Vidya Balan
Indian film actress
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| 2024 | Vidya starred alongside Pratik Gandhi in the romantic comedy Do Aur Do Pyaar, an adaptation of the 2017 film The Lovers, though it failed to attract a wide audience. |
| 2024 | Vidya had her highest-grossing release in the comedy horror sequel Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. |
| 2023 | Vidya led the ensemble cast in the murder mystery Neeyat, which was her first theatrical release since Mission Mangal in 2019. |
| 2023 | Rajeev Masand named Vidya Balan one of Hindi cinema's best actresses. |
| 2022 | Vidya appeared in the Amazon Prime Video film Jalsa. |
| 2021 | Vidya starred in the Amazon Prime Video film Sherni. |
| 2021 | Vidya Balan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for her role in Sherni. |
| 2020 | Vidya Balan's short film Natkhat, addressing gender equality, marked her first production venture and premiered on YouTube as part of the We Are One: A Global Film Festival. |
| 2020 | Vidya featured in the Amazon Prime Video film Shakuntala Devi. |
| 2019 | Vidya collaborated with BIG FM 92.7 to host a radio show named 'Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho'. |
| 2019 | Vidya starred in the film Mission Mangal. |
| 2019 | Vidya expanded into South Indian cinema with roles in the two-part Telugu biopic N.T.R: Kathanayakudu and N.T.R: Mahanayakudu, portraying N. T. Rama Rao's first wife. |
| 2019 | Vidya played the wife of Ajith Kumar's character in the Tamil drama Nerkonda Paarvai, a remake of the courtroom drama Pink. |
| 2018 | The Economic Times recognized Vidya Balan as one of the most prominent celebrity brand ambassadors in India. |
| 2018 | Vidya became the goodwill ambassador of Arpan, an NGO focused on creating awareness about sexual abuse. |
| 2017 | Vidya made a successful career comeback by starring in the film Tumhari Sulu. |
| 2017 | Vidya played the title role in the period drama Begum Jaan, a remake of the Bengali film Rajkahini. |
| 2017 | Vidya Balan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role in Tumhari Sulu. |
| August 2017 | Vidya was appointed as a member of the Indian Central Board of Film Certification, which certifies films for theatrical exhibition. |
| 2016 | Vidya played the supporting role of a police officer in the thriller Te3n, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. |
| 2016 | Vidya portrayed a child sexual abuse survivor in Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh, receiving a Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. |
| 2015 | Vidya Balan received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Rai University, which also named a scholarship program for underprivileged girls after her. |
| 2015 | Vidya starred in the romantic drama Hamari Adhuri Kahani, playing a domestic abuse survivor. |
| March 2015 | On International Women's Day, Vidya wrote an opinion column in Hindustan Times addressing the issues faced by women in India. |
| 2014 | Vidya took on the title role of an aspiring detective in the comedy-mystery film Bobby Jasoos, requiring her to sport 12 elaborate disguises. |
| 2014 | Vidya began the year with the romantic comedy Shaadi Ke Side Effects, co-starring with Farhan Akhtar. |
| 2014 | Vidya was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. |
| 2014 | Vidya Balan hosted the TV special 'No More Kamzor' |
| 2013 | Vidya starred in the comic thriller Ghanchakkar, playing a boisterous Punjabi woman opposite Emraan Hashmi. |
| 2013 | Vidya Balan served as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| 2013 | Vidya served as the grand marshal of the India Day parade held in New York City. |
| 2013 | Vidya launched a technology-based learning platform for underprivileged children in the Thanapur village of Uttar Pradesh. |
| 2013 | Vidya hosted 'No More Kamzor', a television special focused on women's empowerment. |
| 2012 | Vidya announced in May that she was dating Siddharth Roy Kapur. |
| 2012 | Vidya became the first brand ambassador of India's sanitation programme, later called Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and participated in a nationwide campaign promoting toilet construction and usage. |
| 2012 | Forbes India included Vidya Balan in their annual Celebrity 100 list. |
| 2012 | Vidya appeared in the thriller Kahaani, contributing to her critical acclaim. |
| 2012 | Vidya Balan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kahaani. |
| 2012 | Verve featured Vidya Balan as one of India's 'Young Power Women', highlighting her real and natural persona in a world dominated by conventional images. |
| 2012 | Vidya was awarded the Prabha Khaitan Puraskar 2012 by the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce for her attempts to empower women, becoming the youngest recipient of the award. |
| 2012 | Vidya Balan was featured in India Today's listing of the nation's most powerful women, noted for her impact on the male-dominated film industry by relegating heroes to supporting roles. |
| December 14 2012 | Vidya Balan married Siddharth Roy Kapur in a private ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai. |
| September 2012 | Vidya visited a village in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, to participate in a campaign promoting children's education and women's empowerment. |
| 2011 | Vidya Balan repeated her achievement by again topping Rediff.com's annual listing of the year's best performances. |
| 2011 | Vidya was listed as 'India's hottest vegetarian' in polls conducted by PETA. |
| 2011 | Vidya starred in the thriller No One Killed Jessica, playing Sabrina, who seeks justice for her sister's murder. Her performance garnered her another Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. Additionally, she made a guest appearance in the Malayalam film Urumi and had a retrospective of her films held in Australia. |
| 2011 | Vidya starred in the thrillers No One Killed Jessica and The Dirty Picture, with the latter winning her the National Film Award for Best Actress. |
| 2011 | Vidya Balan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role in The Dirty Picture. |
| 2011 | Vidya Balan appeared in the film 'Jaani Na', playing the role of a Bengali wife alongside the band Chandrabindoo |
| March 2011 | Vidya endorsed World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour campaign in India, promoting environmental awareness. |
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