Filmfare Award for Best Actress

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The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 for the films released in preceding year 1953.

Kajol along with Nutan holds the maximum awards of 5

Nutan and her niece Kajol, with five wins each, have maximum awards. Two actresses: Meena Kumari and Madhuri Dixit, have four wins each. Four actresses: Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Vidya Balan have three wins each. Eight actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Waheeda Rehman, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone.

Five actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Meena Kumari (1954–55), Jaya Bachchan (1974–75), Shabana Azmi (1984–85), Rani Mukerji (2005–06), and Vidya Balan (2012–13).

There has been only one tie in the history of this category. This occurred in 1974 when Jaya Bachchan and Dimple Kapadia were both given the award.

Madhuri Dixit holds the record for maximum nominations (14), followed by Meena Kumari (12), Hema Malini / Kajol (11) and Aishwarya Rai (10). Dixit also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 10 between 1988 and 1995, being nominated twice in 1994 and 1995, winning thrice in 1990, 1992 and 1994. Later, also winning in 1997. She thus also holds the record of maximum awards and maximum nominations in a single decade, with 4 awards and 10 nominations in 1990s.

Shabana Azmi, who received four out of the five nominations in 1984 (and eventually won for Arth), holds the record for the highest number of nominations in a single year. Meena Kumari and Kajol had three nominations each in 1963 and 1999 respectively, which are the second highest number of nominations in a single year. Both won in their respective years.

In 1963, Meena Kumari achieved an unusual feat by garnering all the three nominations. She was nominated for Aarti, Main Chup Rahungi and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (for which she eventually won).

Tabu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with 5, followed by Mala Sinha, Saira Banu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor with 4 nominations each. Jaya Prada and has three nominations each, without ever winning.

Nutan, who won the award for the fifth time in 1979 at the age of 42, is the eldest winner, while Sharmila Tagore became the eldest nominee in 2006 at the age of 61. Dimple Kapadia, in 1973, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 16.

Vyjayanthimala is the only actress to win the maximum awards, without ever losing, whenever been nominated. She received 3 awards among 4 nominations, being nominated twice in 1959 and once each in 1962 and 1965, winning in all three years.

Meena Kumari was the most victorious actress with two wins in the 1950s (she won the first two awards consecutively). Nutan peaked with three wins in '60s. Jaya Bachchan ruled the '70s with two wins. Shabana Azmi and Rekha fetched two wins each in the '80s. In the '90s, Madhuri Dixit outperformed all actresses with four wins. Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherji and Kajol had two wins each in the 2000s which were the highest. Until now, Vidya Balan is the most successful actress of 2010s with three wins.

Only once have siblings been nominated during the same year: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in 2002, and twice have cousins been nominated during the same year: Kajol and Rani Mukerji in 2007 and Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra in 2013. Among these, Kajol won in 2007.

Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the only siblings to win the award, while Kajol and Rani Mukerji are the only cousins to win the award.

Four actresses failed to win despite having multiple nominations on some occasions. This includes Jaya Bachchan in 1972, Hema Malini in 1975 and 1976, Madhuri Dixit in 1996 and Kareena Kapoor in 2010. Bachchan lost to Asha Parekh, Malini lost to Bachchan and Lakshmi in 1975 and 1976 respectively, Dixit lost to Kajol and Kapoor lost to Vidya Balan.

Meena Kumari, Nargis, Smita Patil, Nutan and Bina Rai are the five recipients who are not alive. They died in 1972, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 2009 respectively.

Fourteen actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala, Raakhee, Padmini Kolhapure, Nutan, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Karisma Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi. Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2005).

Two actresses were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for the same performance: Nutan for Saudagar (1974) and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979) and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi (1978); Nutan won Best Actress award for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1979).

Madhuri Dixit and Rakhee are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, each with overall 16 nominations. While Dixit has 14 nominations for Best Actress and 2 for Best Supporting Actress, Rakhee has 8 nominations in each of these categories.

Eight Actresses have won the Best Actress awards in both the Popular and Critics Categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt. Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year (2006).

Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are the only two actresses to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories, while Kangana Ranaut has won in four categories. All the three actresses have won Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut awards once each. Kapoor won twice, while Chopra and Ranaut won once each in the Best Actress (Critics) category. Kapoor and Chopra also won one Special Award and one Best Villain Award, respectively. Kapoor, Chopra and Ranaut, thus have 6, 5 and 4 Filmfare Awards respectively.

