Mahhi Vij

Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in Laagi Tujhse Lagan and Nandini in Balika Vadhu. Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali won the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 in 2013. She was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

Mahhi Vij
Vij in 2013
Born (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982[1]
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesMahi Bhanushali
OccupationActress
Years active2004–2020
Spouse
(m. 2011)
[2][3]
Children3

Career

Vij moved to Mumbai at the age of 17 and started her career in modelling.[4] She has appeared in numerous music videos including Tu, Tu Hai Wahi (DJ Aqeel Mix). She was the supporting female lead in the TV series Akela in 2006.

Her first film was in Malayalam alongside Malayalam star Mammootty which was titled Aparichithan.

She played the lead role of Pratha in the Sahara One show Shubh Kadam. Her breakthrough role was that of protagonist Nakusha in the television show Laagi Tujhse Lagan on Colors TV, for which she won the Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role in 2011. She was seen in season 4 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a contestant.

In 2013, she and her husband Jay Bhanushali participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5, which they won. She was one of the contestants of Khatron Ke Khiladi 5, however, she had to opt out due to a leg injury.[5]

Personal life

Mahhi Vij with her husband Jay Bhanushali

Vij married Indian television and film actor Jay Bhanushali in 2011. In 2017 they fostered a boy, Rajveer, and a girl, Khushi. The couple's first biological child, a daughter named Tara, was born in 2019.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language
2004 Tapana Meera Telugu
2004 Aparichithan Kalyani Malayalam
2008 Ganga Kaveri Ganga Kannada

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Akela Meghna
2008 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Manisha Desai
Kaisi Laagi Lagan Pratha
2008–2009 Shubh Kadam
2009–2012 Laagi Tujhse Lagan Nakusha Patil [7]
2009 Bairi Piya Guest
Na Aana Is Des Laado
2010 Rishton Se Badi Pratha
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan Contestant [8]
2010–2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 4th place [9]
2011 Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
Sasural Simar Ka Nakusha Patil Guest
2012 V The Serial Herself [10]
Teri Meri Love Stories Saloni [11]
Savdhaan India Reha [12]
Dr. Anju
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Herself Guest
Movers & Shakers Contestant
2012–2013 Nach Baliye 5 Winner [13]
2013 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se Herself Guest [14]
2014 Comedy Nights with Kapil [15]
Encounter Aashna [16]
2015 Bigg Boss 9 Herself Guest
2016 [17]
Comedy Nights Bachao [18]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 Contestant 10th place [19]
Balika Vadhu Nandini Shivraj Shekhar/Nandini Shekhawat/Nandini Krish Malhotra [20]
2018 Laal Ishq Seher
2019 Kitchen Champion 5 Herself Guest
Bigg Boss 13
2020 Mujhse Shaadi Karoge

References

  1. "Birthday girl Mahhi Vij's savage reply to hubby Jay Bhanushali's question about her age will leave you amazed; Watch". The Times of India. April 2021.
  2. Jay Bhanushali and Mahi Vij's exotic white wedding
  3. "Jay Bhanushali and Mahi Vij re - wedding to put a full stop on split rumor". Dainik Bhaskar. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Jay and Maahi secretly got married in the year 2011 and later went public about it
  4. "There were times when I didn't have money to pay rent: Mahhi Vij". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2016.
  5. "Mahi Vij opts out of Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 due to Injury". Biharprabha News. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. "Mahhi Vij says she never adopted her foster kids Rajveer and Khushi: 'They have parents, we were like a happy family'". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. "Jay Bhanushali is a good husband: Mahhi Vij". The Times of India. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "Dated sets,Bollywood trap haunt Nachle Ve". The Indian Express. 8 November 2010.
  9. "Mahi Vij: Cannot do a show like 'Bigg Boss'". The Times of India. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. "Arjit Taneja to expose the truth of 'The Serial'". The Times of India. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. "Mahi Vij and Shaheer Sheikh in Star Plus' telefilm". The Times of India. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  12. "Mahhi Vij roped in for Savdhan India". Times Of India Dot Com. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  13. "Jay, Mahi win Nach Baliye 5". India Today. 24 March 2013.
  14. "Jay-Mahi to shake a leg in 'Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se!'". INDIA TV NEWS. 6 September 2013.
  15. "Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali on Comedy Nights With Kapil". The Times of India. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  16. "Mahi Vij to play gangster on TV show". The Indian Express. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  17. "Bigg Boss 9 Finale: Arjun Kapoor's 'Khatron ke khiladi' team has a double trouble time!". DNA India. 23 January 2016.
  18. "Comedy Nights Bachao episode with Arjun Kapoor and Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 female contestants was super entertaining!". India.com. 1 February 2016.
  19. "'Khatron Ke Khiladi' participant Mahhi Vij's tryst with creepy-crawly creatures". The Indian Express. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  20. "Balika Vadhu: Mahhi Vij joins TV show – Here's what she will essay". Zee News. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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