Modelling
Vidya
started
her
career
as
a
model,
did
various
commercials
before
facing
rejection
from
film
directors
in
the
initial
stage
of
her
career.
First
Break
She
got
her
first
big
break
in
Ekta
Kapoor's
1995
hit
television
sitcom
'Hum
Paanch',
when
she
replaced
a
character.
Debut
After
a
huge
gap
of
almost
ten
years,
she
got
her
big
break
in
Bollywood
with
Pradeep
Sirkar's
Parineeta,
in
which
she
starred
opposite
Saif
Ali
Khan.
No
Turning
Back
She
has
established
a
successful
career
in
Bollywood
and
is
the
recipient
of
several
awards,
including
a
National
Film
Award,
five
Filmfare
Awards,
and
five
Screen
Awards,
and
was
awarded
the
Padma
Shri
by
the
Government
of
India
in
2014.
Hits
In
Films
She
obtained
a
lot
of
critical
acclaim
for
her
work
in
the
2009
drama
Paa,
the
2010
black
comedy
Ishqiya,
the
2011
semi-biographical
thriller
No
One
Killed
Jessica,
the
2011
biopic
The
Dirty
Picture,
and
the
2012
thriller
Kahaani.
Controversies
She
received
a
lot
of
flak
for
her
fluctuating
weight
and
unappealing
dress
sense,
but
later
she
started
to
get
credited
in
the
media
for
not
trying
to
morph
herself
just
to
fit
into
any
conventional
slot.
Born
On
1st
January
Vidya
Balan
was
born
on
1
January
1978
in
Poothamkurussy,
Puthur,
a
town
in
the
Palakkad
District
of
Kerala,
to
P.
R.
Balan,
currently
the
Executive
Vice-President
of
Digicable,
and
Saraswathy
Balan,
a
homemaker
Husband
Vidya
married
an
Indian
business
person,
film
producer
and
the
managing
director
of
Disney
India,
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
in
2012,
and
continued
to
do
films.
Talented
And
Hot
The
actress
is
one
of
the
most
talent
actresses
present
in
the
industry
and
her
portrayal
of
the
seductive
Silk
Smitha
can
never
be
forgotten.
37th
Birthday
Vidya
Balan
turns
37
today
and
the
actress has
earned
herself
the
tag
of
a
"female
hero"
in
Bollywood.
She
always
celebrates
her
birthday
with
her
family
and
this
time
too
she
was
seen
celebrating
it
with
her
hubby.