Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress.
Vidya Malvade | |
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| Born | (1973-03-02) 2 March 1973 (age 49) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Air hostess, actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Arvind Singh Bagga
(m. 1997; died 2000)Sanjay Dayma (m. 2009) |
Malvade was born on 2 March 1973[1][2] in Maharashtra, India. She has 2 younger sisters.[citation needed]
Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen by ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar for some advertisements.[3] Her acting debut was with Vikram Bhatt's Inteha (2003) which failed at the box office.[4] 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.[5] Her most recent movie was Yaara Silly Silly.[6]
Vidya studied Law and worked as an Air Hostess.[7] 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]

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | Yaara Silly Silly | Akshara | Bengali film |
| 2017 | Heartbeats | Naina | |
| 2021 | Koi Jaane Na | Rashmi | Amazon Prime Video film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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) |
| Year 2022 | Title Abhay 3 | Role | Platform |
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| 2019 | Inside Edge 2 | Tisha Chopra | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2020 | Flesh | Reba Gupta | Eros Now |
| 2020 | 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 |
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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| 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 | ||
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