Bollywood’s actress Vidya Balan is not coming from a movie background. After she graduated from St. Xavier’s College and went to study Master of Arts in University of Mumbai , only then she received her first film offer. She made her movie debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko in 2003, when she was already 25-year-old. Now, she’s one of the Indian biggest stars, which highly regarded for her acting talent. Let’s check about Vidya Balan’s biography:
Vidya Balan’s Profile: 
Birth Name: Vidya P Balan
Date of Birth: January 1, 1978
Place of Birth: Palghat, Kerala, India
Ethnicity: Asian
Nationality: Indian
Zodiac: Capricorn
Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Religion: Hindu
Family: PR Balan (father, Vice President of ETC Channel) Mother (housewife), Priya (elder sister)
Marital Status: Single (when this article was written)
Education: St. Anthny Girl’s High School, St. Xavier’s College (majored in Anthropology), University of Mumbai (Master of Arts).
Fluent Languages: Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali
Favorites:
Songs: Indian classical music
Films: DDLJ, Dil Se, One Fine Day
Clothes: Saree (she has more than 500 pieces of this traditional Indian dress!)
Food: Home-cooked
Hero: Amitabh Bachchan
Heroine: Madhuri Dixit
Other facts: Vidya is spiritually inclined
Hobbies: Reading – all of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films
Awards Won:
Filmfare Awards
2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Parineeta
2006: Filmfare Face of the Year, Parineeta
2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Paa
Star Screen Awards
2006: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female, Parineeta
2010: Star Screen Award for Best Actress – Paa
Zee Cine Awards
2006: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Parineeta
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2006: IIFA Best Female Debut, Parineeta
2010: IIFA Best Actress Award, Paa (shared with Kareena Kapoor)
Stardust Awards
2006: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow – Female, Parineeta
Other Awards
2004: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress, Bhalo Theko
2005: Apsara Producer’s Guild Awards for Outstanding Debut, Parineeta
2006: Star’s Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine, Parineeta
2007: Anandalok Puraskar Awards, Best Actress (Hindi), Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2010: Lions Gold Awards, Best Actress, Paa
2010: ‘FICCI Frames 2010′ Excellence Awards: Best Actress for Paa
Selected Filmography:
- 2003 Bhalo Theko as Anandi
- 2005 Parineeta as Lalita
- 2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai as Jhanvi
- 2007 Guru as Meenu Saxena, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love as Tehzeeb Raina, Eklavya: The Royal Guard as Rajeshwari, Heyy Babyy as Isha, Bhool Bhulaiyaa as Avni/Manjulika
- 2008 Halla Bol as Sneha, Kismat Konnection as Priya
- 2009 Paa as Vidya
- 2010 Ishqiya as Krishna Verma, No One Killed Jessica as Sabrina Lal