Multiple Nominees

14 Nominations: Madhuri Dixit

12 Nominations: Meena Kumari

11 Nominations: Hema Malini, Kajol

10 Nominations: Aishwarya Rai

9 Nominations: Shabana Azmi, Sridevi

8 Nominations: Jaya Bachchan, Raakhee, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan

7 Nominations: Nutan, Rekha, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

6 Nominations: Juhi Chawla

5 Nominations: Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra

4 Nominations: Vyjanthimala, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Saira Banu, Smita Patil, Dimple Kapadia, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sharmila Tagore, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor

3 Nominations: Jaya Prada, Alia Bhatt

2 Nominations: Amisha Patel, Sadhana Shivdasani, Asha Parekh, Suchitra Sen, Reena Roy, Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kolhapure, Rati Agnihotri, Meenakshi Seshadri, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Kangana Ranaut

Multiple Winners

5 Wins: Nutan, Kajol

4 Wins: Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit

3 Wins: Vyjayanthimala, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Vidya Balan

2 Wins: Waheeda Rahman, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone

1950s

1954 Meena Kumari – Baiju Bawra as Gauri

1955 Meena Kumari – Parineeta as Lalita

1956 Kamini Kaushal – Biraj Bahu as Biraj Chakravorty

Geeta Bali – Vachan as Kamla

Meena Kumari – Azaad as Shobha

1957 Nutan – Seema as Gauri

1958 Nargis – Mother India as Radha

1959 Vyjayanthimala – Sadhna as Champabai / Rajani

Meena Kumari – Sahara as Leela

Vyjayanthimala – Madhumati as Madhumati / Madhavi / Radha

1960s

1960 Nutan – Sujata as Sujata

Mala Sinha – Dhool Ka Phool as Meena Khosla

Meena Kumari – Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan as Ratna

1961 Bina Rai – Ghunghat as Parvati / Jamuna

Madhubala – Mughal-e-Azam as Anarkali

Nutan – Chhalia as Shanti

1962 Vyjayanthimala – Gunga Jumna as Dhanno

Padmini – Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai as Kammo

Saira Banu – Junglee as Rajkumari 'Raj'

1963 Meena Kumari – Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam as Chhoti Bahu

Meena Kumari – Aarti as Aarti Gupta

Meena Kumari – Main Chup Rahungi as Gayetri

1964 Nutan – Bandini as Kalyani

Mala Sinha – Bahurani as Padma

Meena Kumari – Dil Ek Mandir as Sita

1965 Vyjayanthimala – Sangam as Radha Khanna

Mala Sinha – Jahan Ara as Jahanara Begum Sahib

Sadhana – Woh Kaun Thi? as Sandhya

1966 Meena Kumari – Kaajal as Madhavi

Mala Sinha – Himalay Ki Godmein as Phoolwa

Sadhana – Waqt as Meena Mittal

1967 Waheeda Rehman – Guide as Rosie Marco

Meena Kumari – Phool Aur Patthar as Shanti Devi

Suchitra Sen – Mamta as Devyani (Pannabai) / Suparna

1968 Nutan – Milan as Radha R. Rai

Saira Banu – Shagird as Poonam

Waheeda Rehman – Ram Aur Shyam as Anjana

1969 Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal as Rajkumari Neel Kamal / Sita Raichand

Nargis – Raat Aur Din as Mrs. Varuna Verma / Peggy

Saira Banu – Diwana as Kamini Gupta

1970s

1970 Sharmila Tagore – Aradhana as Vandhana Tripathi

Asha Parekh – Chirag as Asha Chibber

Nanda – Ittefaq as Rekha

1971 Mumtaz – Khilona as Chand

Sharmila Tagore – Safar as Mrs. Neela Shekhar Kapoor

Waheeda Rehman – Khamoshi as Radha

1972 Asha Parekh – Kati Patang as Madhavi "Madhu"

Jaya Bachchan – Guddi as Kusum "Guddi"

Jaya Bachchan – Uphaar as Minoo

1973 Hema Malini – Seeta Aur Geeta as Seeta / Geeta

Meena Kumari – Pakeezah as Nargis / Sahibjaan (posthumous nomination)

