Women’s Day Special: Actress Who Made It Big In Bollywood Without A Filmy Background

7. Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan was born into a middle-class Tamil Brahmin family in Poothamkurussy, Puthur, Kerala.She started by doing the famous serial ‘Hum Paanch‘ where she played the role of Radhika for some time. After few years Vidya made her Bollywood debut with ‘Parineeta‘, Since then Vidya has become the talk of the town. After which she worked in films like ‘The Dirty Picture’, ‘Kahaani’ and won the National Award. Vidya is working in the upcoming movie ‘Begum Jaan’.

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8. Richa Chadda

Chadda made her acting debut in a supporting role as Dolly in D 2008 film ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ . After that Richa Chadha has played a bold role in films such as ‘Fukre’, ‘Tamanchey‘, ‘Main Aur Charles‘. However, she got the real identity from Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’. Her last release movie ‘Masan’ was appreciated at the Cannes Film Festival. Richa was last seen in  the biopic ‘Sarbjit’, where she essayed the role of Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarbjit’s wife.