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Indian actress (–)

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Born()15 November

Bombay, Bombay Province, India

Died15 August () (aged&#;71)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

OccupationActress
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Vidya Sinha (15 November – 15 August ) was an Indian actress who acted in Hindi films, most known for Rajnigandha (), Chhoti Si Baat () and Pati Patni Aur Woh ().

Venkateswaran iyer vidya sinha biography Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra , India. Later on, on 9 January , his wife filed for a divorce against Bhimrao citing physical and mental torture. Even on the death bed, Vidya was far from peace. Professionally, Venkateshwaran Iyer is famous as the celebrity former husband of the late Indian actress Vidya Sinha.

She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was Raja Kaka () opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit Rajnigandha (), directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. She acted in several films after which she took a hiatus. Returning to acting in the later part of her life, she acted in several TV serials and the Salman Khan movie Bodyguard ().

Early life

Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November in Mumbai.

Vidya sinha Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit Rajnigandha , directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. Authority control databases. His late wife then took a hiatus and returned to the industry in the latter part of her life from until her demise in

Her father Pratap A. Rana (film name), also known as Rana Pratap Singh, was an Indian film producer, son-in-law of film director Mohan Sinha.[1]

Career

Movies

At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay.[1] After that she began modelling for several popular brands and was discovered by Basu Chatterjee.[2][3] Her first movie was Raja Kaka () opposite Kiran Kumar.[3] However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit Rajnigandha (), directed by Chatterjee.[3] The movie, with none of the trappings of a typical blockbuster, was a major box office success.

This was followed by another hit, Chhoti Si Baat (), paving the way for starring in mainstream productions with bigger budgets – Karm () with Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi, Mukti () with Sanjeev Kumar and Shashi Kapoor, Inkaar () with Vinod Khanna, Pati Patni Aur Woh () with Sanjeev Kumar and Ranjeeta Kaur, Gulzar's Kitaab (), Saboot (), and Meera ().[4] Vidya acted in 30 movies over a period of 10 years.

In the Raj Sippy directed Josh (), she played her only negative role; that of a gangster stealing coins from beggars.[5] The same year she played Vijeta Pandit's mother in the romantic film Love Story, starring opposite Rajendra Kumar and Danny.[3]

After some years in Australia, Vidya returned to India and started acting in television serials.[6]Salman Khan's Bodyguard (), her film after 25 years, was also her last film.[7]

Television

Vidya Sinha acted in TV serials like Bahu Rani (), Hum Do Hain Na, Bhabhi and Kkavyanjali ().[3] In she appeared in the NDTV Imagine serial Haar Jeet.[3] She enacted the role of Asad's and Ayaan's grandmother, Badi Bi in the Zee TV show, Qubool Hai.[3] She was also seen as Neha's grandmother in Itti Si Khushi.,[8] as Chandragupt's grandmother in Chandra Nandini and as Kulfi's grandmother in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala.[3]

Filmography

Television

Personal life

Sinha married her neighbor, a Tamil Brahmin named Venkateshwaran Iyer, in After retiring from her film career she adopted a daughter, Jhanvi, in [1] The next few years were spent in taking care of Jhanvi and her ailing husband, who eventually died in [16] Vidya then moved to Sydney, met the elderly Australian doctor, Netaji Bhimrao Salunke, online in , and married him after a quick courtship, in a small temple wedding.[16] On 9 January , she filed a complaint with the police accusing Salunkhe of physical and mental torture.[16] They were divorced soon afterwards, and after a protracted battle, she won her case against him for maintenance.[17]

Death

On 15 August , Sinha died at a hospital in Mumbai of respiratory failure caused by heart and lung disease at the age of [7] She had been admitted to the hospital on 11 August for breathing problems and subsequently put on a ventilator.[3]

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