Raakhee – Aankhon Aankhon Mein as Parvati

1974 Dimple Kapadia – Bobby as Bobby J. Braganza and Jaya Bachchan – Abhimaan as Uma Kumar

Jaya Bachchan – Koshish as Aarti Mathur

Moushumi Chatterjee – Anuraag as Shivani

Nutan – Saudagar as Mahjubhi

1975 Jaya Bachchan – Kora Kagaz as Archana Gupta

Hema Malini – Amir Garib as Sunita "Soni"

Hema Malini – Prem Nagar as Lata

Saira Banu – Sagina as Lalita

Shabana Azmi – Ankur as Laxmi

1976 Lakshmi – Julie as Julie

Hema Malini – Khushboo as Kusum

Hema Malini – Sanyasi as Champa

Jaya Bachchan – Mili as Mili Khanna

Suchitra Sen – Aandhi as Aarti Devi

1977 Raakhee – Tapasya as Indrani "Indu" Sinha

Hema Malini – Mehbooba as Ratna / Jhumri

Raakhee – Kabhi Kabhie as Pooja Khanna

Reena Roy – Nagin as Nagin

Sharmila Tagore – Mausam as Chanda Thapa / Kajli Thapa

1978 Shabana Azmi – Swami as Saudamini "Mini"'

Hema Malini – Kinara as Aarti Sanyal

Raakhee – Doosra Aadmi as Nisha

Smita Patil – Bhumika as Usha (Urvashi) Dalvi

Zarina Wahab – Gharaonda as Chaya

1979 Nutan – Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki as Sanjukta Chouhan

Raakhee – Trishna as Mrs. Aarti Gupta

Ranjeeta – Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se as Lily Fernandes

