Born name

Vidya Balan

nickname

Vidhi, V

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Chembur, Mumbai, India

nationality

training

Vidya Balan attended St. Anthony Girls’ High School , Chembur, Mumbai and later attended St. Xavier’s College where she majored in Sociology. She studied MA at the University of Mumbai , where she received her first film offer.

occupation

actress

family

• Father – PR Balan (Executive Vice President of Digicable)
• Mutter – Saraswathy Balan (Hausfrau)
• Siblings – Priya Balan (Older Sister) (Works in advertising)
• Others – Priyamani (Second Cousin) (Actress)

Manager

Bling entertainment solutions

To build

Average

Height

5 ft 3 in oder 160 cm

weight

57 kg or 126 pounds

friend/spouse

Vidya Balan herself said in a May 2012 interview that she dated Siddharth Roy Kapur (CEO at UTV Motion Pictures). She married him on December 14, 2012 in a private ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai.

race/ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

She has Tamil ancestry.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

Schwarz

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Voice

measurements

36-28-37 inches after her role in “Dirty Picture” when she had to gain 25 pounds for her role as “Silk”.

dress size

10 (USA) or 42 (EU)

bra size

34B

shoe size

8 (USA) or 38.5 (EU)

brand promotion

She has been seen in commercials about the surf, Clinic Plus Shampoo, UNICEF Total Sanitation, etc.

Vidya has supported Samajwadi Pension Yojana (founded by Akhilesh Yadav, run by Uttar Pradesh Government), Nihar Hair Oils, Indian Film Festival, Silk Board etc.

Religion

Hinduism

Known for

Her traditional Indian look and her work in Hindi films especially “Parineeta”, “The Dirty Picture”, “Kahaani”.

first movie

Bengali film ‘Bhalo Theko’, for her role as ‘Anandi’ in 2003. She is best known for her next film which was a 2005 Hindi film ‘Parineeta’ and starred as ‘Lalita’. For this she received the “Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut”.

Vidya Balan favorite things

• Favorite Movie – Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
• Favorite Directors – Gulzar and Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• Favorite Actors – Morgan Freeman, Amitabh Bachchan and Al Pacino
• Favorite Actress – Kate Winslet, Julie Delpy and Julia Roberts
• Favorite book – Brida by Paulo Coelho
• Favorite Food – Thai cuisine and home made food
• Role Model – Her older sister Priya
• Favorite Musicians/Band – Zakir Hussain, Michael Jackson, Enrique, Indian Ocean, Midival Punditz

Vidya Balan Facts

1. Vidya Balan’s older sister Priya is married to Kedar.
2. Vidya Balan is also involved with the Harvard AIDS Institute by attending events throughout the year.
3. Vidya is also affiliated with AmFar (American For AIDS Research) and Hale House, a home for children affected by HIV and drug addiction.
4. Vidya Balan had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up sessions before being cast in the movie Parineeta.
5. Vidya can also speak in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali.
6. Vidya Balan also starred in the TV show “Hum Paanch” by Ekta Kapoor and “Hanse Khelte” by Ashok Pandit.
7. She speaks good English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil and knows a little bit of Bengali.
8. Join Vidya on Twitter and Instagram.