Vidya Malvade

{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Vidya Malvade

| image = Vidya Malvade snapped at the launch of Sagarika Ghatge’s new venture Akutee (cropped).jpg

| caption = Malvade in 2023

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|03|02}}

| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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| occupation = Air hostess, actress

| yearsactive = 2003–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Arvind Singh Bagga|1997|2000|end=died}}
  • {{marriage|Sanjay Dayma|2009}}

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

Early life

Malvade was born on 2 March 1973{{Cite web|date=2018-03-02|title=Happy Birthday Vidya Malvade: 10 SIZZLING pics of the Chak De! girl to make your day : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/happy-birthday-vidya-malvade-10-sizzling-pics-chak-de-girl-make-day/|access-date=2021-07-16|language=en|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716044148/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/happy-birthday-vidya-malvade-10-sizzling-pics-chak-de-girl-make-day/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=B'day Special: 48 साल की हुईं 'चक दे' गर्ल विद्या मालवडे, फिल्मों में आने से पहले थीं एयर होस्टेस|trans-title=B'day Special: 'Chak De' girl Vidya Malvade turns 48, was an air hostess before doing films|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-chak-de-girl-vidya-malvade-celebrating-her-48th-birthday-today-3492247.html|access-date=2021-07-16|website=News18 Hindi|language=hi|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716044600/https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-chak-de-girl-vidya-malvade-celebrating-her-48th-birthday-today-3492247.html|url-status=live}} in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. {{cite news |title=These pictures of Vidya Malavade doing yoga are sure to give you fitness goals |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/wow-these-pictures-of-chak-de-girl-vidya-malavade-are-amazing-12881/1 |access-date=26 April 2024 |publisher=Mid-day |language=en}}{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} She has two sisters .{{Cite web |title=Giving Life A Second Chance |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20121102/283759901308465 |access-date=2023-08-21 |via=PressReader |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821063053/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20121102/283759901308465 |url-status=live }}

Career

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|date=January 2024}} Her acting debut was with Vikram Bhatt's Inteha (2003) which failed at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/24inteha.htm|title=Inteha tests your patience|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-12-26|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424000558/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/24inteha.htm|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/movies/11chak.html|title=Chak De! India - Movies - Review|last=Webster|first=Andy|date=2007-08-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125174431/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/movies/11chak.html|url-status=live}} Her most recent movie was Yaara Silly Silly.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/yaara-silly-silly-silly-indeed/article7850605.ece|title=Yaara Silly Silly: Silly indeed!|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2015-11-06|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226171521/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/yaara-silly-silly-silly-indeed/article7850605.ece|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Vidya studied Law and worked as an Air Hostess.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Her first husband, Capt. Arvind Singh Bagga,{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jul/19air5.htm|title=Alliance Air Boeing 737 crashes near Patna|work=Rediff.com|date=2000-07-19|access-date=2011-06-23|archive-date=27 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427010859/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jul/19air5.htm|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|date=June 2, 2019|title=There was a time I wanted to die|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/there-was-a-time-i-wanted-to-die|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521101542/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/there-was-a-time-i-wanted-to-die|url-status=live}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2003IntehaNandini Saxena
rowspan="2"|2005MashookaMonica
| U, Bomsi n MeShehnaz
2007Chak De! IndiaVidya Sharma
rowspan="2"|2008Benaam
| KidnapMallika Raina
rowspan="5"|2010Tum Milo Toh SahiAnita Nagpal
Aap Ke Liye Hum{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2009-2/ |title=Vidya Malvade replaces Urvashi Sharma in Aap Ke Liye Hum |author=Subhash K Jha |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=2008-09-16 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213143808/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/02/25/12581/index.html |url-status=live }}
| No Problem
| Dus TolaQaazi's Begum- Special appearance
| StrikerDevi
rowspan="3"|2012ChakradhaarAvantika
| 1920: Evil ReturnsKaruna
| Shobhana 7 Nights
2013Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!Cameo
2014LUV... Phir Kabhi
2015Gour Hari DastaanTanvi
2015Yaara Silly SillyAkshara
2017HeartbeatsNaina
2021Koi Jaane NaRashmi
2023StarfishSukanya Salgaonkar
rowspan="2"|2024RuslaanMantra
| NaamVidya
2025SangeeMohini

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2005Mirchi Top 20HostMusic Hits show
2006Family No. 1Main RoleAired on Sony Entertainment Television (India)
2008Fear Factor - Khatron Ke KhiladiContestantAired on Colors TV
2015Darr Sabko Lagta HaiDr. Naina"Abbey Villa" (Episode One)

= Web series =

class="wikitable sortable"

!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

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
Year

! Film

! Award

! Category

! Result

rowspan="5"|2004

|rowspan="5"|Inteha

|Filmfare Award

|Best Female Debut

|{{nom}}

Screen Awards

|Best Female Debut

|{{nom}}

Star Guild Awards

|Best Female Debut

|{{nom}}

rowspan="3"|Stardust Awards

|Superstar of Tomorrow- Female

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2"|Best Breakthrough Performance – Female

|{{nom}}

2009

| Kidnap

|{{nom}}

References

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