Rama Vij is an Indian actress who works in Punjabi and

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movies and TV serials.

Career

Vij is a well known name in Pollywood (Punjabi Cinema in India) and

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. Her debut movie was "Taxie-Taxie" in 1977 with Amol Palekar . After that, she acted in various movies;"Pal do Pal ka Saath" ''Aarambh'', ''Lava'', '' Hawayein'' to her credit in Bollywood. She is a well-known face on

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and has worked in some of the most-appreciated works such as ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1988), etc. Punjabi cinema, being her specialty, has contributed a lot to her success with movies including ''Kachehri'', ''Gabbroo Punjab Da'', ''Dhee Rani'', ''Suneha'', ''Veera'', ''Takraar'', ''Chann Pardesi'' and ''Khushiaan''. Rama had shot to fame in the region (Punjab) with her roles in ''

Chann Pardesi ''Chann Pardesi'' is a Punjabi language film released in 1981. It was directed by Chitrarth Singh and starred Raj Babbar, Rama Vij, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Om Puri. Chann Pardesi was a seminal film that debuted many future ...

'' and ''Kachehari'', both national award-winning feature films in Punjabi. However, she got national level recognition as an actress through the very popular teleserial ''Nukkad'' way back in 1985. Despite her acting talent, Rama could not do well in Bollywood, but still she managed to leave her mark in some well-known movies, such as ''Veerana'', ''Joshiley'', ''

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'', ''Lava'', '' Taxi Taxie'' (1978), ''Chand ka Tukdaa'' (1994). She has worked in over 25 teleserials including ''

'', ''Intezar'', ''Manoranjan'', ''Himalaya Darshan'', ''Rishte'', ''Circus and Zindagi'', ''Misaal'', ''Sabko Khabar Hai Sabko Pata Hai'', Sanjha Chulha and ''Chunni''. She is known for playing lead role in seriel Karma Wali based on story by Amrita Pritam. Her last appearance in a Bollywood movie was in the feature film '' Hawayein'', directed by Ammtoje Mann. Her last Punjabi movie was ''Khushiaan'' (2012). In January 2021, she was made jury member feature film, Indian Panorama at the

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, Goa 2021. In November 2023, she served as jury member at the 54th International Film Festival of India for Indian Panorama Feature Films section.

Selected Filmography

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'' (1985) as Kul's (

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) wife *'' Zakhmi Aurat'' (1988) as Dr. Asha Mehta *'' Parbat Ke Us Paar'' (1988) *''

'' (1991) as Superintendent Prabhavati *''

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'' (1994) as Mrs. Malhotra *''

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'' (1996) as Indira Sinha

References

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