Vidya Balan is celebrating her 40th birthday today

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is celebrating her 40th birthday today. The actress, who is known for her unconventional and off-beat film choices was one of the first female stars, who use to make her films work without any male leads. In fact, she has inspired many actresses to follow that trend and now we are seeing the positive outcome of it. Apart from her choices, Vidya Balan garnered applauds and appreciations for showcasing her acting mettle and proved that she can play any character with ease and finesse and to justify that we share with you her three of her most challenging roles.

Kahaani

A revenge-thriller, which narrates the story of a pregnant woman who lands to Kolkata from London to find her missing husband received critical acclaim and commercial success for its gripping story-telling. The highlight of the film was undoubtedly Vidya Balan’s extraordinary performance, who slipped into the character of a pretentious pregnant woman, who smartly plays her cards to get the things done.

The Dirty Picture

After watching The Dirty Picture, we can easily say that no other actress could have pulled off the role of Silk Smitha like Vidya Balan. Right from gaining the weight for the character to understand the nuances of the personality, the actress owned this controversial personality on the silver screen.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Despite the presence of actors like Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Vikram Gokhale, Vidya Balan stole the show, especially in the second half when she portrayed the character of Manjulika and surprised everyone.

Source : bollywoodlife.com