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Vidya Balan (Malayalam: വിദ്യാ ബാലന്‍,Tamil: வித்யா பாலன்,Hindi: विद्या बालन, born January 1, 1978 at Palakkad, Kerala, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos, soap operas and commercials, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003), for which she won critical acclaim. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, and received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). Balan has thus established herself as one of the most promising actresses of the industry.Her movie career started when she was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, alongside superstar Mohanlal but the movie was shelved. After that, she was signed for a Tamil film, Run, but for reasons undisclosed, she was dropped after a first schedule and replaced by Meera Jasmine.[3] When Chakram was restarted with Prithviraj in the lead, Meera Jasmine was chosen ahead of Balan again. Balan was dropped from her second Tamil movie Manasellam opposite Srikanth, on the grounds of 'non-performance' and was replaced by Trisha Krishnan.She then turned to television advertising. From 1998 onwards, she appeared in numerous television ads, many of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar. She also took supporting roles in music videos, appearing with singers and bands such as Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal, and Pankaj Udhas. Balan also portrayed the role of Radhika Mathur in a few episodes of the first season of Hum Paanch, but was later replaced by Amita Nangia at the end of the first season.Breakthrough, 2003 - presentIn 2003, she appeared in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko, for which she won the Anandalok Puraskar Best Actress award in Kolkata. Balan next made her Hindi film debut in the critically acclaimed Parineeta. In that Film her performance was acclaimed by critics,[4] earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. After the success of her first two films, the same producer who dropped her from Manasellam was keen to sign her opposite Kamal Hassan for Dasavathaaram but she rejected the offer and Asin Thottumkal was signed instead. In 2006, she appeared opposite Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Once again her performance was well received by critics[5] and the film went on to become the second highest grossing film of that year.Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed Guru was Balan's first release in 2007, in which she played a woman with a physical disability. The film did very well at the box office and her role was appreciated. Her next two releases, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007) and Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) failed to do well but the latter was selected as India's official entries to the Oscars for the 80th Academy Awards. Balan's last two releases of the year, Heyy Babyy (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) have fared very well at the box office. Balan can speak Malayalam,Hindi,Tamil,Bengali,and English.Personal lifeHer father, P. R. Balan, is the Vice President of ETC Channel whilst her mother is a homemaker. Balan also has an older sister named Priya. In a video interview, she stated that she was "extremely spiritual", had a "firm faith in God" and visited temples every Thursday.Gossip columnists have linked Balan with many of her co-stars but she strongly denied the allegations, saying that they were "vile".Priyamani , a Tamil actress who has won the National Award for the best actress - Paruthiveeran is Vidya Balan`s second cousin.Awards and nominationsFilmfare AwardsWinner* 2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta* 2006: Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta[12]Nominated* 2006: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Parineeta[13]* 2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bhool Bhulaiyaa[14]Star Screen AwardsWinner* 2006: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, ParineetaZee Cine AwardsWinner* 2006: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, ParineetaNominated* 2006: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female, ParineetaInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsWinner* 2006: IIFA Best Female Debut, ParineetaNominated* 2007: IIFA Best Actress Award, Lage Raho Munnabhai* 2008: IIFA Best Actress Award, Bhool Bhulaiyaa* 2008: IIFA Best Villain Award, Bhool BhulaiyaaStardust AwardsWinner* 2006: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, ParineetaOther Awards* 2003: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhalo Theko* 2006: Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine, Parineeta* 2007: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhool BhulaiyaaFilmographyYear Movie Role Note2003 Bhalo Theko Anandi Bengali film2005 Parineeta Lolita Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award &Filmfare Face of the YearNominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Jhanvi 2007 Guru Meenu Saxena Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Tehzeeb Raina Eklavya: The Royal Guard Rajeshwari India's official entries to the OscarsHeyy Babyy Esha Bhool Bhulaiyaa Avni/Manjulika Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress AwardOm Shanti Om Herself Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi2008 Halla Bol Sneha Kismat Konnection Priya Mukti Hashi FilmingBengal Film