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

Early life

Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She has 2 younger 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 Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the Raaz (film series), ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for d ...

's '' Inteha'' (2003) which failed at the box office. After a string of unsuccessful movies and several advertisements, she acted in ''

Chak De India ''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir ...

'' 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 ''Yaara Silly Silly'' () is a 2015 Indian romantic film directed by Subhash Sehgal which portrays a two-night relationship between a so-called twin soul. The film stars Paoli Dam and Parambrata Chatterjee in lead roles and was released on 6 ...

''.

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 Alliance Air Flight 7412 was a scheduled Indian domestic passenger flight from Calcutta to Delhi, operated by Indian regional airliner Alliance Air. On 17 July 2000, while on approach to its first stopover in Patna, the Boeing 737-2A8 operati ...

, crashed into a building in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

. In 2009, she married Sanjay Dayma, who worked with

Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His is ...

on the

Oscar award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-nominated ''

Lagaan ''Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Sh ...

'' as the film's Screenplay Writer and Associate Director.

Filmography

Vidya Malvade with Vinay Pathak at Wrap up & first look launch party of 'Gour Hari Dastaan'(1)

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Chak De India Biography
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