This sultry South Indian star certainly has the looks. But Vidya Balan's also hard-working, talented and has a good head on her shoulders.
She started inconspicuously, with small acting gigs and advertisements a decade ago, but she has since risen the ranks, through Bengali cinema to today, where she's considered one of Bollywood's budding superstars.
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Photograph: Still from Lage Raho Munnabhai
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