15 Best movies of Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is a popular and one of the most talented actresses in Hindi Cinema. She is known for portraying strong protagonists and has been acknowledged in the media for pioneering a change in the concept of a Hindi film heroine.
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- DirectorSujoy GhoshStarsVidya BalanParambrata ChattopadhyayIndraneil SenguptaA pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.The Film received highly positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
At the 58th Filmfare Awards ceremony, Kahaani won five awards, including Best Director for Ghosh and Best Actress for Vidya; the film was also nominated for Best Film. It was nominated in thirteen categories at the Screen Awards ceremony, including Best Film, with Vidya winning for Best Actress. At the 14th ceremony of the Zee Cine Awards, the film won awards in five categories, including Best Film – Critics and Best Actress – Critics. At the 8th Star Guild Awards, Kahaani won four awards, including Best Director and Best Actress, from eight nominations. In the 14th iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, the film garnered five nominations, going on to win Best Actress and Best Editing for Rao. The film won three honours—Best Screenplay (Original) for Ghosh, Best Editing, and a Special Jury prize for Siddiqui—at the 60th ceremony of India's National Film Awards. - DirectorMilan LuthriaStarsVidya BalanEmraan HashmiTusshar KapoorThe love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.Upon release it was a critical and commercial success, with Balan receiving the highest accolades for her performance; she was called "the hero of the film". In addition, the film has received widespread praise for portraying women as powerful, contributing something unique to a typically male-dominated society.
The Dirty Picture won three National Film Awards, including Best Actress (Vidya) and Best Costume Design (Khan).[5] At the 57th Filmfare Awards ceremony, the film won three awards, including Best Actress and Best Costume Design. It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director (Luthria) at the ceremony. The film also won six Screen Awards, more than any film that year, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.[6] Among other wins, the film received two Apsara Awards, and five awards each from the Zee Cine and International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies, all of which included Best Actress awards for Vidya. - DirectorAbhishek ChaubeyStarsVidya BalanNaseeruddin ShahArshad WarsiWhile on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.The film received positive reviews from critics and performed well at the box office. It was selected for screening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.
- DirectorPradeep SarkarStarsVidya BalanSaif Ali KhanSanjay DuttThe lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.This was Vidya's debut movie. The film is adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film received critical acclaim from critics.
The film has several notable allusions to the Indian literature and cinema. The director went on to win the National Award for Best First Film. Parineeta was showcased at prominent international film festivals. The film also won five Filmfare Awards. Best Art Direction to Keshto Mondal, Tanushree Sarkar and Pradeep Sarkar, Best Choreography to Howard Rosemayer, Best Debut to Vidya Balan, RD Burman Award to Shantanu Moitra and Best Sound Recording to Bishwadeep Chatterjee. It was also nominated for an additional nine awards, for the categories Best Film and Best Director, three for actors portraying Lalita, Shekhar and Girish and four nominations for the soundtrack. - DirectorR. BalkiStarsAmitabh BachchanAbhishek BachchanVidya BalanA father tries to help his son cope with a rare condition that causes the young boy to age beyond his years.The Plot is lifted from hollywood film Jack (1996).
Amitabh Bachchan received his third National Film Award for Best Actor at the 57th National Film Awards for his performance and his fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award and Vidya Balan got her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. - DirectorSuresh TriveniStarsVidya BalanManav KaulNeha DhupiaSulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
The film received nine Filmfare Award nominations and won the Best Actress award - DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAkshay KumarVidya BalanShiney AhujaAn NRI and his wife decide to stay in his ancestral home, paying no heed to the warnings about ghosts. Soon, inexplicable occurrences cause him to call a psychiatrist to help solve the mystery.It's remake of critically acclaimed Malayam blockbuster Manichitrathazhu (1993)
- DirectorRaj Kumar GuptaStarsRani MukerjiVidya BalanMyra KarnA journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.This film is based on the Jessica Lal murder case. Upon release, the film garnered positive critical reviews and enjoyed a successful outing at the box office.
No One Killed Jessica received four nominations at the 57th Filmfare Awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress; it won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rani Mukerji's performance. - DirectorAmit MasurkarStarsVijay RaazVidya BalanPrateek PachauriAn upright Forest Officer who strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict while she also seeks her true calling in a hostile environment.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsSanjay DuttArshad WarsiVidya BalanMunna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.
- DirectorSujoy GhoshStarsVidya BalanArjun RampalJugal HansrajA woman with a mysterious past is charged with kidnapping and murder.It's a sequel of 2012 film Kahaani
- DirectorJagan ShaktiStarsAkshay KumarVidya BalanTaapsee PannuBased on true events of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launching the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), making it the least expensive mission to Mars.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMithun ChakrabortyAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanA villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
- DirectorRibhu DasguptaStarsAmitabh BachchanNawazuddin SiddiquiVidya BalanA grandfather, a priest and a police officer investigate the case of a kidnapped child.
- DirectorMohit SuriStarsEmraan HashmiVidya BalanRajkummar RaoA single mother finds solace with a wealthy, but lonely hotel magnate, together they find love until her past comes back to confront her.