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      • Seasoned actress Vidya Balan had once revealed that many people often think that she’s a Bengali, thanks to her filmography and the amount of time she has spent in Kolkata. Vidya had made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Bengali film ‘ Bhalo Theko ’ in 2003 before making her debut in Bollywood with ‘Parineeta’.
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  2. Nov 13, 2021 · Seasoned actress Vidya Balan had once revealed that many people often think that she’s a Bengali, thanks to her filmography and the amount of time she has spent in Kolkata.

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    Vidya Balan (pronounced [ʋɪd̪ːja baːlən]; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards.

  5. May 5, 2016 · Bollywood actress Vidya Balan says because of her films and the amount of time she spends in Kolkata, people often think she is a Bengali. The actress made her debut in films in a leading role with the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko” in 2003 before debuting in Bollywood with “Parineeta”.

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  6. Jul 20, 2016 · Actress Vidya Balan, who has portrayed a Bengali character in films like Parineeta, Kahaani and TE3N, feels she had her roots in Bengal in her previous life. Vidya is currently shooting for Begum Jaan” in Patjor on the West Bengal-Jharkhand border.

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    Vidya was born on 1 January 1978 (age 40; as in 2018)in Poothamkurussy, Puthur, Palakkad, Kerala, India. Her hometown is Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She attended St. Anthony Girls’ High School, Mumbai. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in sociology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Later, she joined the University of Mumbai, Mumbai to p...

    Vidya is the daughter of P. R. Balan who worked as Executive Vice-President of Digicable and Saraswathy Balan who is a homemaker. She has a sister, Priya Balan who works for an advertising company. Vidya and Siddharth Roy Kapur, Businessman, and Producer, tied the knot on 14 December 2012. Vidya has two brothers-in-law, Aditya Roy Kapur, who is an ...

    Vidya began her career with Ekta Kapoor’s famous comedy television show Hum Paanch (1995) as Radhika Mathur broadcasted on Zee TV, before joining Bollywood. She marked her debut in Bengali films with “Bhalo Theko” in 2003. She rose to fame with her Hindi film debut “Parineeta”, in which she co-starred with Sunjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan.

    In 2011, before the release of her movie “The Dirty Picture,” activists in South India objected and burned numerous banners of the film. Furthermore, Silk Smitha’s brother went to the Andhra Prades...

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    She consumes alcohol occasionally.Vidya Balan drinking
    She is very particular about keeping cleanliness around her as she has an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    She has great matchmaking skills. She has helped a lot of her friends find their better half.
    She is an admirer of Paulo Coelho and has read each and every book written by him.
    She has a thing for giggling. She is observed giggling in various television programs.
    She is fluent in Bengali, which is her husband’s mother language. She communicates with her husband and his family in Bengali.
  7. 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'.

  8. Vidya Balan, who started her career with a Bengali film, is doing a second one now for director Gautam Haldar and feels the experience is like going back to her roots.