Meher Vij
{{short description|Indian film actress}}
{{About|Indian television actress|the actress in Nach Baliye 5|Mahhi Vij}}
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{{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
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| nationality =
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Manav Vij|2009}}
| occupation = Actress
| relatives = Piyush Sahdev (brother)
Gireesh Sahdev (brother)
}}
Meher Vij (born Vaishali Sahdev) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television. She is best known for her roles in the drama film Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and the musical drama Secret Superstar (2017), both of which rank among the highest grossing Indian films of all time; for the latter she won the Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actress.
She has appeared in television shows including Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Ram Milaye Jodi.{{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}}
Personal life
Vij has two brothers, actors Piyush Sahdev and Gireesh Sahdev.{{cite news |last1=Unnikrishnan |date=10 August 2014 |first1=Chaya |title=Indian TV stars celebrate Rakshabandhan |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-indian-tv-stars-celebrate-rakshabandhan-2009413 |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=DNA India |language=en}} In 2009, she married Manav Vij in Mumbai,{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Jasmine |title=Legacy of a lifetime Whether as a blessing from the elders or a good omen, the tradition of passing the wedding trousseau items remains till date... {{!}} It's a blessing |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120630/ttlife1.htm |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The Express Tribune |date=30 June 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Maheshwari |first1=Neha |title=Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Real-life-telly-Siblings-celebrate-rakhi/articleshow/21915213.cms |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=20 August 2013}} after which she changed her name from Vaishali Sahdev to Meher Vij.{{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}}
Filmography
=Films=
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! Year ! Title ! Role !Notes |
| rowspan=2|2003
| Saaya | Nurse | Cameo |
| Yeh Hawayein
| Sanobar | |
| 2005
| Padma | |
| 2013
| The Pied Piper | Shanti | |
| 2014
| Simran | |
| 2015
| Razia | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Ardaas | Bani | |
| Tum Bin II
| Manpreet | |
| 2017
| Najma | |
| 2019
| Jaago | |
| 2020
| Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship | Vandana | |
| 2022
| Mansi |
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| Maharaj | Vahuji | |
| Bandaa Singh Chaudhary
| | |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ritu | |
| 2008–2010 | Meher | |
| 2010 | Hetal | |
| 2013 | Preet | Episode: Love Calling |
| 2014 | Rasal |
=Web series=
Awards and nominations
=[[Filmfare Awards]]=
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| 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;"|{{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}} |
=[[Screen Awards|Star Screen Awards]]=
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| 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;"|{{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}} |
=[[Zee Cine Awards]]=
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| width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work ! width="40%" | Category ! width="15%" | Result !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| align="center" |2017
| align="center" |Secret Superstar | align="center" |Best Supporting Actress |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |title=Zee Cine Awards 2018 complete winners list: Secret Superstar, Golmaal Again and Toilet Ek Prem Katha win big |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2018-winners-list-alia-bhatt-varun-dhawan-akshay-kumar-4990849/ |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=21 December 2017 |language=en}} |
= [[IIFA Awards]] =
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| width="10%" | Year
! width="35%" | Nominated work ! width="40%" | Category ! width="15%" | Results !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| align="center" |2018
| align="center" |Secret Superstar | align="center" |Best Supporting Actress |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://www.iifa.com/awards2018 |title=IIFA Awards 2018 Winners |publisher=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}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|6487888}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|meher-vij}}
- {{Instagram|mehervij786}}
{{Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{IIFAAwardBestSupportingActress}}
{{ScreenAwardBestSupportingActress}}
{{ZeeCineAwardBestSupportingActorFemale}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Indian soap opera actresses
Category:Indian web series actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema
Category:Actresses in Hindi television
Category:Filmfare Awards winners
Category:Screen Awards winners
Category:International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)