# Vidya Malvade

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

## Early life

Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She is the niece of veteran actress Smita Patil. She has two 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's Inteha (2003) which failed at the box office. 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. Her most recent movie was Yaara Silly Silly.

## 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, 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Inteha | Nandini Saxena |
| 2005 | Mashooka | Monica |
| 2005 | U, Bomsi n Me | Shehnaz |
| 2007 | Chak De! India | Vidya Sharma |
| 2008 | Benaam | |
| 2008 | Kidnap | Mallika Raina |
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Anita Nagpal |
| 2010 | Aap Ke Liye Hum | |
| 2010 | No Problem | |
| 2010 | Dus Tola | Qaazi's Begum- Special appearance |
| 2010 | Striker | Devi |
| 2012 | Chakradhaar | Avantika |
| 2012 | 1920: Evil Returns | Karuna |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2024 | Naam | Vidya |
| 2025 | Sangee | Mohini |

### Television

| 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

| 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

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