Vidya Balan starred in the first spell
of Ekta Kapoor's sitcom ‘Hum Paanch’ as Radhika, a bespectacled teenager. Subsequent
the winner of the show, Vidya refused director Anurag Basu's offer to star in a
TV soap opera, as she wanted to contemplate on a film profession. Her parents
were helpful of her choice but expectant her to complete her education first,
so she attends St. Xavier's College to chase a bachelor's degree in sociology
and she earned a master's degree from the University
of Mumbai.
The mass media has often speculate about a romantic connection
between Vidya and her co-actors, but she has robustly deprived of these
reports. In 2009, Vidya was caught up in a argument when she mentioned a
previous connection in which ‘caustic remarks’ were made at her due to her
weight. Vidya is trained in cyanotic music and in brief studied the dance forms
of ‘Bharatnatyam’ and ‘Kathak’ regarding her religious affiliation.