Date of Birth1 January 1978, Kerala, India
Birth Name Vidya P. Balan Height 5' 4"
Mini Biography
Birth Name Vidya P. Balan Height 5' 4"
Mini Biography
Vidya was born in Palghat, Kerala, India. Her family consists of her
dad, P.R. Balan, who is the Vice-President of ETC Channel; mom - a
home-maker, and an elder sister, Priya, who is married to Kedar. She
also has an aunt by the name of Raji Raju.The Balan family
re-located to live at Road No. 11, near Ambedkar Garden, Chembur,
Bombay, when Vidya was very young. She studied in St. Anthony's Convent
School, and thereafter in St. Xavier's College from where she obtained a
degree in Sociology. She then went on to obtain a Masters degree in
Sociology from Bombay University.
She also studied and performed
in Prithvi Theaters' workshops. Due to tradition of most Tamil-Iyer
families, Vidya and her Priya learned Carnatic dance form during their
early childhood days, but Vidya opted out as the dance classes took
place early on Sunday mornings and as she is not an early riser.
During 2003 she was signed-up to play a role in a Bengali movie 'Bhaalo
Theko' opposite Joy Sengupta. This project was completed during the year
2006, and was a considerable hit.
Then during 2006 Vidya was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra during a pop-concert in Mumbai to play a lead role in 'Parineeta'. She then had to undergo 17 make-up shoots and 40 screen tests before being chosen for this role. All this hard work did result in success as 'Parineeta' was very well received so much so that the Tamil producer, who had previously rejected her, invited her to appear in a 'Dasavatharam' opposite Kamal Hassan, and now it was Vidya's turn to reject this offer which eventually went to 'Asin'.
Then during 2006 Vidya was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra during a pop-concert in Mumbai to play a lead role in 'Parineeta'. She then had to undergo 17 make-up shoots and 40 screen tests before being chosen for this role. All this hard work did result in success as 'Parineeta' was very well received so much so that the Tamil producer, who had previously rejected her, invited her to appear in a 'Dasavatharam' opposite Kamal Hassan, and now it was Vidya's turn to reject this offer which eventually went to 'Asin'.
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