Meher Vij

Meher Vij
Meher Vij
	Vij at the Lions Gold Awards in 2018
Born	Vaishali Sahdev
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Manav Vij (m. 2009)
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.^[1]

Personal life

Vij has two brothers, actors Piyush Sahdev and Gireesh Sahdev.^[2] In 2009, she married Manav Vij in Mumbai,^[3]^[4] after which she changed her name from Vaishali Sahdev to Meher Vij.^[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Saaya	Nurse	Cameo
2003	Yeh Hawayein	Sanobar
2005	Lucky: No Time for Love	Padma
2013	The Pied Piper	Shanti
2014	Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar	Simran
2015	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	Razia
2016	Ardaas	Bani
2016	Tum Bin II	Manpreet
2017	Secret Superstar	Najma
2019	Ardaas Karaan	Jaago
2020	Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship	Vandana
2022	Jahaan Chaar Yaar	Mansi	^[6]
2024	Maharaj	Vahuji
2024	Bandaa Singh Chaudhary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Stree Teri Kahani	Ritu
2008–2010	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Meher
2010	Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi	Hetal
2013	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Preet	Episode: Love Calling
2014	Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des	Rasal

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Special OPS	Ruhaani	^[7]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Secret Superstar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)	Won	^[8]

Star Screen Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Secret Superstar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)	Won	^[9]

Zee Cine Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Secret Superstar	Best Supporting Actress	Won	^[10]

IIFA Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Results	Ref.
2018	Secret Superstar	Best Supporting Actress	Won	^[11]

References

^ "All you need to know about Shuddh Desi Romance star Sushant Singh Rajput". 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ Unnikrishnan, Chaya (10 August 2014). "Indian TV stars celebrate Rakshabandhan". DNA India. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Singh, Jasmine (30 June 2012). "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". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ Maheshwari, Neha (20 August 2013). "Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "Bollywood's Sibling Secrets! Distant relationship between Meher Vij, Gireesh Sahdev and Piyush Sahdev". Free Press Journal. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania, Meher Vij and Pooja Chopra resume shoot of Jahaan Chaar Yaar". Bollywood Hungama. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Karan Tacker to make a comeback with Neeraj Pandey's web series Special Ops". India Today. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ "Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2018". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ @StarPlus (31 December 2017). "Congratulations @NehaDhupia & Meher Vij on winning best actor in a supporting role – female! #StarScreenAwards" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Zee Cine Awards 2018 complete winners list: Secret Superstar, Golmaal Again and Toilet Ek Prem Katha win big". The Indian Express. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "IIFA Awards 2018 Winners". IIFA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

[1] "All you need to know about Shuddh Desi Romance star Sushant Singh Rajput". 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[2] Unnikrishnan, Chaya (10 August 2014). "Indian TV stars celebrate Rakshabandhan". DNA India. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[3] Singh, Jasmine (30 June 2012). "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". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[4] Maheshwari, Neha (20 August 2013). "Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[5] "Bollywood's Sibling Secrets! Distant relationship between Meher Vij, Gireesh Sahdev and Piyush Sahdev". Free Press Journal. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[6] "Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania, Meher Vij and Pooja Chopra resume shoot of Jahaan Chaar Yaar". Bollywood Hungama. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[7] "Karan Tacker to make a comeback with Neeraj Pandey's web series Special Ops". India Today. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[8] "Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2018". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[9] @StarPlus (31 December 2017). "Congratulations @NehaDhupia & Meher Vij on winning best actor in a supporting role – female! #StarScreenAwards" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via Twitter.

[10] "Zee Cine Awards 2018 complete winners list: Secret Superstar, Golmaal Again and Toilet Ek Prem Katha win big". The Indian Express. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[11] "IIFA Awards 2018 Winners". IIFA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1955–1975	Usha Kiran (1955) Nirupa Roy (1956) Vyjayanthimala (1957) Shyama (1958) Nalini Jaywant (1959) Lalita Pawar (1960) Nanda (1961) Nirupa Roy (1962) Shashikala (1963) Shashikala (1964) Nirupa Roy (1965) Padmini (1966) Simi Garewal (1967) Jamuna Ramanarao (1968) Simi Garewal (1969) Tanuja Samarth (1970) Chand Usmani (1971) Farida Jalal (1972) Zeenat Aman (1973) Rakhee (1974) Durga Khote (1975)
1976–2000	Nadira (1976) Kajri (1977) Asha Sachdev (1978) Reena Roy (1979) Helen (1980) Padmini Kolhapure (1981) Supriya Pathak (1982) Supriya Pathak (1983) Rohini Hattangadi (1984) Aruna Irani (1985) Nutan (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Sonu Walia (1989) Rakhee (1990) Rohini Hattangadi (1991) Farida Jalal (1992) Aruna Irani (1993) Amrita Singh (1994) Dimple Kapadia (1995) Farida Jalal (1996) Rekha (1997) Karisma Kapoor (1998) Rani Mukerji (1999) Sushmita Sen (2000)
2001–present	Jaya Bachchan (2001) Jaya Bachchan (2002) Madhuri Dixit Nene (2003) Jaya Bachchan (2004) Rani Mukerji (2005) Ayesha Kapur (2006) Konkona Sen Sharma (2007) Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) Kangana Ranaut (2009) Kalki Koechlin (2010) Kareena Kapoor (2011) Rani Mukerji (2012) Anushka Sharma (2013) Supriya Pathak (2014) Tabu (2015) Priyanka Chopra (2016) Shabana Azmi (2017) Meher Vij (2018) Surekha Sikri (2019) Amruta Subhash (2020) Farrukh Jaffar (2021) Sai Tamhankar (2022) Sheeba Chaddha (2023) Shabana Azmi (2024)