Vidya Balan
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Vidya Balan is an acclaimed Indian actress known for her powerful performances in Hindi cinema and for pioneering strong, female-led films in Bollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vidya Balan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10213340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vidya Balan Context triple: [Guru (2007 film), castMember, Vidya Balan]
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A.
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is a popular Indian actress and film producer known for her work in Hindi cinema since the late 1980s.
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B.
Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut is an acclaimed Indian film actress known for her powerful performances in Hindi cinema and multiple National Film Awards.
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C.
Neha Kapur
Neha Kapur is an Indian model, former Miss India Universe 2006, and fashion entrepreneur.
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D.
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran is an Indian actress and model known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, appearing in numerous commercially successful and critically acclaimed films.
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E.
Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty is a prominent Indian actress best known for her leading roles in Telugu and Tamil cinema, including major historical and fantasy epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vidya Balan Target entity description: Vidya Balan is an acclaimed Indian actress known for her powerful performances in Hindi cinema and for pioneering strong, female-led films in Bollywood.
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A.
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is a popular Indian actress and film producer known for her work in Hindi cinema since the late 1980s.
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B.
Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut is an acclaimed Indian film actress known for her powerful performances in Hindi cinema and multiple National Film Awards.
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C.
Neha Kapur
Neha Kapur is an Indian model, former Miss India Universe 2006, and fashion entrepreneur.
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D.
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran is an Indian actress and model known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, appearing in numerous commercially successful and critically acclaimed films.
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E.
Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty is a prominent Indian actress best known for her leading roles in Telugu and Tamil cinema, including major historical and fantasy epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hindi cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| advocacy |
body positivity
ⓘ
gender equality in cinema ⓘ women empowerment ⓘ |
| almaMater |
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
NERFINISHED
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National Film Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ |
| birthName | Vidya P. Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1979-01-01 ⓘ |
| debutLanguageFilm | Hindi ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Malayali ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Parineeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Priya Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Padma Shri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | Bollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
female-led films in Hindi cinema
ⓘ
portraying strong female protagonists ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 2012-12-14 ⓘ |
| name | Vidya Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kahaani NERFINISHED ⓘ No One Killed Jessica NERFINISHED ⓘ Paa NERFINISHED ⓘ Parineeta NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakuntala Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dirty Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumhari Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ |
| parent |
P. R. Balan
NERFINISHED
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Saraswathy Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bombay, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Siddharth Roy Kapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startedCareerIn | television ⓘ |
| televisionWork | Hum Paanch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vidya Balan Description of subject: Vidya Balan is an acclaimed Indian actress known for her powerful performances in Hindi cinema and for pioneering strong, female-led films in Bollywood.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guru (2007 film)