Rekha – Ghar as Aarti Chandra

Zeenat Aman – Satyam Shivam Sundaram as Rupa

1980s

1980 Jaya Bachchan – Nauker as Geeta

Hema Malini – Meera as Meera Rathod

Jaya Prada – Sargam as Hema Pradhan

Poonam Dhillon – Noorie as Noorie Nabi

Raakhee – Jurmana as Rama Sharma

1981 Rekha – Khubsoorat as Manju Dayal

Reena Roy – Aasha as Asha

Rekha – Judaai as Gauri Singh Verma

Shabana Azmi – Thodisi Bewafaii as Nima Choudhary

Zeenat Aman – Insaaf Ka Tarazu as Bharti Saxena

1982 Smita Patil – Chakra as Amma

Hema Malini – Naseeb as Asha

Jaya Bachchan – Silsila as Shobha Malhotra

Raakhee – Baseraa as Sharda Balraj Kohli

Rati Agnihotri – Ek Duuje Ke Liye as Sapna

Rekha – Umrao Jaan as Umrao Jaan

1983 Padmini Kolhapure – Prem Rog as Manorama "Rama"

Raakhee – Shakti as Sheetal Kumar

Rekha – Jeevan Dhaara as Sangeeta Shrivastav

Salma Agha – Nikaah as Niloufer Bano / Habiba Shabnam Rehmani

Smita Patil – Bazaar as Najma

1984 Shabana Azmi – Arth as Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra

Shabana Azmi – Avtaar as Radha Krishen

Shabana Azmi – Mandi as Rukmini Bai

Shabana Azmi – Masoom as Indu D. Malhotra

Sridevi – Sadma as Nehalata Malhotra

1985 Shabana Azmi – Bhavna as Bhavna Saxena

Jaya Prada – Sharaabi as Meena

Rohini Hattangadi – Saaransh as Parvati Pradhan

Shabana Azmi – Sparsh as Kavita

Smita Patil – Aaj Ki Awaaz as Rajni V. Deshmukh

1986 Dimple Kapadia – Saagar as Mona D'Silva

Jaya Prada – Sanjog as Yashoda / Asha

Mandakini – Ram Teri Ganga Maili as Ganga Singh

Padmini Kolhapure – Pyaar Jhukta Nahin as Preeti B. Pratap

Rati Agnihotri – Tawaif as Sultana

1987 No Award

1988 No Award

1989 Rekha – Khoon Bhari Maang as Aarti Verma/Jyoti

Juhi Chawla – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak as Rashmi

Madhuri Dixit – Tezaab as Mohini

1990s

1990 Sridevi – ChaalBaaz as Anju Das / Manju Das

Bhagyashree – Maine Pyar Kiya as Suman

Madhuri Dixit – Prem Pratigyaa as Laxmi M. Rao

Sridevi – Chandni as Chandni Mathur

Vijayashanti – Eeshwar as Lalita

1991 Madhuri Dixit – Dil as Madhu Mehra

Hema Malini – Rihaee as Taku

Juhi Chawla – Pratibandh as Shanti

Meenakshi Seshadri – Jurm as Meena S. Varma

1992 Sridevi – Lamhe as Pallavi / Pooja Bhatnagar

Dimple Kapadia – Lekin... as Reva

Madhuri Dixit – Saajan as Pooja Saxena

Rekha – Phool Bane Angaray as Namrita Singh

Zeba Bakhtiar – Henna as Henna

1993 Madhuri Dixit – Beta as Saraswati

Juhi Chawla – Bol Radha Bol as Radha / Rita

Sridevi – Khuda Gawah as Benazir / Mehndi

1994 Juhi Chawla – Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke as Vaijanti Iyer

Dimple Kapadia – Rudaali as Shanichari

Madhuri Dixit – Khalnayak as Gangotri "Ganga" Devi

Meenakshi Seshadri – Damini as Damini Gupta

Sridevi – Gumrah as Roshni Chadha

1995 Madhuri Dixit – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Nisha Choudhury

Kajol – Yeh Dillagi as Sapna Bannerjee

Madhuri Dixit – Anjaam as Shivani Chopra

Manisha Koirala – 1942: A Love Story as Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak

Sridevi – Laadla as Sheetal Jetley

1996 Kajol – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Simran Singh

Madhuri Dixit – Raja as Madhu Garewal

Madhuri Dixit – Yaraana as Lalita

Manisha Koirala – Akele Hum Akele Tum as Kiran Kumar

Urmila Matondkar – Rangeela as Mili Joshi

1997 Karisma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani as Aarti Sehgal

Juhi Chawla – Daraar as Priya Bhatia

Manisha Koirala – Khamoshi: The Musical as Annie J. Braganza

Seema Biswas – Bandit Queen as Phoolan Devi

Tabu – Maachis as Virender "Veeru" Kaur

1998 Madhuri Dixit – Dil To Pagal Hai as Pooja

Juhi Chawla – Yes Boss as Seema Kapoor

Mahima Chaudhry – Pardes as Kusum Ganga

Sridevi – Judaai as Kaajal Verma

Tabu – Virasat as Gehna

1999 Kajol – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Anjali Sharma

Kajol – Dushman as Sonia / Naina Saigal

Kajol – Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha as Sanjana

Manisha Koirala – Dil Se.. as Moina alias Meghna

Urmila Matondkar – Satya as Vidya

2000s

2000 Aishwarya Rai – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as Nandini Durbar

Aishwarya Rai – Taal as Mansi Shankar

Kajol – Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Megha

Karisma Kapoor – Biwi No.1 as Pooja Mehra

Tabu – Hu Tu Tu as Panna Barve

2001 Karisma Kapoor – Fiza as Fiza Ikramullah

Aishwarya Rai – Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Preeti Vyas

Madhuri Dixit – Pukar as Anjali

Preity Zinta – Kya Kehna as Priya Baxi

Tabu – Astitva as Aditi Pandit

2002 Kajol – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Anjali Sharma Raichand

Ameesha Patel – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Sakina

Kareena Kapoor – Asoka as Kaurwaki

Karisma Kapoor – Zubeidaa as Zubeida Begum

Tabu – Chandni Bar as Mumtaz Ali Ansari

2003 Aishwarya Rai – Devdas as Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty

Ameesha Patel – Humraaz as Priya Singhania

Bipasha Basu – Raaz as Sanjana Aditya Dhanraj

Karisma Kapoor – Shakti: The Power as Nandini

Rani Mukerji – Saathiya as Suhani Sharma

2004 Preity Zinta – Kal Ho Naa Ho as Naina Catherine Kapur

Bhumika Chawla – Tere Naam as Nirjara Bharadwaj

Hema Malini – Baghban as Pooja Malhotra

Preity Zinta – Koi... Mil Gaya as Nisha

Rani Mukerji – Chalte Chalte as Priya Chopra

Urmila Matondkar – Bhoot as Swati

2005 Rani Mukerji – Hum Tum as Rhea Prakash

Aishwarya Rai – Raincoat as Neerja "Neeru"

