Profile Filmography & Awards
Birth Name: Vidya P. Balan
DOB: 1 January, 1978
Status: Single
Debut movie: Parineeta
No of Marriages: None
Most Remembered For: Parineeta, Laage Raho Munna Bhai
Litigations involved: None
Jail terms served: None

Vidya Balan (born January 1, 1979, in Palakkad, Kerala) is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is a Malayali from Kerala.Vidya Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos and soap operas, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, "Bhalo Theko" (2003), for which she won critical acclaim, and had her Hindi film debut with "Parineeta" (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Debut Award. She received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" (2006), and thus has established herself as one of the most promising actresses in the industry.Although born in Palakkad to Tamil Iyer parents in Kerala, Vidya Balan grew up in Mumbai and attended St. Anthony's Girls High School, St. Xavier's College, Bombay and later the University of Mumbai. She graduated from college with a Sociology degree. She speaks several languages including Tamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Bengali.