After Vidya lost her husband Venkat, she felt a "vacuum in her life," so her daughter Jahnvi persuaded her to make a comeback, with the TV serial Bahu Rani (2000). She chose television for a comeback to see if she could remember her lines as she wasn't sure she was ready for feature films after the long lay-off.

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, violent Bollywood films of the 1970's.

After starring in Basu Chatterjee hit comedy "Choti Si Baat" (1976) co-starring 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.

Her personal favorite films are "Choti Si Baat" (1976) and B.R. Chopra's comedy "Pati, Patni, Aur Woh" (1977), co-starring her frequent leading man Sanjeev Kumar, whom she has stated is her favorite hero.

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.