Vidya Balan
Date of Birth: 1 January 1978 , Palakkad, Kerala , India
Birth Name: Vidya P. Balan
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Vidya was born in Palghat, Kerala , India . Her family
consists of her dad, P.R. Balan, who is the Vice-President of ETC Channel; mom
a home maker, and an elder sister, Priya, who is married to Kedar. She also has
an aunt by the name of Raji Raju.
The Balan family re-located to live at Road No. 11, near Ambedkar Garden , Chembur, Bombay , when Vidya was
extremely youthful. She studied in St. Anthony's Convent School , and afterward
in St. Xavier's College from where she obtained a amount in Sociology. She then
went on to obtain a Masters degree in Sociology from Bombay University .
She also deliberate and performed in Prithvi Theaters' workshops. Due
to tradition of mainly Tamil-Iyer families, Vidya and her Priya erudite
Carnatic dance form throughout their early childhood days, but Vidya opted out
as the dance classes took place early on Sunday mornings and as she is not an
near the beginning riser.
Considerably overweight, rather tomboyish, during her school-days, and
an ardent fan of Shahrukh Khan, she decided to shed those additional pounds
when she chosen to opt for modeling and movies.
Facing dissatisfaction after being rejected by a Tamil creator, she
yet persisted until she got her first break with a Malyalam movie 'Chakram'
contradictory Mohanlal, however, the project was shelved, and she had to wait
until 1998 to debut in a Surf Excel profitable. She then went on to appear in
several commercials directed by Pradeep Sarkar. She completed nearly 90 such
ads.
She appeared in three music videos for Pankaj Udhas, Euphoria, and
Shubha Mudgal in supporting roles. She then also appeared in two TV serials
Ekta Kapoor's 'Hum Paanch', and Ashok Pandit's 'Hanste Khelte'.
During 2003 she was signed-up to play a role in a Bengali movie
'Bhaalo Theko' opposite Joy Sengupta. This project was completed during the
year 2006, and was a substantial hit.
Then during 2006 Vidya was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra during a
pop-concert in Mumbai to play a guide role in 'Parineeta'. She then had to
undergo 17 make-up shoots and 40 screen tests previous to being chosen for this
role. All this hard work did result in success as 'Parineeta' was very well
conventional so much so that the Tamil producer, who had previously rejected
her, invited her to appear in a 'Dasavatharam' conflicting Kamal Hassan, and
now it was Vidya's turn to refuse this offer which finally went to 'Asin'.
Apart from acting, Vidya occupies herself for behind education for
young Indians by promoting children's' books; is connected with Americans for
Aids make inquiries; with Hale House - that provides support and housing for
children born with HIV and drug abuse; as well as hosting forums and attending
events for Harvard Aids Institute.
When she was single, she was never concerned in any scandal and
claimed to get along well with both female and male friends. In 2012, she
married producer Siddharth Roy Kapur
An ardent fan of Bhagwan Shri Sai Baba, she makes it a point to attend
Mandirs every Thursday. She is capable in Tamil, Malyalam, Hindi, English,
Bengali, and can also read Urdu.
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