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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Short description|Indian actress (1947–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Vidya Sinha
| name              = Vidya Sinha
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1947|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1947|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_name        =  
| birth_name        =  
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Province]], [[India]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2019|8|15|1947|11|15|df=y}}
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2019|8|15|1947|11|15|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| height            = 163cm
| yearsactive        = 1974–1986, 2000–2019
| yearsactive        = 1974–1986, 2000–2019
| othername          =  
| othername          =  
| spouse            = * {{marriage|Venkateshwaran Iyer<br />|1968|1996|end=died}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Venkateshwaran Iyer<br />|1968|1996|end=died}}<br/>{{marriage|Netaji Bhimrao Salunkhe<br />|2001|2009|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Netaji Bhimrao Salunkhe<br />|2001|2009|end=divorced}}
| children          = 1 daughter
 
| children          = 1 adopted child
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
}}
}}


'''Vidya Sinha''' (15 November 1947 – 15 August 2019) was an Indian [[film actor]] who has acted in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films, most known for ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' (1975) and ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978). She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite [[Kiran Kumar]]. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), 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 (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011).
'''Vidya Sinha''' (15 November 1947 – 15 August 2019) was an Indian actress who acted in [[Hindi]] films, most known for ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' (1975) and ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978). She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite [[Kiran Kumar]]. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), 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 (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011).


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. 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.<ref name="rediff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-still-regret-saying-no-to-raj-kapoor-for-satyam-shivam-sundaram/20150113.htm|title='I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'|website=Rediff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926113420/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-still-regret-saying-no-to-raj-kapoor-for-satyam-shivam-sundaram/20150113.htm|archive-date=26 September 2018|url-status=live|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref><!--UNSOURCED  and his previous name was Sd. Maan Singh, native resident of village Jodhawali, Punjab, undivided India.-->
Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. 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.<ref name="rediff">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-still-regret-saying-no-to-raj-kapoor-for-satyam-shivam-sundaram/20150113.htm |title=I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram |website=Rediff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926113420/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-still-regret-saying-no-to-raj-kapoor-for-satyam-shivam-sundaram/20150113.htm |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref><!--UNSOURCED  and his previous name was Sd. Maan Singh, native resident of village Jodhawali, Punjab, undivided India.-->


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Movies ===
=== Movies ===
At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay.<ref name="rediff" /> After that she began modelling for several popular brands and was discovered by [[Basu Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/vidya-sinha-i-was-never-serious-about-my-career/18165< | title=Vidya Sinha: I Was Never Serious About My Career | date=14 December 2012 | access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veteran-actor-vidya-sinha-passes-away/article29100663.ece|title=Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passes away|date=15 August 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 August 2019|language=en-IN}}</ref> Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite [[Kiran Kumar]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), directed by Chatterjee.<ref name="The Hindu" /> 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]]'' (1975), paving the way for starring in mainstream productions with bigger budgets – ''[[Karm]]'' (1977) with [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], ''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]'' (1977) with [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Shashi Kapoor]], ''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]'' (1977) with [[Vinod Khanna]], ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978) with [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Ranjeeta Kaur]], [[Gulzar]]'s ''[[Kitaab]]'' (1977) and ''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]'' (1979).<ref name="Hungama" /> Vidya acted in 30 movies over a period of 10 years. In the [[Raj Sippy]] directed ''Josh'' (1981), she played her only negative role; that of a gangster stealing coins from beggars.<ref>Josh 1981 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361780/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420154438/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361780/ |date=20 April 2017 }}[http://www.ultraindia.com/film-details/614-josh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063201/http://www.ultraindia.com/film-details/614-josh |date=20 February 2019 }}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcElMAIdYU][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4x7d1Z_azM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417064200/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4x7d1Z_azM |date=17 April 2014 }}[https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/if-there-is-a-good-film-i-will-opt-for-it-vidya-sinha/article8366322.ece]</ref> The same year she played [[Vijeta Pandit]]'s mother in the romantic film ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'', starring opposite [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Danny]].<ref name="The Hindu" />
At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay and she regarded one of the most beautiful and greatest actress of Indian cinema.<ref name="rediff" /> After that she began modelling for several popular brands and was discovered by [[Basu Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/vidya-sinha-i-was-never-serious-about-my-career/18165%3C |title=Vidya Sinha: I Was Never Serious About My Career |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=6 August 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Namrata  |title=Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passes away |date=15 August 2019 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veteran-actor-vidya-sinha-passes-away/article29100663.ece |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=N. Ravi  |access-date=27 September 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite [[Kiran Kumar]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), directed by Chatterjee.<ref name="The Hindu" /> 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]]'' (1975), paving the way for starring in mainstream productions with bigger budgets – ''[[Karm]]'' (1977) with [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], ''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]'' (1977) with [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Shashi Kapoor]], ''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]'' (1977) with [[Vinod Khanna]], ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978) with [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Ranjeeta Kaur]], [[Gulzar]]'s ''[[Kitaab]]'' (1977), [[Saboot]] (1979),  and ''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]'' (1979).<ref name="Hungama" /> Vidya acted in 30 movies over a period of 10 years. In the [[Raj Sippy]] directed ''Josh'' (1981), she played her only negative role; that of a gangster stealing coins from beggars.<ref>Josh 1981 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361780/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420154438/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361780/|date=20 April 2017}}[http://www.ultraindia.com/film-details/614-josh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063201/http://www.ultraindia.com/film-details/614-josh|date=20 February 2019}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcElMAIdYU][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4x7d1Z_azM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417064200/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4x7d1Z_azM|date=17 April 2014}}[https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/if-there-is-a-good-film-i-will-opt-for-it-vidya-sinha/article8366322.ece]</ref> The same year she played [[Vijeta Pandit]]'s mother in the romantic film ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'', starring opposite [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Danny]].<ref name="The Hindu" />


