ACTOR

Vidya Balan

1979 - Today

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Vidya Balan (pronounced [ʋɪd̪ːja baːlən]; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vidya Balan has received more than 11,378,906 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Vidya Balan is the 2,577th most popular actor (down from 2,493rd in 2019), the 405th most popular biography from India (down from 361st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Vidya Balan ranks 2,577 out of 13,578. Before her are Miranda Otto, Jennifer Tilly, Gérard Jugnot, Denis O'Hare, Alain Chabat, and Victoria Ruffo. After her are Ana Belén, Robert David Hall, Vince Vaughn, Kate Hudson, Bernhard Goetzke, and Claude Rains.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Vidya Balan ranks 42. Before her are Oscar Isaac, Kourtney Kardashian, Rosario Dawson, Travis Fimmel, Aaliyah, and Danneel Ackles. After her are Kate Hudson, Roberto De Zerbi, Adam Levine, Kelly Brook, Jennifer Morrison, and Luke Evans.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vidya Balan ranks 405 out of 1,861. Before her are Akshata Murty (1980), Shibli Nomani (1857), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Joseph Vaz (1651), Suryakant Tripathi (1899), and Malik Kafur (1250). After her are Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anil Kapoor (1956), Kiran Bedi (1949), Madhubala (1933), Debendranath Tagore (1817), and Jeetendra (1942).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Vidya Balan ranks 33. Before her are Vijay (1974), Rishi Kapoor (1952), Meena Kumari (1933), Mala Sinha (1936), Rekha (1954), and Suriya (1975). After her are Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anil Kapoor (1956), Madhubala (1933), Jeetendra (1942), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), and Tanuja (1943).

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