Vidya Balan Biography, Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Height & More
Vidya Balan Biography: Vidya Balan is a famous Hindi Film Actress, known for her path breaking roles like Parineeta, Dirty Picture and Kahani. Vidya Balan was born on 1 January 1978 to a Tamil family. Her father, Mr. P. R. Balan, is the Executive Vice-President of Digicable while her mother is a home maker.
She always aspired to work in the films and got her first break in Ekta Kapoors famous tele serial, “Hum Paanch” where she got the role of Radhika, a nerdy teenager. She has received several awards, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. In the year 2014 she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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Vidya Balan Biography/Wiki
- Name: Vidya P Balan
- Nick-name: Vidhi
- Sex: Female
- Date Of Birth: 1 January 1979
- Age: 29 Years (as in 2018)
- Profession / Occupation: Actress, Model (Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu)
- Mother Tongue: Malayalam, Tamil
- Religion: Hindu
- Nation: Indian
- Caste: Not Known
- Height / Weight: 5′ 4” / 70kg
- First Movie: Hum Paanch
Vidya Balan Family
- Father:P.R. Balan (Executive Vice-President of Digicable)
- Mother:Saraswathy Balan (Homemaker)
- Brothers: N/A
- Sisters: Priya Balan (Advertising Company)
- Marital Status: Married
- Husband: Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Daughters: N/A
- Sons: N/A
- Uncle: N/A
- Aunties: N/A
- Boyfriends/ Affairs: Siddharth Roy Kapur (Business Man and Producer)
Vidya Balan Boyfriend, Husband, Affairs
- Marital Status: Married
- Affairs/Boyfriends: Siddharth Roy Kapur (Businessman and Producer)
- Husband/Spouse:Siddharth Roy Kapur, Businessman and Producer (2012-present)
- Marriage Date: 14 December 2012
Vidya Balan Height, Weight and Body Measurements
- Height in Centimeters: 163 cm
- Height in Meters: 1.63 m
- Height in Feet Inches: 5′ 4”
- Weight: 70kg
- Body Measurement: 35-30-35
- Waist Size: 30
- Hips Size: 35
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Vidya Balan Educational Qualifications
- Education Qualification: Master of Arts (Sociology)
- School: St. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai
- College / University: St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, University of Mumbai
Vidya Balan Favorite Things
- Favourite Food: Thai cuisine
- Favourite Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino
- Favourite Actresses: Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, Kate Winslet, Julie Delphy, Julia Roberts
- Favourite Films Bollywood: Gol Maal (1979)
- Hollywood: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
- Favourite Directors: Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Favourite Musicians: Zakir Hussain, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Indian Ocean, Midival Punditz
- Favourite Colour: Red
- Favourite Perfume: Issey Miyake, Elizabeth Arden
- Favourite Destination: New York and New Zealand
Vidya Balan Social Media Profile
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealVidyaBalan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balanvidya/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidya_balan
Unknown Facts About Vidya Balan
- Vidya has a tendency towards cleanliness and she even has a record of obsessive-compulsive disorder suffering when everything around her is clean.
- Vidya was appointed to be a member of the Indian Central Film Certification Board in August 2017 to certify the films for theatre exhibitions.
- Vidya had made almost 5 films that had not yet been released before she made her first film in Bengali. Then she got her first Hindi film, Parineeta.
- Vidya Balan was very popular with her ads in households even before she appeared in films.
- She is very good at matchmaking and her matchmaking skills have made many of her friends find their other half.
- She is a die-hard fan of Paulo Coelho and has read every book he has ever written.
- Vidya Balan has a soft spot for giggling. She giggles on many television shows.
- She is very good in Bengali, her husband’s mother tongue, and she seems to be talking to her husband and family in Bengali.
- She is fluent in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi.
- Priyamani (South Indian actress, did item song on Chennai Express) is Vidya Balan’s second cousin sister.
- Actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunaal Roy Kapur are their brother-in-law.
- Her father, P. R. Balan, is vice president of ETC Channel.
- She played a role as one of the four five girls on the famous Hum Paanch television program before she entered Bollywood.