After some years in Australia, Vidya returned to India and started acting in television serials.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm10/vidya-sinha-braces-limelight-again/article1-99437.aspx%3C | title=Vidya Sinha braces the limelight again | date=19 May 2006 | access-date=30 March 2014}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]]'s ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), her film after 25 years, was also her last film.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-actress-vidya-sinha-dies-at-71-1581121-2019-08-15|title=Veteran actress Vidya Sinha dies at 71|date=15 August 2019|publisher=India Today}}</ref>
After some years in Australia, Vidya returned to India and started acting in television serials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM10/Vidya-Sinha-braces-limelight-again/Article1-99437.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830184445/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM10/Vidya-Sinha-braces-limelight-again/Article1-99437.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 August 2012 |title=Vidya Sinha braces the limelight again |date=19 May 2006 |access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]]'s ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), her film after 25 years, was also her last film.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-actress-vidya-sinha-dies-at-71-1581121-2019-08-15 |title=Veteran actress Vidya Sinha dies at 71 |date=15 August 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref>


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
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|-
! Year !! Film !! Co-star !! Notes
! Year
! Film
! Role(s)
! Notes
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|rowspan="3"|1974
|''[[Raja Kaka]]''
|''[[Rajnigandha]]''
| Kiran Kumar
| Deepa Kapoor
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|''Raja Kaka''
|''[[Rajnigandha]]''
| Sonu
| Amol Palekar
|
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|''[[Hawas (1974 film)|Hawas]]''
|''[[Hawas]]''
| Vidya Kumar
| Supporting role
|
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1975|1975]]
|1975
|''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]''
|''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]''
| Amol Palekar
| Prabha Narayan
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|1976
|''[[Mera Jiwan]]''
|''[[Mera Jiwan]]''
| Dushyanth
| Sandhya
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|rowspan="7"|1977
|''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]''
|''Mamta''
| Vinod Khanna
| Tripti Mathur
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Jeevan Mukt]]''
|''[[Jeevan Mukt]]''
| Parikshit Sahni
|  
|<ref name="Amar Ujala">{{cite news |title='पति पत्नी और वो' की अभिनेत्री विद्या सिन्हा का मुंबई में निधन, आखिरी बार इस सीरियल में आई थीं नजर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/amp/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-actress-vidya-sinha-today-passes-away |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=Amar Ujala}}</ref>
|<ref name="Amar Ujala">{{cite news |title='पति पत्नी और वो' की अभिनेत्री विद्या सिन्हा का मुंबई में निधन, आखिरी बार इस सीरियल में आई थीं नजर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-actress-vidya-sinha-today-passes-away |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=Amar Ujala}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Karm]]''
| Asha Shastri/Sadhna
|<ref name="Hungama">{{cite web |last1=Hungama |first1=Bollywood |title=Vidya Sinha Movies List {{!}} Vidya Sinha Upcoming Movies – Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/vidya-sinha/filmography/ |access-date=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]''
|''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]''
| Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar
| Seema K. Sharma
|<ref name="The Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Vidya Sinha (1947–2019): A pictorial tribute to Pati Patni Aur Woh actor |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/vidya-sinha-dead-photos-movies-5898668/ |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 August 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|<ref name="The Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Vidya Sinha (1947–2019): A pictorial tribute to Pati Patni Aur Woh actor |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/vidya-sinha-dead-photos-movies-5898668/ |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 August 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Kitaab]]''
|''[[Karm]]''
| Mrs. Komal Gupta
| Rajesh Khanna
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|<ref name="Hungama">{{cite web |last1=Hungama |first1=Bollywood |title=Vidya Sinha Movies List {{!}} Vidya Sinha Upcoming Movies – Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/vidya-sinha/filmography/ |access-date=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]''
| Geeta Chaudhary
|
|-
|''Chalu Mera Naam''
| Dolly/Rani/Mrs. Shyamlam
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |1978
|''Udeekan''
|Rajni
|Special appearance
|-
|''Tyaag Patra''
|
|
|-
|''[[Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath]]''
| Parvati
|
|-
|''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]''
| Sharda Chaddha
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Safed Jhooth]]''
|''[[Safed Jhooth]]''
| Amol Palekar, Vinod Mehra
| Kamla Gulati
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Tumhare Liye]]''
|''[[Kitaab]]''
| Gauri
| Uttam Kumar
|
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''Muqaddar''
|[[Atithee]]
| Savitri
| Shatrughan Sinha
|
|<ref name="Hungama" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Atithee]]''
|Jeena Yahan
| Meena/Martha
| Amol Palekar
|
