Vidya Malvade

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Vidya Malvade
Vidya Malavade at Gehna Jewellers’ bash in 2016 (cropped).jpg
Malvade in 2016
Born (1973-03-02) 2 March 1973 (age 50)
OccupationAir hostess, actress
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
Arvind Singh Bagga
(
m. 1997; died 2000)

Sanjay Dayma
(
m. 2009)

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

Early life[edit]

Malvade was born on 2 March 1973[1][2] in Maharashtra, India. She has 2 younger sisters.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

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]

Filmography[edit]

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

Film[edit]

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 Yaara Silly Silly Akshara Bengali film
2017 Heartbeats Naina
2021 Koi Jaane Na Rashmi Amazon Prime Video film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Mirchi Top 20 Host Music Hits show
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)
2018 The Family Rama

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
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

Awards and nominations[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. "Happy Birthday Vidya Malvade: 10 SIZZLING pics of the Chak De! girl to make your day : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". 2 March 2018. 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 हिन्दी). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "This newcomer has never-giving-up spirit : Bollywood News". ApunKaChoice.Com. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. "Inteha tests your patience". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. Webster, Andy (11 August 2007). "Chak De! India - Movies - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. Kumar, Anuj (6 November 2015). "Yaara Silly Silly: Silly indeed!". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. I don’t socialise much – Vidya Malvade – Filmi Bhatein – It's All About Bollywood. Bollywood.allindiansite.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Alliance Air Boeing 737 crashes near Patna". Rediff.com. 19 July 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  9. "There was a time I wanted to die". Free Press Journal. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. Subhash K Jha. "Vidya Malvade replaces Urvashi Sharma in Aap Ke Liye Hum". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 September 2008.

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