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{{Short description|Indian model and actress (born 1982)}}
{{About|Indian television actress|the actress in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil|Meher Vij}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahhi Vij
| image = Mahhi Vij at her birthday party 2013.jpg
| caption = Vij in 2013
| othername = Mahi Bhanushali
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1982|4|1|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/birthday-girl-mahhi-vijs-savage-reply-to-hubby-jay-bhanushalis-question-about-her-age-will-leave-you-amazed-watch/amp_articleshow/81815925.cms|title=Birthday girl Mahhi Vij's savage reply to hubby Jay Bhanushali's question about her age will leave you amazed; Watch|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| years active = 2004 - 2020
| occupation = Actress
| awards =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jay Bhanushali]]|2011}}<ref name="Marriage">
[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-jay-bhanushali-and-mahi-vijs-exotic-white-wedding/20140619.htm Jay Bhanushali and Mahi Vij's exotic white wedding]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-jay-bhanushali-and-mahi-vij-re-wedding-to-put-a-full-stop-on-split-rumor-4558126-PHO.html|title=Jay Bhanushali and Mahi Vij re - wedding to put a full stop on split rumor|work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|quote="Jay and Maahi secretly got married in the year 2011 and later went public about it"|publisher=23 March 2014|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
| children = 1

}}

'''Mahhi Vij''' (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Malayalam and Hindi movies. 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.

==Career==
Vij moved to Mumbai at the age of 17 and started her career in modelling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/there-were-times-when-i-didn-t-have-money-to-pay-rent-mahhi-vij/story-hlVQEz1iDVwxSIdA2qCasJ.html|title=There were times when I didn't have money to pay rent: Mahhi Vij|date=11 June 2016}}</ref> She has appeared in numerous music videos including ''Tu, Tu Hai Wahi'' ([[DJ_Aqeel#Albums|DJ Aqeel Mix]]). She was the 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 ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 5)|Khatron Ke Khiladi 5]]'', however, she had to opt out due to a leg injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahi Vij opts out of Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 due to Injury|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/mahi-vij-opts-out-of-khatron-ke-khiladi-5-due-to-injury/|work=IANS|publisher=Biharprabha News|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Jay Bhanushali and Mahhi Vij at the musical concert.jpg|thumbnail|Mahhi Vij with her husband [[Jay Bhanushali]]]]
Vij married Indian television and film actor [[Jay Bhanushali]] in 2011. In 2017 they adopted a boy Rajveer and a girl Khushi. The couple welcomed their first biological child, a daughter named Tara in 2019.