|<ref name="Hungama" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|rowspan="4"|1979
|''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]''
|''[[Jeena Yahan]]''
| Sanjeev Kumar
|  
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
| Guest appearance
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''Atmaram''
|''[[Tumhare Liye]]''
| Ranjit's wife
| Sanjeev Kumar
|
|<ref name="Hungama" />
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Magroor]]''
|''[[Magroor]]''
| Shatrughan Sinha
| Anju
|<ref name="Hungama" />
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]''
|''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]''
| Supporting
| Krishna Rathod
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|1980
| ''[[Saboot]]''
| Asha
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Swayamvar]]''
|''[[Swayamvar]]''
| Sanjeev Kumar
| Shanti Bhargav
|<ref name="NavbharatTimes">{{cite news |title=Vidya Sinha death: नहीं रहीं 'पति, पत्नी और वो' वाली ऐक्ट्रेस Vidya Sinha – veteran actress vidya sinha passes away |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/news-from-bollywood/veteran-actress-vidya-sinha-passes-away/articleshow/70688633.cms |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=Navbharat Times |date=15 August 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
|<ref name="NavbharatTimes">{{cite news |title=Vidya Sinha death: नहीं रहीं 'पति, पत्नी और वो' वाली ऐक्ट्रेस Vidya Sinha – veteran actress vidya sinha passes away |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/news-from-bollywood/veteran-actress-vidya-sinha-passes-away/articleshow/70688633.cms |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=Navbharat Times |date=15 August 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
| ''[[Saboot]]''
| [[Vinod Mehra]]
| <ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Pyaara Dushman]]''
|''[[Pyaara Dushman]]''
| Amjad Khan
| Munni 'Seema'
| <ref name="Hungama" /><ref name="hindilyrics">{{cite web |title=Lyrics of Pyara Dushman Movie in Hindi |url=http://www.hindilyrics.net/lyrics/hindi-lyrics-of-Pyara%20Dushman.html |website=hindilyrics.net |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref>
| <ref name="hindilyrics">{{cite web |title=Lyrics of Pyara Dushman Movie in Hindi |url=http://www.hindilyrics.net/lyrics/hindi-lyrics-of-Pyara%20Dushman.html |website=hindilyrics.net |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816062751/http://www.hindilyrics.net/lyrics/hindi-lyrics-of-Pyara%2520Dushman.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
| ''Bambai Ka Maharaja''
| ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]''
| Parvati Rajendra Singh
| [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Danny Denzongpa]]
|  
| <ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
| rowspan="4" |1981
| ''[[Plot No. 5]]''
| ''[[Plot No. 5]]''
| [[Uttam Kumar]]
| Anuja
|<ref name="20 suspense">{{cite news |title=Bollywood's top 20 suspense films of all time |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollywoods-top-20-suspense-films-of-all-time-523995.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>
|<ref name="20 suspense">{{cite news |title=Bollywood's top 20 suspense films of all time |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollywoods-top-20-suspense-films-of-all-time-523995.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
| ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]''
|''[[Josh (1981 film)|Josh]]''
| Suman Dogra
| Amjad Khan, Deven Verma
|
|<ref name="The Hindu" />
|-
| ''Nai Imarat''
| Chandra
| Also Producer
|-
|''Josh''
|  
|
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
| rowspan="2"|1982
| ''[[Adhura Aadmi]]''
| ''Adhura Aadmi''
| Amjad Khan
| Amjad Khan
| <ref name="The Hindu" />
|  
|-
| ''Raakh Aur Chingari''
| Meena & Salu
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
|''Dhokebaaz''
| Radha
|
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1984|1984]]
|''[[Qaidi (1984 film)|Qaidi]]''
|''[[Qaidi (1984 film)|Qaidi]]''
| Supporting
| Sita
| <ref name="The Hindu" />
|  
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
| rowspan="4" |1986
| ''[[Kirayadar]]''
| ''Kirayadar''
| [[Utpal Dutt]]
| Mrs. Laxmi Abhyankar
| <ref name="Hungama" />
|
|-
| ''Maa Ki Saugandh''
| Billo
|
|-
| ''[[Krishna-Krishna]]''
| Rani Rukmini
|  
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
| ''[[Jeeva (1986 film)|Jeeva]]''
| ''[[Jeeva (1986 film)|Jeeva]]''
| [[Shreeram Lagoo]]
| Thakurani
| <ref name="Hungama" />
|
|-
|1991
| ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata''
| Shabbir's mother
|
|-
|2010
| ''[[Malik Ek]]''
| Vishnu's Mother
|  
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood films of 2011|2011]]
| 2011
| ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''
| ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''
| Supporting
| Mrs. Rana
| <ref name="The Hindu" />
| Final film performance
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| 1985 || ''Sinhasan Battisi'' || – ||Producer <ref name="The Hindu" />
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| 2005 || ''[[Kkavyanjali]]'' || Kkavya's paternal grandmother ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
| 2005 || ''[[Kkavyanjali]]'' || Kkavya's paternal grandmother ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
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| 2006 || ''[[Zaara (TV series)|Zaara]]''|| Dadi  ||<ref name="News18">{{cite news |title=Pati, Patni Aur Woh Actress Vidya Sinha Passes Away in Mumbai |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pati-patni-aur-woh-actress-vidya-sinha-passes-away-at-72-in-mumbai-2271481.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>
