Mahhi Vij (born

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) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in ''

Laagi Tujhse Lagan ''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' () is an Indian television series that aired Monday to Thursday on Colors TV from 28 December 2009 to 6 January 2012. It is dubbed in Tamil as ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' on Polimer TV. It was also dubbed into Telugu as ''V ...

'' and Nandini in ''

Balika Vadhu ''Balika Vadhu'' () is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 to 31 July 2016 with 2,245 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a child bride from childhood to womanhood. Backg ...

''. Vij and her husband

Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kayamath'' and winning '' Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', '' Kaun Jeet ...

won the dance reality show ''

Nach Baliye 5 ''Nach Baliye'' ( ''Dance Partner'') is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on ''Dancing With The Stars''. Production Concept The show is a competition where 10 televis ...

'' in 2013. She was also a contestant on ''

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 is the fourth season of the dance reality show, '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 12 December 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was hosted by Mona Singh and Sumeet Raghavan. Meiyang Chang and Marisch ...

'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7''.

Career

Vij moved to Mumbai at the age of 17 and started her career in modelling. 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 Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

alongside Malayalam star

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

which was titled '' Aparichithan''. She played the lead role of Pratha in the

Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in New Delhi. It was operated by Sahara India Pariwar. History Sahara One was launched as Sahara TV on 28 March 2000, which later was renamed as Sahara Manoranjan in April 200 ...

show '' Shubh Kadam''. Her breakthrough role was that of protagonist Nakusha in the television show ''

'' on

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, for which she won the

Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role is an award given as part of its annual Gold Awards for TV serials. The award was first awarded in 2007 under the title Best Actress in a Lead Role. A special award called Best Actor – Critics or B ...

in 2011. She was seen in season 4 of ''

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of the British reality TV competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The first four seasons of ...

'' as a contestant. In 2012, she and her husband

participated in the dance reality show ''

'' and became the winners.

Personal life

Jay Bhanushali and Mahhi Vij at the musical concert

Vij married Indian television and film actor

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.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music video

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vij, Mahii 1982 births Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Contestants on Indian game shows Participants in Indian reality television series Female models from Delhi Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Nach Baliye winners