Vidya Malvade  Born on March 2, 1973, Vidya Malvade began her professional life as an air hostess. She soared through the skies, gracefully attending to passengers, her life seemingly stitched together by routines and schedules. But destiny, as it often does, had different plans.

Behind her charming smile and poised demeanor was a woman destined for the silver screen. Her journey into the world of acting wasn’t immediate. It was loss and love that changed the course of her life. After the untimely death of her husband, Capt. Arvind Singh Bagga — a pilot who tragically lost his life in a plane crash — Vidya stood at life’s crossroads. Grief, they say, can shatter or transform, and for Vidya, it opened the doors to a world she hadn’t fully explored: cinema.

Her debut was quiet, in a lesser-known film titled Inteha (2003), but the industry and audience took true notice when she stepped onto the screen as the supportive and resilient hockey coach, Vidya Sharma, in Chak De! India (2007). Acting alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya didn’t just play a character; she became the embodiment of strength, patience, and subtle leadership — and in doing so, she found her own place in Bollywood.

Since then, Vidya’s career has been a mix of films, short stories, and web series, reflecting a woman who isn’t bound by conventional stardom but drawn to meaningful, sometimes offbeat, narratives. Beyond films, she’s a certified yoga instructor and a motivational speaker, inspiring people to embrace fitness not just for the body, but for the mind and spirit too.

Her journey from the skies to the screen isn’t just a story of changing careers — it’s about resilience, self-discovery, and daring to rewrite your own script, no matter where life drops you.