15 Best movies of Vidya Balan - IMDb

15 Best movies of Vidya Balan

by abtheboss | created - 09 Nov 2017 | updated - 10 Oct 2021 | Public

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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1. Kahaani (2012)

Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller

A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.

Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Votes: 65,874 | Gross: $1.04M

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.

2. The Dirty Picture (2011)

Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.

Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah

Votes: 10,404

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.

3. Ishqiya (2010)

Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Director: Abhishek Chaubey | Stars: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid

Votes: 10,908

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.

4. Parineeta (2005)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.

Director: Pradeep Sarkar | Stars: Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Dia Mirza

Votes: 9,591 | Gross: $0.80M

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.

5. Paa (2009)

133 min | Comedy, Drama

30 Metascore

A father tries to help his son cope with a rare condition that causes the young boy to age beyond his years.

Director: R. Balki | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 12,601 | Gross: $0.20M

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.

6. Tumhari Sulu (2017)

Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama

Sulu 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.

Director: Suresh Triveni | Stars: Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul, Neha Dhupia, Vijay Maurya

Votes: 5,533

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

7. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An 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.

Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel

Votes: 32,264 | Gross: $1.10M

It's remake of critically acclaimed Malayam blockbuster Manichitrathazhu (1993)

8. No One Killed Jessica (2011)

136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A 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.

Director: Raj Kumar Gupta | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Myra Karn, Neil Bhoopalam

Votes: 12,333 | Gross: $0.44M

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.

9. Sherni (2021)

131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An 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.

Director: Amit Masurkar | Stars: Vidya Balan, Brijendra Kala, Vijay Raaz, Sharat Saxena

Votes: 11,550

10. Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)

Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Munna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.

Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Boman Irani

Votes: 49,974 | Gross: $2.22M

11. Kahaani 2 (2016)

Not Rated | 127 min | Mystery, Thriller

A woman with a mysterious past is charged with kidnapping and murder.

Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal, Jugal Hansraj, Kharaj Mukherjee

Votes: 6,065 | Gross: $0.28M

It's a sequel of 2012 film Kahaani

12. Mission Mangal (2019)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, History

Based 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.

Director: Jagan Shakti | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha

Votes: 17,624 | Gross: $3.60M

13. Guru (2007)

Not Rated | 166 min | Drama

70 Metascore

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.

Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhavan

Votes: 24,987 | Gross: $2.09M

14. Te3n (2016)

136 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A grandfather, a priest and a police officer investigate the case of a kidnapped child.

Director: Ribhu Dasgupta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Mukesh Chhabra

Votes: 13,697 | Gross: $0.26M

15. Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015)

Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, Romance

A single mother finds solace with a wealthy, but lonely hotel magnate, together they find love until her past comes back to confront her.

Director: Mohit Suri | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Sara Khan

Votes: 6,812 | Gross: $0.24M



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