Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan ,Tamil: வித்யா பாலன், Malayalam: വിദ്യാ ബാലന്‍,Hindi: विद्या बालन, (born January 1, 1978) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

Vidya Balan was born in Palakkad, Kerala in a Tamil family to P. R. Balan, is the Vice President of ETC Channel whilst her mother is a housewife. Vidya also has an older sister named Priya. In a video interview, she stated that she is "extremely spiritual", has a "firm faith in God" and visits temples every Thursday.

Gossip columnists have linked Vidya with many of her co-stars but she strongly denied the allegations, saying that they were "vile".

Priyamani , a Tamil actress who has won the National Award for the best actress - Paruthiveeran is Vidya Balan's cousin.