Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress.

Vidya Malvade
Malvade in 2023
Born (1973-03-02) 2 March 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Air hostess, actress
Years active2003–present
Spouses
Arvind Singh Bagga
(m. 1997; died 2000)
Sanjay Dayma
(m. 2009)

Early life

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Malvade was born on 2 March 1973[1][2] in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. [3][citation needed] She has two sisters .[4]

Career

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Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen by ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar for some advertisements.[citation needed] Her acting debut was with Vikram Bhatt's Inteha (2003) which failed at the box office.[5] 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.[6] Her most recent movie was Yaara Silly Silly.[7]

Personal life

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Vidya studied Law and worked as an Air Hostess.[citation needed] Her first husband, Capt. Arvind Singh Bagga,[8] was a pilot with Alliance Air. He died in 2000 when his flight, Alliance Air Flight 7412,[8] 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.[9]

Filmography

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Vidya Malvade with Vinay Pathak at Wrap up & first look launch party of 'Gour Hari Dastaan'

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 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[10]
No Problem
Dus Tola Qaazi's Begum- Special appearance
Striker Devi
2012 Chakradhaar Avantika
1920: Evil Returns Karuna
Shobhana 7 Nights
2013 Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Cameo
2014 LUV... Phir Kabhi
2015 Gour Hari Dastaan Tanvi
2015 Yaara Silly Silly Akshara
2017 Heartbeats Naina
2021 Koi Jaane Na Rashmi
2023 Starfish Sukanya Salgaonkar
2024 Ruslaan Mantra
Naam Vidya

Television

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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

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Year Title Role Platform
2019 Inside Edge 2 Tisha Chopra Amazon Prime Video
2020 Flesh Reba Gupta Eros Now
2020–present Mismatched Zeenat Karim Netflix
2020 Who's Your Daddy Monika Bagga ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2021 Bamini and Boys Bamini Disney+ Hotstar
2022 Dr. Arora Vaishali SonyLIV

Awards and nominations

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Year Film Award Category Result
2004 Inteha Filmfare Award Best Female Debut Nominated
Screen Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Star Guild Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow- Female Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Nominated
2009 Kidnap Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Vidya Malvade: 10 SIZZLING pics of the Chak De! girl to make your day : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "B'day Special: 48 साल की हुईं 'चक दे' गर्ल विद्या मालवडे, फिल्मों में आने से पहले थीं एयर होस्टेस" [B'day Special: 'Chak De' girl Vidya Malvade turns 48, was an air hostess before doing films]. News18 Hindi (in Hindi). 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "These pictures of Vidya Malavade doing yoga are sure to give you fitness goals". Mid-day. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Giving Life A Second Chance". Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ "Inteha tests your patience". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. ^ Webster, Andy (11 August 2007). "Chak De! India - Movies - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ^ Kumar, Anuj (6 November 2015). "Yaara Silly Silly: Silly indeed!". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Alliance Air Boeing 737 crashes near Patna". Rediff.com. 19 July 2000. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  9. ^ "There was a time I wanted to die". Free Press Journal. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. ^ Subhash K Jha. "Vidya Malvade replaces Urvashi Sharma in Aap Ke Liye Hum". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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