration: Shabana Azmi
Romantic Movies: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil Se and a good day
Favorite food: Anything cooked by her mother
Travel: Holidays with her family
Favorite singers: Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia to Shubha Mudgal and Kishori Amonkar
For yourself: a woman in every sense
Debut Film: Parineeta (2005) Hindi