Biography of "Vidya Balan" Bollyood Hot and Sexy Actress

Vidya Balan

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.