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Tapana (film)|Tapana]]''
| Meera
| Telugu
|-
| 2004
| ''Aparichithan''
| Kalyani
| Malayalam
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''Akela''
| Meghna
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]''
| Manisha Desai
| Season 2; Episode 126-127
|
|-
| ''[[Kaisi Laagi Lagan]]''
| rowspan="2" | Pratha
|
|
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Shubh Kadam]]''
|
|
|-
| 2009–2012
| ''[[Laagi Tujhse Lagan]]''
| rowspan="4" | Nakusha Patil
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jay-Bhanushali-is-a-good-husband-Mahhi-Vij/articleshow/12019430.cms|title=Jay Bhanushali is a good husband: Mahhi Vij|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Bairi Piya (serial)|Bairi Piya]]''
| rowspan="3" | Guest
|
|-
| ''[[Na Aana Is Des Laado]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Rishton Se Badi Pratha]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan]]''
| rowspan="3" | Contestant
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/dated-sets-bollywood-trap-haunt-nachle-ve/lite/|title=Dated sets,Bollywood trap haunt Nachle Ve|date=8 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4]]''
| 3rd runner-up
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahi-Vij-Cannot-do-a-show-like-Bigg-Boss/articleshow/51976212.cms|title=Mahi Vij: Cannot do a show like 'Bigg Boss'|date=25 April 2016|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]''
|Nakusha Patil
| Guest
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2012
| ''[[V The Serial]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Arjit-Taneja-to-expose-the-truth-of-The-Serial/articleshow/17558028.cms|title=Arjit Taneja to expose the truth of 'The Serial'|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Teri Meri Love Stories]]''
| Saloni
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahi-Vij-and-Shaheer-Sheikh-in-Star-Plus-telefilm/articleshow/15403034.cms|title=Mahi Vij and Shaheer Sheikh in Star Plus' telefilm|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Savdhaan India]]''
| Reha
| Episodes 1-5
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahhi-Vij-roped-in-for-Savdhan-India/articleshow/16254697.cms|title=Mahhi Vij roped in for Savdhan India|date=4 September 2012|website= Times Of India Dot Com|language=en|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Dr. Anju
| Episode 40
|-
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''
|Herself
| Guest
|
|-
| ''[[Movers & Shakers (TV series)|Movers & Shakers]]''
| rowspan="2" | Contestant
|
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 5|Nach Baliye 5]]''
| Winner
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/jay-mahhi-win-nach-baliye-5-156899-2013-03-24#:~:text=After%20weeks%20of%20hard%20work,dance%20show%20Nach%20Baliye%205.&text=and%20Mahhi%20Vij-,After%20weeks%20of%20hard%20work%2C%20Jay%20Bhanushali%20and%20Mahi%20Vij,been%20the%20most%20consistent%20performers.|title=Jay, Mahi win Nach Baliye 5|date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
| rowspan="2" | Guest
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jay-mahi-to-shake-a-leg-in-do-dil-bandhe-ek-dori-se-9673.html|title=Jay-Mahi to shake a leg in 'Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se!'|date=6 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Mahhi-Vij-and-Jay-Bhanushali-on-Comedy-Nights-With-Kapil/articleshow/34247436.cms?|title=Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali on Comedy Nights With Kapil|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Encounter (Indian TV series)|Encounter]]''
| Aashna
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/mahi-vij-to-play-gangster-on-tv-show/|title=Mahi Vij to play gangster on TV show|date=3 June 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]''
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| rowspan="3" |Guest
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/karan-kundra-shaleen-malhotra-mahhi-bigg-boss-9-151031|title=Karan Kundra, Shaleen Malhotra, Mahhi on Bigg Boss 9|date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-9-finale-arjun-kapoor-s-khatron-ke-khiladi-team-has-a-double-trouble-time-with-finalists-2169495|title=Bigg Boss 9 Finale: Arjun Kapoor's 'Khatron ke khiladi' team has a double trouble time!|date=23 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/comedy-nights-bachao-episode-with-arjun-kapoor-and-khatron-ke-khiladi-7-female-contestants-was-super-entertaining-908345/|title=Comedy Nights Bachao episode with Arjun Kapoor and Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 female contestants was super entertaining!|date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7]]''
| Contestant
| 10th Place
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/khatron-ke-khiladi-participant-mahhi-vijs-tryst-with-creepy-crawly-creatures/|title='Khatron Ke Khiladi' participant Mahhi Vij's tryst with creepy-crawly creatures|date=7 February 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Balika Vadhu]]''
| Nandini Shivraj Shekhar/Nandini Shekhawat/Nandini Krish Malhotra
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/balika-vadhu-mahhi-vij-joins-tv-show-here-s-what-she-will-essay_1873403.html|title=Balika Vadhu: Mahhi Vij joins TV show – Here's what she will essay|work=Zee News|date=7 April 2016|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Laal Ishq (2018 TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
| Seher
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Kitchen Champion 5''
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| rowspan="3" |Guest
|
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|Bigg Boss 13]]''
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karoge]]''
|
|}

===Music videos===
*''Yeh Wada Raha'' (2007)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1717382}}
* {{Instagram|mahhivij}}

{{Nach Baliye 5}}

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[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nach Baliye winners]]
[[Category:Female models of Indian descent]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]

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