![Vidya Balan]() "I have enjoyed the success my work has brought me. Some might say I haven’t really struggled to be successful. I think it is my perspective that is utopian. My state of mind is positive and peaceful. And I dare to dream", - Vidya Balan
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Vidya BalanNickname:
Date of Birth: January 1, 1982
Sign: Capricorn
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Religion: hindu
City: Palghat, Kerala
Country: India
Mother: home maker
Father: PR Balan - Vice President of ETC Channel
Siblings: older sister Priya
Children: none
Marital status: single
Spouse: none
Ex-spouse/boyfriend:
Education: St. Antony's School, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai University. She has sociology degree
Likes: indian classical music
Favorite films: DDLJ, Dil Se, One fine day
Favorite clothes: saris
Favorite food: home-cooked
Her hero: Amitabh Bachchan
Her heroine: Madhuri Dixit
Other facts: Vidya is spiritually inclined
Hobbies: reading - all of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films
Occupation: bollywood actress / fashion model
Debut Film: Bhaalo Theko (
Languages: tamil, hindi, english, malayalam, bengali
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FILMOGRAPHY: Shankardada Zindabad (2007)
Halla Bol (2007)
Hey Baby (2007)
Guru (2007)
Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007)
Dasavatharam (2006)
Rahgeer (2006)
Eklavya (2006)
Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006)
Parineeta (2005)
"Hum Paanch" (2000)
Hanste Khelte
Bhaalo Theko
SITES:  Vidya Balan
PAGES: IMDB
ARTICLES: The different shades of Vidya Balan (Rediff special)
My man should look and carry himself like Gulzar-saab, Vidya Balan (Shaadi)
‘I am a huge fan of Madhuri’: Vidya Balan (Deccan Herald)
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Vidya Balan was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, but the film was abandoned mid-way through production
She is from the Iyer community
She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998
She decided to join films the day she interacted with Shabana Azmi while in college
She is trained in Carnatic music
Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was chosen for the lead role in Parineeta
Vidya Balan has acted in more than 25 ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar
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