Arpita Sarkar
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has mesmerized us with her acting prowess in several popular films. From Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa to Reshma in The Dirty Picture, here are some of her famous roles!
Vidya Balan's role as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman won people's hearts. Her character travels from London to Kolkata in search of her missing husband.
The film is based on the 1914 Bengali novella of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The story is about Lalita (Vidya Balan), an orphaned girl who believes she is betrothed to her benefactor, Shekhar.
Vidya played the role of Dr. Vidya and the mother of Auro (Amitabh Bachchan). Auro who is, raised by his gynaecologist mother Vidya, suffers from a rare genetic disorder called progeria.
Vidya aced the role of Sabrina Lall. She joins forces with Meera (Rani Mukerji), an investigative journalist, to seek justice for her sister Jessica, who was killed by the son of an influential politician.
Vidya Balan as Tara Shinde proved her acting prowess. The film follows a group of scientists at ISRO as they battle their personal and professional lives for the Mars Orbiter Mission.
Vidya played the role of Avni as well as Manjulika in the film. Avni has dissociative identity disorder and believes herself to be Manjulika. The actress is returning in the third instalment of the franchise.
Vidya Balan won the Best Actress National Film Award for her Reshma role in The Dirty Picture. The film also stars Emraan Hashmi and Naseeruddin Shah in key roles.