Preity Zinta – Veer-Zaara as Zaara Hayaat Khan

Shilpa Shetty – Phir Milenge as Tamanna Sahni

Urmila Matondkar – Ek Hasina Thi as Sarika Vartak

2006 Rani Mukerji – Black as Michelle McNally

Preity Zinta – Salaam Namaste as Ambar "Amby" Malhotra

Rani Mukerji – Bunty Aur Babli as Vimmi "Babli" Saluja

Sharmila Tagore – Viruddh... Family Comes First as Sumitra V. Patwardhan

Vidya Balan – Parineeta as Lalita

2007 Kajol – Fanaa as Zooni Ali Baig

Aishwarya Rai – Dhoom 2 as Sunehri

Bipasha Basu – Corporate as Nishiganda 'Nishi' Dasgupta

Kareena Kapoor – Omkara as Dolly Mishra

Rani Mukerji – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Maya Talwar

2008 Kareena Kapoor – Jab We Met as Geet Dhillon

Aishwarya Rai – Guru as Sujata Desai

Deepika Padukone – Om Shanti Om as Shantipriya / Sandhya "Sandy"

Madhuri Dixit – Aaja Nachle as Dia Srivastav

Rani Mukerji – Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Vibhavari "Badki" S. Sahay

Vidya Balan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa as Avni S. Chaturvedi / Manjulika

2009 Priyanka Chopra – Fashion as Meghna Mathur

Asin – Ghajini as Kalpana Shetty

Aishwarya Rai – Jodhaa Akbar as Jodhaa Bai

Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi as Taani Sahni

Kajol – U Me Aur Hum as Piya Saxena Malhotra

2010s

2010 Vidya Balan – Paa as Vidya

Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal as Meera Pandit

Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots as Pia Sahastrabuddhe

Kareena Kapoor – Kurbaan as Avantika Ahuja Khan

Katrina Kaif – New York as Maya Shaikh

Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey as Sweety Shekhar Bhope

2011 Kajol – My Name is Khan as Mandira Khan

Aishwarya Rai – Guzaarish as Sofia D'Souza

Anushka Sharma – Band Baaja Baaraat as Shruti Kakkar

Kareena Kapoor – Golmaal 3 as Daboo

Vidya Balan – Ishqiya as Krishna Verma

2012 Vidya Balan – The Dirty Picture as Reshma / Silk

Katrina Kaif – Mere Brother Ki Dulhan as Dimple Dixit

Mahi Gill – Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster as Madhavi Devi

Priyanka Chopra – 7 Khoon Maaf as Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes

Vidya Balan – No One Killed Jessica as Sabrina Lal

2013 Vidya Balan – Kahaani as Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi

Deepika Padukone – Cocktail as Veronica Malaney

Kareena Kapoor – Heroine as Mahi Arora

Parineeti Chopra – Ishaqzaade as Zoya Qureshi

Priyanka Chopra – Barfi! as Jhilmil Chatterjee

Sridevi – English Vinglish as Shashi Godbole

2014 Deepika Padukone – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Leela Sanera

Deepika Padukone - Chennai Express as Meenalochini Azhagusundaram / Meenamma 'Meena'

Parineeti Chopra – Shuddh Desi Romance as Gayatri

Shraddha Kapoor – Aashiqui 2 as Aarohi Keshav Shirke

Sonakshi Sinha – Lootera as Pakhi Roy Chaudhary

Sonam Kapoor – Raanjhanaa as Zoya Haider

2015 Kangana Ranaut – Queen as Rani Mehra

Alia Bhatt – Highway as Veera Tripathi

Madhuri Dixit – Dedh Ishqiya as Begum Para

Priyanka Chopra – Mary Kom as Mary Kom

Rani Mukerji – Mardaani as Shivani Shivaji Roy

Sonam Kapoor – Khoobsurat as Dr Mrinalini "Milli" Chakravarty

2016 Deepika Padukone – Piku as Piku Banerjee

Deepika Padukone – Bajirao Mastani as Mastani

Kangana Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu Returns as Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi / Kumari "Kusum" Sangwan (Datto)

Anushka Sharma – NH10 as Meera

Kajol – Dilwale as Meera Dev Malik

Sonam Kapoor – Dolly Ki Doli as Dolly / Madhuri / Priya / Bhagyashree

2017 Alia Bhatt – Udta Punjab as Mary Jane/Bauria

Aishwarya Rai – Sarbjit as Dalbir Kaur

Alia Bhatt – Dear Zindagi as Kaira

Anushka Sharma – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil as Alizeh Khan

Sonam Kapoor – Neerja as Neerja Bhanot

Vidya Balan – Kahaani 2 as Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh

References

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