Mahii Vij

Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for her roles in Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Balika Vadhu and Seher – Hone Ko Hai. Vij and her ex-husband Jay Bhanushali won the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 in 2013. She also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

Career Vij moved to Mumbai at the age of 17 and started her career in modelling. She has appeared in numerous music videos including Tu, Tu Hai Wahi (DJ Aqeel Mix). She was the supporting 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 2012, she and her husband Jay Bhanushali participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 and became the winners. In 2016, she played Nandini Shekhawat in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu after the generation leap until the show went off-aired in same year.

After a 9 years long hiatus, Vij returned to acting as Kausar Baig in Colors TV's Seher – Hone Ko Hai in December 2025. In May 2026, she quit the series.

Personal life

Vij married Indian television and film actor Jay Bhanushali in 2011. In 2017, they fostered a boy named Rajveer and a girl named Khushi. The couple's first biological child, a daughter named Tara, was born in 2019.

The couple divorced in 2026.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Language 2004 Tapana Meera Telugu Aparichithan Kalyani Malayalam 2008 Ganga Kaveri Ganga Kannada

Television

Music video S.no Title singers Album Notes Tu Hai Wahi DJ Aqeel, Vaishali Samant Ek Haseena Thi Released in 2002 Roz Roz aap ki aankhon Haseen lamahe Nit Khair Manga Hans Raj Hans Visakhi