| 2006 || ''[[Zaara (TV series)|Zaara]]''|| Dadi  ||<ref name="News18">{{cite news |title=Pati, Patni Aur Woh Actress Vidya Sinha Passes Away in Mumbai |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pati-patni-aur-woh-actress-vidya-sinha-passes-away-at-72-in-mumbai-2271481.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>
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| 2011 || ''[[Neem Neem Shahad Shahad]]''|| Hansmukh's wife ||<ref name="Pioneer">{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=Pati, Patni aur Woh actress no more |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/pioneer-exclusive/pati--patni-aur-woh-actress-no-more.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>
| 2011 || ''[[Neem Neem Shahad Shahad]]''|| Hansmukh's wife ||<ref name="Pioneer">{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=Pati, Patni aur Woh actress no more |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/pioneer-exclusive/pati--patni-aur-woh-actress-no-more.html |access-date=16 August 2019 |work=The Pioneer |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816064154/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/pioneer-exclusive/pati--patni-aur-woh-actress-no-more.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 2012 || ''Haar Jeet''|| Sahil's grandmother ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
| 2012 || ''Haar Jeet''|| Sahil's grandmother ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
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| 2015–2016 || ''[[Ishq Ka Rang Safed]]''|| Sushma Tripathi ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
| 2015–2016 || ''[[Ishq Ka Rang Safed]]''|| Sushma Tripathi ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
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| 2016–2017 || ''[[Chandra Nandini]]''|| Grand-Queen Sonarika of [[Magadha]]||<ref name="The Hindu" />
| 2016–2017 || ''[[Chandra Nandini]]''|| Grand-Queen Sonarika of [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]||<ref name="The Hindu" />
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| 2018–2019 || ''[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]''|| Dadi ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
| 2018–2019 || ''[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]''|| Dadi ||<ref name="The Hindu" />
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Sinha married her neighbor, a Tamil Brahmin named Venkateshwaran Iyer, in 1968 and adopted a daughter, Jhanvi, in 1989.<ref name="rediff" />  The next few years were spent in taking care of Jhanvi and her ailing husband, who eventually died in 1996.<ref name="DNA article on complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-vidya-sinha-accuses-husband-of-torturing-her-1220083|title=Vidya Sinha accuses husband of torturing her|date=9 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081812/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-vidya-sinha-accuses-husband-of-torturing-her-1220083|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> She then moved to [[Sydney]], met the elderly Australian doctor, Netaji Bhimrao Salunke, online in 2001, and married him after a quick courtship, in a small temple wedding.<ref name="DNA article on complaint" /> On 9 January 2009, she filed a complaint with the police accusing Salunkhe of physical and mental torture.<ref name="DNA article on complaint" /> They were divorced soon afterwards, and after a protracted battle, she won her case against him for maintenance.<ref name="Vidya Sinha wins divorce case">{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/actor-vidya-sinha-wins-case-against-exhusband/820113/|title=Actor Vidya Sinha wins case against ex-husband|date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330064956/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/actor-vidya-sinha-wins-case-against-exhusband/820113/|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>
Sinha married her neighbour, a Tamil Brahmin named Venkateshwaran Iyer, in 1968. After retiring from her film career she adopted a daughter, Jhanvi, in 1989.<ref name="rediff" />  The next few years were spent in taking care of Jhanvi and her ailing husband, who eventually died in 1996.<ref name="DNA article on complaint">{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-vidya-sinha-accuses-husband-of-torturing-her-1220083 |title=Vidya Sinha accuses husband of torturing her |date=9 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081812/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-vidya-sinha-accuses-husband-of-torturing-her-1220083 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Vidya then moved to [[Sydney]], met the elderly Australian doctor, Netaji Bhimrao Salunke, online in 2001, and married him after a quick courtship, in a small temple wedding.<ref name="DNA article on complaint" /> On 9 January 2009, she filed a complaint with the police accusing Salunkhe of physical and mental torture.<ref name="DNA article on complaint" /> They were divorced soon afterwards, and after a protracted battle, she won her case against him for maintenance.<ref name="Vidya Sinha wins divorce case">{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/actor-vidya-sinha-wins-case-against-exhusband/820113/ |title=Actor Vidya Sinha wins case against ex-husband |date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330064956/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/actor-vidya-sinha-wins-case-against-exhusband/820113/ |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
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Vidya Sinha
Sinha in 2011
Born(1947-11-15)15 November 1947
Bombay, Bombay Province, India
Died15 August 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 71)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active1974–1986, 2000–2019
Spouse(s)
Venkateshwaran Iyer
​
(
m. 1968; died 1996)

