Foregoing her usual silk saris, Vidya Balan exuded royal charm in a cranberry red churidar outfit at the Balaji Films’ organized Global Indian Film and TV Honors 2011 at Yash Raj Studios on February 12 in Mumbai.

The 33-year-old Ishqiya star was named Best Actor In A Lead Role – Female for the 2010 film at the event.

In terms of talent, Vidya Balan is Bollywood royalty, so there is no reason why she shouldn’t dress up like a princess. But she could be faulted for being over-dressed – literally, if not metaphorically.

Vidya Balan. Photo Credit: Sawf News
Balan charmed in a patterned long sleeve shirt that had an embellished velvet stand collar with matching cuffs and hem. She paired it with a matching satin churidar.

She accessorized with golden encrusted heels and giant ethnic jhumkas.

Her long lustrous hair, styled in loose waves and middle parting, draped her shoulders. Nude lipstick, bold eyebrows and smoky eye makeup rounded her alluring looks.

Way to go Balan!

Neil Nitin Mukesh Vidya Balan A hot looker, a great dancer, and a super actor – Neil Nitin Mukesh is definitely one of the hottest stars we have today. The actor has not only worked on some of the best scripts and played some of the most challenging roles in the past few years, but has also bagged the opportunity to share screen space with some of the sexiest B-town babes.

We have already seen Neil scorch the screens with Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and Mugdha Godse and the hunk is all set to romance Deepika Padukone in Yash Raj banner’s ‘Lafange Parinde’.

Neil’s also looking forward to working with Priyanka Chopra. He pairs up with the lady in Vishal Bharadwaj’s tentatively titled ‘Saath Khoon Maaf’. The hunk plays one of Priyanka’s seven husbands in the film. But ask him who is on his wish list and the actor is quick to reply, “Vidya Balan,” he blushes.

“I have worked with some of the hottest actresses we have but what makes them hot is that they are great people. I am right now working with Deepika and she is a great actress. She knows the medium very well and we have a lot of fun on the sets. In the future I will like to work with Vidya Balan. She is a fabulous actress,” says Neil.

Well we wish Neil’s wish comes true soon.

Question: Do you think Neil Nitin Mukesh and Vidya Balan will make a good on-screen pair? Leave your comments below…

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan were cited as best actor and best actress respectively at the star-studded 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony here late Saturday.
Bachchan won the award for his role in Paa, while Vidya Balan claimed the trophy for her role in the same movie. As Bachchan was not present in the ceremony, Vidya Balan took the award on his behalf.
Hosting the gala night were Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan, whose one liners had the audience in splits. Their on-stage chemistry was much appreciated by the Bollywood stars present at the ceremony at the Yash Raj Studios.
3 Idiots was declared the best film, while Rajkumar Hirani claimed the best director award for the movie. A.R. Rahman won the best music director for Delhi 6.
Mohit Chauhan won the award for the best male playback singer for the song “masakali” from the movie “Delhi 6″, while the female playback singer honours were shared by Kavita Seth and Rekha Bhardwaj.
While Kavita was awarded for the song “Ik tara” from the movie “Wake Up Sid”, Rekha won the trophy for the song “Genda phool” from the movie “Delhi 6″.
Among the other highlights of the evening was a tribute to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson by Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who charmed the audience with his perfect dance moves.