Famous People with Name Vidya

Vidya Balan            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vidya Balan: an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos, soap operas and commercials, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003), for which she won critical acclaim. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, and received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). Balan has thus established herself as one of the most promising actresses of the industry.[2]

Vidya Sinha            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vidya Sinha: began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie released was Rajnigandha, directed by Basu Chatterjee the movie was a box office success. This was followed my many more hit films like Choti Si Baat (1975), Pati Patni Aur Woh (1977), etc.She quit the film industry in the late 1980's and took a long sabbatical from acting to raise her daughter, Jahnavi and moved to Australia. After her husband Venkateshwaran Iyer (1968-1996) passed away, she returned to India, on her daughter's encouragement, return to acting via television working in serials like Bahu Rani (2000), followed by Kavyanjali (2004) [1], Hum do hain na etc. She is currently seen on prime time soaps like Zaara, Bhabhi etc.

Vidya Niwas Mishra            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vidya Niwas Mishra: was a scholar, a noted Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist.A renowned scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit languages, he was also an eminent writer. He authored, edited and translated over hundred books in Hindi and English. He also edited several journals and magazines. He twice served as the President of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and was also the Chairman of the Sahitya Parishad.

Ashish Vidyarthi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Ashish Vidyarthi: a National Film Award winning actor in India. He has acted in all the regional film industries. He is the son of renowned kathak dancer Reba Vidyarthi. Even though he typically acts in Hindi movies, he has acted in several South Indian hit films, such as Ghilli in Tamil, CID Moosa in Malayalam, Pokiri in Telugu and Bombaiyer Bombete in Bengali. He is presently playing a major role in a Zee TV serial Vaaris.