Netaji Bhimrao Salunkhe
​
(
m. 2001; div. 2009)
Children1 daughter

Vidya Sinha (15 November 1947 – 15 August 2019) was an Indian actress who acted in Hindi films, most known for Rajnigandha (1974), Chhoti Si Baat (1975) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978). She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was Raja Kaka (1974) opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit Rajnigandha (1974), 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 (2011).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. 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[edit | edit source]

Movies[edit | edit source]

At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay and she regarded one of the most beautiful and greatest actress of Indian cinema.[1] After that she began modelling for several popular brands and was discovered by Basu Chatterjee.[2][3] Her first movie was Raja Kaka (1974) opposite Kiran Kumar.[3] However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit Rajnigandha (1974), 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 (1975), paving the way for starring in mainstream productions with bigger budgets – Karm (1977) with Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi, Mukti (1977) with Sanjeev Kumar and Shashi Kapoor, Inkaar (1977) with Vinod Khanna, Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978) with Sanjeev Kumar and Ranjeeta Kaur, Gulzar's Kitaab (1977), Saboot (1979), and Meera (1979).[4] Vidya acted in 30 movies over a period of 10 years. In the Raj Sippy directed Josh (1981), 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 (2011), her film after 25 years, was also her last film.[7]

Television[edit | edit source]

