Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress.
Early life Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. She has two sisters.
Career Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen by ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar for some advertisements. Her acting debut was with Vikram Bhatt's Inteha (2003) which failed at the box office. After a string of unsuccessful movies and several advertisements, she acted in Chak De India in the year 2007 playing the role of a goalie and captain of the Indian women's national hockey team. Her most recent movie was Yaara Silly Silly.
Personal life Vidya studied Law and worked as an Air Hostess. Her first husband, Capt. Arvind Singh Bagga, was a pilot with Alliance Air. He died in 2000 when his flight, Alliance Air Flight 7412, crashed into a building in Patna. In 2009, she married Sanjay Dayma, who worked with Ashutosh Gowariker on the Oscar award-nominated Lagaan as the film's Screenplay Writer and Associate Director.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2003 Inteha Nandini Saxena 2005 Mashooka Monica U, Bomsi n Me Shehnaz 2007 Chak De! India Vidya Sharma 2008 Benaam Kidnap Mallika Raina 2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Anita Nagpal Aap Ke Liye Hum No Problem Dus Tola Qaazi's Begum- Special appearance Striker Devi 2012 Chakradhaar Avantika 1920: Evil Returns Karuna Shobhana 7 Nights 2013 Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Mona 2014 LUV... Phir Kabhi 2015 Gour Hari Dastaan Tanvi Yaara Silly Silly Akshara 2017 Heartbeats Naina 2021 Koi Jaane Na Rashmi 2023 Starfish Sukanya Salgaonkar 2024 Ruslaan Mantra Naam Vidya Delayed release; Filmed in 2004 2025 Sangee Mohini2026Baby Do Die DoManju Murjhani
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Mirchi Top 20 Host Music Hits show 2006 Family No. 1 Main Role Aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India) 2008 Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Contestant Aired on Colors TV 2015 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Dr. Naina "Abbey Villa" (Episode One)
Web series YearTitleRolePlatform2019 Inside Edge 2 Tisha Chopra Amazon Prime Video2020FleshReba GuptaEros Now2020–presentMismatchedZeenat KarimNetflix2020Who's Your DaddyMonika BaggaALTBalaji and ZEE52021Bamini and BoysBaminiDisney+ Hotstar2022Dr. AroraVaishaliSonyLIV
Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result2004Inteha Filmfare AwardBest Female DebutScreen AwardsBest Female Debut Star Guild AwardsBest Female DebutStardust AwardsSuperstar of Tomorrow- FemaleBest Breakthrough Performance – Female 2009 Kidnap
References
External links
Chak De India Biography Interview with Bollyspice.com