Vidya P. Balan is an Indian actress. Her nickname is Vidhi. Let us know some interesting facts about Vidya Balan.
Biography/Wiki
Vidya was born on January 1, 1978 (40 years old; as of 2018) in Poothamkurussy, Palakkadputhur, Kerala, India. Her hometown is Kimpur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She studied at St. Anthony’s Girls’ High School in Mumbai. She received her BA in Sociology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Later, she joined Mumbai University to pursue her Masters in Sociology.
appearance
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 70kg
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
Body measurements: 35-30-35
family and husband
Vidya is the daughter of PR Balan, who serves as Executive Vice President of Digicable, and Saraswathy Balan, a homemaker.
Vidya Balan and her parents
She has a sister, Priya Balan, who works in an advertising agency.
Vidya Balan’s sister Priya
Vidya and Siddharth Roy Kapur (businessman and producer) tied the knot on December 14, 2012.
Vidya Balan and husband Siddharth Roy Kapur
Vidya has two brothers-in-law, Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian actor, and Kunaal Roy Kapur is also an Indian actor.
Vidya Balan with her brother-in-law Aditya Roy Kapur (left) and her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur (right)
Vidya with her brother-in-law Kunaal Roy Kapur (left) and her husband Siddharth (right)
Profession
Before joining Bollywood, Vidya started her career with Ekta Kapoor’s famous comedy TV show Hum Paanch (1995), starring Radhika Mathur ( Radhika Mathur) airs on Zee TV.
Vidya Balan as Hum Paanch
In 2003, she made her debut in Bengali films with “Bhalo Theko”.
Vidya Balan In Bhalo Theko
She rose to fame with her Hindi film debut Parineeta, co-starring Sunjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan.
parinita
dispute
- In 2011, ahead of the release of her film The Dirty Picture, activists in southern India objected and burned many of the film’s banners. Separately, Silke Smith’s brother went to the Andhra Pradesh High Court to challenge the depiction of his sister in the film.
Vidya Balan plays Silk in “The Dirty Picture”
- Rumors were rampant about problems in their marriage as Siddharth was allegedly in love with another woman!
car collection
She owns a Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
salary
She is paid Rs 10 million per film. Her net worth is $15 million.
sign
Vidya Balan’s signature
favorite thing
- Starring: Shabana Azmi/Madhuri Dixit/Kate Winslet/Julie Delphi/Julia Roberts
- Movies: Bollywood: Gol Maal (1979), Hollywood: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
- Director: Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Musicians: Zakir Hussain, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Indian Ocean, Midival Punditz
- Fragrance: Issey Miyake, Elizabeth Arden
- Destination: New York and New Zealand
fact
- She drinks occasionally.
Vidya Balan drinks
- She suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and is obsessed with keeping her surroundings clean.
- She has excellent matchmaking skills. She has helped many friends find their significant other.
- She was an admirer of Paulo Coelho and had read every book he wrote.
- She has a penchant for giggling. She has been seen giggling in various television shows.
- She speaks fluent Bengali, her husband’s native language. She communicates with her husband and his family in Bengali.
- She can converse fluently in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi.
- Priyamani is Vidya Balan’s second cousin. She is a South Indian actress who has participated in the songwriting of “Chennai Express”.
- Before her first Bengali film, she had done five films that were not released.
- She has a hobby of reading.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education