Vidhya Balan’s movie list is Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Ishqiya (2010), No One Killed Jessica and Kahaani (2012), and many others.
Vidhya Balan is an Indian Bollywood leading actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Bollywood cinema with her roles in female-led films, Vidya Balan is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards.
Vidya Balan was awarded the Padma Shri award by the Government in 2014. Vidya pursue a career in the film industry from a very young age and had her first acting role in the 1995 satire-comedy series Hum Paanch. While doing a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Mumbai, she made several unsuccessful attempts to start a career in film and was featured in television commercials and music videos. She started her acting career by starring in the Bengali film Bhalo Theko (2003) and was also appreciated for her first Hindi Movie, the drama Parineeta (2005).
After that, She worked in commercial successes in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), but her following roles failed to move her career forward. She went on to establish herself by starring as a headstrong woman in five consecutive commercial successes, which also earned her censorious and awards recognition. These movies are Paa (2009), the black comedy Ishqiya (2010), the thrillers No One Killed Jessica and Kahaani (2012), and the biopic The Dirty Picture (2011).
Following a marriage, Vidhya Balan made a Bollywood career comeback by playing a cheerful woman balancing work and family lifestyle in Tumhari Sulu (2017) and Mission Mangal (2019). The latter emerged as her highest-grossing release. She has also starred in films Shakuntala Devi (2020), Sherni (2021), and Jalsa (2022).
Vidhya Balan All Movie List :
Title | Role | Year |
Bhalo Theko | Anandi | 2003 |
Parineeta Lalita | 2005 | |
Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Jhanvi Sahni | 2006 |
Guru Salaam-e-Ishq Eklavya: The Royal Guard Heyy Babyy Bhool Bhulaiyaa Om Shanti Om | Meenakshi “Meenu” Saxena Tehzeeb Hussain Rajjo Singh Isha B. Sahni Avni Chaturvedi / Manjulika Herself | 2007 |
Halla Bol Kismat Konnection | Sneha Khan Priya Saluja | 2008 |
Paa | Dr. Vidya | 2009 |
Ishqiya | Krishna Verma | 2010 |
No One Killed Jessica Urumi Thank You Dum Maaro Dum The Dirty Picture | Sabrina Lal Makkom / Bhoomi Divya Khurana Mrs. Kamath Reshma | 2011 |
Kahaani Ferrari Ki Sawaari | Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi | 2012 |
Bombay Talkies Ghanchakkar Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Mahabharat | Herself Neetu Athray Draupadi | 2013 |
Shaadi Ke Side Effects Bobby Jasoos | Trisha Mallik Bilkis “Bobby” Ahmed | 2014 |
Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Vasudha Prasad | 2015 |
Te3n Ekk Albela Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | Sarita Sarkar Geeta Bali Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh | 2016 |
Begum Jaan Tumhari Sulu | Begum Jaan Sulochana “Sulu” Dubey | 2017 |
Amoli | Narrator | 2018 |
NTR: Kathanayakudu Nerkonda Paarvai Mission Mangal | Basavatarakam Kalyani Bharath Tara Shinde | 2019 |
Natkhat Shakuntala Devi | Surekha Shakuntala Devi | 2020 |
Sherni | Vidya Vincent | 2021 |
Jalsa | Maya Menon | 2022 |