Vidya Sinha acted in TV serials like Bahu Rani (2000), Hum Do Hain Na, Bhabhi and Kkavyanjali (2004).[3] In 2011 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[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role(s) Notes
1974 Rajnigandha Deepa Kapoor
Raja Kaka Sonu
Hawas Vidya Kumar
1975 Chhoti Si Baat Prabha Narayan
1976 Mera Jiwan Sandhya
1977 Mamta Tripti Mathur
Jeevan Mukt [9]
Karm Asha Shastri/Sadhna [4]
Mukti Seema K. Sharma [10]
Kitaab Mrs. Komal Gupta [3]
Inkaar Geeta Chaudhary
Chalu Mera Naam Dolly/Rani/Mrs. Shyamlam
1978 Udeekan Rajni Special appearance
Tyaag Patra
Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath Parvati
Pati Patni Aur Woh Sharda Chaddha
Safed Jhooth Kamla Gulati
Tumhare Liye Gauri
Muqaddar Savitri
Atithee Meena/Martha
1979 Jeena Yahan Guest appearance
Atmaram Ranjit's wife
Magroor Anju
Meera Krishna Rathod
1980 Saboot Asha
Swayamvar Shanti Bhargav [11]
Pyaara Dushman Munni 'Seema' [12]
Bambai Ka Maharaja Parvati Rajendra Singh
1981 Plot No. 5 Anuja [13]
Love Story Suman Dogra
Nai Imarat Chandra Also Producer
Josh
1982 Adhura Aadmi Amjad Khan
Raakh Aur Chingari Meena & Salu
1984 Dhokebaaz Radha
Qaidi Sita
1986 Kirayadar Mrs. Laxmi Abhyankar
Maa Ki Saugandh Billo
Krishna-Krishna Rani Rukmini
Jeeva Thakurani
1991 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Shabbir's mother
2010 Malik Ek Vishnu's Mother
2011 Bodyguard Mrs. Rana Final film performance

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Serial Role Notes
1985 Sinhasan Battisi – Producer [3]
2005 Kkavyanjali Kkavya's paternal grandmother [3]
2006 Zaara Dadi [14]
2011 Neem Neem Shahad Shahad Hansmukh's wife [15]
2012 Haar Jeet Sahil's grandmother [3]
2012 – 2014 Qubool Hai Badi Bii [3]
2014–2015 Qubool Hai Neha's Daadi [3]
2015 Zindagi Wins Nurse Mariam [15]
2015–2016 Ishq Ka Rang Safed Sushma Tripathi [3]
2016–2017 Chandra Nandini Grand-Queen Sonarika of Magadha [3]
2018–2019 Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala Dadi [3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Sinha married her neighbour, a Tamil Brahmin named Venkateshwaran Iyer, in 1968. After retiring from her film career she adopted a daughter, Jhanvi, in 1989.[1] The next few years were spent in taking care of Jhanvi and her ailing husband, who eventually died in 1996.[16] Vidya then moved to Sydney, met the elderly Australian doctor, Netaji Bhimrao Salunke, online in 2001, and married him after a quick courtship, in a small temple wedding.[16] On 9 January 2009, 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[edit | edit source]

On 15 August 2019, Sinha died at a hospital in Mumbai of respiratory failure caused by heart and lung disease at the age of 71.[7] She had been admitted to the hospital on 11 August for breathing problems and subsequently put on a ventilator.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vidya Sinha: I Was Never Serious About My Career". 14 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 Joshi, Namrata (15 August 2019). "Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passes away". The Hindu. N. Ravi. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hungama, Bollywood. "Vidya Sinha Movies List | Vidya Sinha Upcoming Movies – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Josh 1981 [1] Archived 20 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine[2] Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine[3][4] Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine[5]
  6. ↑ "Vidya Sinha braces the limelight again". 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Veteran actress Vidya Sinha dies at 71". India Today. 15 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "'Itti Si Khushi' producer Rajan Shahani, co-star Smiriti Kalra remember late Vidya Sinha". DNA India. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "'पति पत्नी और वो' की अभिनेत्री विद्या सिन्हा का मुंबई में निधन, आखिरी बार इस सीरियल में आई थीं नजर". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Vidya Sinha (1947–2019): A pictorial tribute to Pati Patni Aur Woh actor". The Indian Express. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Vidya Sinha death: नहीं रहीं 'पति, पत्नी और वो' वाली ऐक्ट्रेस Vidya Sinha – veteran actress vidya sinha passes away". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Lyrics of Pyara Dushman Movie in Hindi". hindilyrics.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Bollywood's top 20 suspense films of all time". News18. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Pati, Patni Aur Woh Actress Vidya Sinha Passes Away in Mumbai". News18. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pioneer, The. "Pati, Patni aur Woh actress no more". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Vidya Sinha accuses husband of torturing her". 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Actor Vidya Sinha wins case against ex-husband". 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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