Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi cinema, with some Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi films. She made her Hindi debut in Parineeta (2005), which brought her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and then appeared in Lage Raho Munna Bhai and Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

Her later films include Paa, Ishqiya, The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, Tumhari Sulu, Shakuntala Devi, Sherni and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for The Dirty Picture, has won seven Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 2014.