Vidya Sinha was born on November 15, 1947 in Mumbai, Maharahstra, India. She is known for her work on Bodyguard (2011), Chhoti Si Baat (1975) and Rajnigandha (1974). She was previously married to Venkateshwaran Iyer.
Her shock over nudity in Hindi films: "In our times we too had romantic scenes but they were dealt with with a lot of sensitivity, but some of today's films are so bold that they can't be seen with our family and kids."
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On why she left acting for a long time: "I did not want my daughter Jhanvi to be brought up by servants and I did not hire any servants. I brought her up singlehandedly as I did not want to miss out on her upbringing."
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Granddaughter of director Mohan Sinha.
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Daughter of Producer Pratap A. Rana.
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It was his dream to work with Rajesh Khanna. The dream came true after his debut film was a super-hit and he was offered the chance to star opposite him in Karm.
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In 2004, she took part in another television serial, "Kavyanjali," and she was thrilled that her work schedule still allowed her to spend time with her teenage daughter, Jhanvi.
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Her personal favorite films are "Choti Si Baat" (1976) and B.R. Chopra's comedy "Pati, Patni, Aur Woh" (1977), co-starring a frequent leading man Sanjeev Kumar, whom she has stated is her favorite hero.
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After starring in Basu Chatterjee's hit comedy "Choti Si Baat" (1976) alongside co-star Amol Palekar, she was approached by the legendary Raj Kapoor for "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" (1976), but she turned it down because of the body exposure involved, and the role went to Zeenat Aman, who had no problem exhibiting her scantily clad body.
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Vidya Sinha became an overnight star with Basu Chatterjee's low-budget but landmark film "Ragniganda" (1974), where her realistic acting, and simple good looks were a sharp contrast to the loud, garish-looking and violent Bollywood films of the 1970's.
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