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{{short description|Indian film actress}}
{{About|Indian television actress|the actress in Nach Baliye 5|Mahhi Vij}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meher Vij
| image = Meher Vij graces the Lions Gold Awards 2018.jpg
| caption = Vij at the Lions Gold Awards in 2018
| alt = Meher Vij
| birth_name = Vaishali Sahdev
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|07 June 1986}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]
| years_active = 2005–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Manav Vij]]|2009}}
| occupation = [[actor|Actress]]
| relatives = [[Piyush Sahdev]] (brother)<br/>[[Gireesh Sahdev]] (brother)
}}

'''Meher Vij''' (born '''Vaishali Sahdev'''; 7 June 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in [[Hindi]] films and television. She is the recipient of a [[Filmfare]] Award. She played supporting roles in the [[drama]] film ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' (2015) and the [[Musical drama film|musical drama]] ''[[Secret Superstar]]'' (2017), both of which rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest grossing Indian films of all time]]; for the latter she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actress]]. She has appeared in television shows including ''[[Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil]]'' and ''[[Ram Milaye Jodi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/all-you-need-to-know-about-shuddh-desi-romance-star-sushant-singh-rajput-1084077.html|title=All you need to know about Shuddh Desi Romance star Sushant Singh Rajput|date=4 September 2013|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425160937/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/all-you-need-to-know-about-shuddh-desi-romance-star-sushant-singh-rajput-1084077.html|archive-date=25 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vij has two brothers, actors [[Piyush Sahdev]] and [[Gireesh Sahdev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-indian-tv-stars-celebrate-rakshabandhan-2009413|title=Indian TV stars celebrate Rakshabandhan|date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Abbasi |first1=Mehfooz |title=Piyush Sahdev's Ex-Wife Akangsha Rawat Spills The Beans On The Actor Following Rape Allegations |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/piyush-sahdevs-ex-wife-akangsha-rawat-piyush-was-estranged-with-his-brother-and-sister-too-why-am-i-being-blamed-2692289/ |access-date=2 June 2019 |work=[[India.com]] |date=29 November 2017}}</ref> In 2009, she married [[Manav Vij]] in [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120630/ttlife1.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Real-life-telly-Siblings-celebrate-rakhi/articleshow/21915213.cms|title=Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> after which she changed her name from Vaishali Sahdev to Meher Vij.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood's Sibling Secrets! Distant relationship between Meher Vij, Gireesh Sahdev and Piyush Sahdev |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywoods-sibling-secrets-distant-relationship-between-meher-vij-gireesh-sahdev-and-piyush-sahdev |access-date=28 August 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=11 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| width="70%" class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%"| Title
! width="30%"| Role
|-
| align="center" | 2003
| align="center" | ''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]''
| align="center"| Nurse (cameo)
|-
| align="center" |2005
| align="center"| ''[[Lucky: No Time for Love]]''
| align="center"|Padma
|-
| align="center" |2013
| align="center"|''[[The Pied Piper]]''
| align="center"|Shanti
|-
| align="center" |2014
| align="center"|''[[Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des]]''
| align="center"|Rasal
|-
| align="center" |2014
| align="center"|''[[Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar]]''
| align="center"|Simran
|-
| align="center" |2015
| align="center"|''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
| align="center"|Razia
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center"|''[[Ardaas (film)|Ardaas]]''
| align="center"|Bani
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center"|''[[Tum Bin II]]''
| align="center"|Manpreet
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center"|''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center"|Najma
|-
| align="center" |2019
| align="center"|''[[Ardaas Karaan (film)|Ardaas Karaan]]''
| align="center"|Jaago
|-
| align="center"|2020
| align="center"|''[[Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship]]''
| align="center"|Vandana
|-
| align="center"|2022
| align="center"|''Jahaan Chaar Yaar''
| align="center"|TBA <ref>{{cite news|title=Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania, Meher Vij and Pooja Chopra resume shoot of Jahaan Chaar Yaar|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/swara-bhasker-shikha-talsania-meher-vij-pooja-chopra-resume-shoot-jahaan-chaar-yaar/ |access-date=21 August 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

|}

===Television and web-series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Stree Teri Kahani]]'' || Ritu ||
|-
|-
| 2009-2010
| ''[[Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil]]'' || Meher Juneja / Maan ||
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi|Ram Milaye Jodi]]''|| Hetal Gandhi / Bedi ||
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]'' || Preet || S01E21: "Love Calling"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwMZOaMoxGU |title=Love Calling - Yeh hai Aashiqui |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Special OPS]]'' || Ruhaani ||Web series <ref>{{cite news|title=Karan Tacker to make a comeback with Neeraj Pandey's web series Special Ops|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/karan-tacker-to-make-a-comeback-with-neeraj-pandey-s-web-series-special-ops-1649240-2020-02-23 |access-date=25 February 2020 |work=India Today |date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===

{| width="70%" class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)]]
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2018/winners |title=Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2018 |publisher=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=21 January 2018 |archive-date=21 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121125745/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2018/winners |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

===Lions Gold Awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Nominated work
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2018
|''[[Secret Superstar]]''
|Best Supporting Actor (Male/Female)
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/lions-gold-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-and-red-carpet-pictures/1209915|title=Lions Gold Awards 2018: Complete winners list and Red Carpet pictures {{!}} Free Press Journal|date=25 January 2018|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=21 March 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|}

=== News18 Reel Movie Awards ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width="70%"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |Best Supporting Actress
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/reel-movie-awards-2018|title='Newton' & 'Mukti Bhawan' Win Big at the REEL Movie Awards|work=The Quint|access-date=21 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015326/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/reel-movie-awards-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

===[[Screen Awards|Star Screen Awards]]===

{| width="70%" class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=StarPlus|number=947499478201851905 |title=Congratulations @NehaDhupia & Meher Vij on winning best actor in a supporting role – female! #StarScreenAwards |date=31 December 2017 |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
|}

===[[Zee Cine Awards]]===

{| width="70%" class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |Best Supporting Actress
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2018-winners-list-alia-bhatt-varun-dhawan-akshay-kumar-4990849/ |title=Zee Cine Awards 2018 complete winners list |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=21 December 2017 }}</ref>
|}

=== Bollywood Film Journalists Awards ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width="70%"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |Best Supporting Actress
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://powerbrands360.com/power-brands-awards.html |title=List of Power Brands Bollywood Award Winners |publisher=Power Brands}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/power-brands-bollywood-film-journalists-awards-2018-see-pictures-1680005-19.html |title=Power Brands Bollywood Film Journalists Awards 2018 |publisher=[[News18]]|date=6 March 2018 }}</ref>
|}

=== [[IIFA Awards]] ===

{| width="70%" class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work
! width="40%" | Category
! width="15%" | Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" |2018
| align="center" |''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| align="center" |Best Supporting Actress
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iifa.com/awards2018 |title=IIFA Awards 2018 Winners |publisher=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA]] |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312152519/https://www.iifa.com/awards2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6487888}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|meher-vij}}
* {{Instagram|mehervij786}}

{{Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{IIFAAwardBestSupportingActress}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Delhi]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Actresses from Delhi]]
[[Category:International Indian Film Academy Awards winners]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

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