Vidya Balan Filmography

Honored with a Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014, Vidya Balan is an actress predominantly working in the Hindi cinema for more than 20 years. From her childhood days, she wanted to be an actress and started working at the age of 16. In 1995, she made a debut in the industry with Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Hum Paanch’. After the show, Balan was offered a role in a television show, but she refused it since she wanted to establish a film career. She was supposed to make her film debut with the Malayalam film ‘Chakram’. However, the movie was shelved, and she was labeled as a "jinx." Later, she worked in the 2003 Bengali film 'Bhalo Theko', her first movie release, Balan finally made a debut in Hindi cinema with the film ‘Parineeta’ in 2005. She won the ‘Best Female Debut’ for her performance in the movie. Then, she featured in ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ (2006), which became the highest-grossing film at the time. Further, ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’, ‘Eklavya’, ‘Heyy Babyy’, and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ got her immense recognition among the audience. Balan won the National Film Award for Best Actress for ‘Dirty Picture’ (2011). Also, she is a recipient of six Filmfare Awards.

Vidya Balan’s Best Works

Jailer 2

2026

Om Shanti Om

2007 Rated 7.1 out of 10

Bombay Talkies

2013 Rated 6.3 out of 10

Parineeta

2005 Rated 6.5 out of 10

Guru

2007 Rated 6.9 out of 10

The Dirty Picture

2011 Rated 6.1 out of 10

Kahaani

2012 Rated 7.2 out of 10

Raja Shivaji

2026

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

2007 Rated 6.8 out of 10

N.T.R: Kathanayakudu

2019

Acting credits

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TBA

Long Years Ago

Filming

TBA

Untitled Balki Film

Announced

2020s

2026

Jailer 2

as Kantha Kalpak

2026

Mauja Hi Mauja

4 Dec 2026

2026

Raja Shivaji

as Tajul Mukkhidarat Haji Badi Sahiba

2026

The Last Tenant

2024

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

as Mallika / Manjulika

Rated 5.4 out of 10

2024

Do Aur Do Pyaar

as Kavya

2024

Superstar Singer

1 episode · as Self

2024

The Great Indian Kapil Show

1 episode · as Self

2023

Neeyat

as Mira Rao

2022

Jalsa

as Maya Menon

2021

Sherni

as Vidya Vincent

2020

Natkhat

as Surekha

2020

Shakuntala Devi

as Shakuntala Devi

2010s

2019

Mission Mangal

as Tara Shinde

Rated 6.6 out of 10

2019

N.T.R: Kathanayakudu

as Basavatarakam

2019

N.T.R: Mahanayakudu

as Basavatarakam

2019

Nerkonda Paarvai

as Kalyani Bharath

2018

Amoli

as Narrator (English)

2017

Begum Jaan

as Begum Jaan

2017

Rising Star

1 episode · as Self

2017

Son of Abish

1 episode · as Herself

2017

Tumhari Sulu

as Sulochana "Sulu" Dubey

Rated 6.5 out of 10

2017

Yaaron Ki Baraat

1 episode · as Self

2016

Ekk Albela

as Geeta Bali

2016

Kahaani 2

as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh

Rated 6.6 out of 10

2016

MasterChef India

1 episode · as Guest Star

2016

Te3n

as Sarita Sharma

Rated 6.9 out of 10

2016

The Kapil Sharma Show

2 episodes · as Self

2015

Hamari Adhuri Kahani

as Vasudha Prasad

Rated 6.1 out of 10

2014

Bobby Jasoos

as Bobby

2014

Shaadi Ke Side Effects

as Trisha Roy

2014

The Anupam Kher Show

1 episode · as Herself

2013

Bombay Talkies

as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" · uncredited

Rated 6.3 out of 10

2013

Comedy Nights with Kapil

3 episodes · as Self

2013

Ghanchakkar

as Neetu Athray

2013

Mahabharat

as Draupadi · voice

2012

Ferrari Ki Sawaari

as Special Appearance in Song "Mala Jau De"

2012

Kahaani

as Vidya Bagchi / Vidya Basu

Rated 7.2 out of 10

2011

Dum Maaro Dum

as Cameo as Mrs Kamath

2011

No One Killed Jessica

as Sabrina Lal

Rated 6.8 out of 10

2011

Thank You

as Divya

Rated 5.1 out of 10

2011

The Dirty Picture

as Reshma / Silk

Rated 6.1 out of 10

2011

Urumi

as Makkom / Bhumika

2010

Ishqiya

as Krishna Verma

Rated 6.5 out of 10

2000s

2009

Paa

as Vidya Arte

Rated 6.4 out of 10

2008

Halla Bol

as Sneha Chauhan / Sneha A. Khan

2008

Kismat Konnection

as Priya

Rated 4.8 out of 10

2008

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

2 episodes · as Self

2007

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

as Avni S. Chaturvedi

Rated 6.8 out of 10

2007

Eklavya: The Royal Guard

as Rajeshwari / 'Rajjo'

2007

Guru

as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena

Rated 6.9 out of 10

2007

Heyy Babyy

as Esha Sahni

Rated 5.9 out of 10

2007

Om Shanti Om

as Self

Rated 7.1 out of 10

2007

Salaam-e-Ishq

as Tehzeeb Raina

Rated 4.8 out of 10

2006

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

as Jhanvi

Rated 7.3 out of 10

2005

Parineeta

as Lalita

Rated 6.5 out of 10

2004

Koffee with Karan

2 episodes · as Self

2003

Bhalo Theko

as Anandi

2000

Kaun Banega Crorepati

3 episodes · as Self

1990s

1995

Hum Paanch

269 episodes · as Radhika Mathur

1992

Aap Ki Adalat

1 episode · as Herself

63 credits shown · 1992–2026, plus 2 titles awaiting a release date.

Behind the camera

2020s

2020

Natkhat

Producer

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