Manav Vij

Manav Vij
Born	Firozpur, Punjab, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Meher Vij ​ (m. 2009)​

Manav Vij is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films. ^[1] He debuted with Shaheed-E-Azam (2002) as Sukhdev and also featured in the television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi . He went on to appear in Udta Punjab , Rangoon , Phillauri , Naam Shabana and Andhadhun . In 2022, he starred in Samrat Prithviraj and Laal Singh Chaddha . ^[2]

Personal life

Vij was born in Firozpur, Punjab, India. He studied homoeopathy in Ludhiana Medical College ^[3] and was a practising homoeopathy doctor before entering the acting profession. ^{[1] [3]}

He married Meher Vij in 2009 in Mumbai. ^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
2002	Shaheed-E-Azam	Sukhdev	Hindi
2003	Okariki Okaru		Telugu
2004	Asa Nu Maan Watna Da		Punjabi
	Des Hoya Pardes		Punjabi
2006	Mannat	Raj	Punjabi
2009	Mini Punjab	Jeet	Punjabi
	Apni Boli Apna Des	Sharandeep	Punjabi
2011	Mummy Punjabi	Vikramjit Singh	Hindi
2012	Burrraahh	Kartar	Punjabi
2013	Sikander	Hasan	Punjabi
2014	Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar	Biba	Punjabi
	Punjab 1984	Sukhdev Singh Sarhali	Punjabi
2016	Udta Punjab	Inspector Jhujhar Singh	Hindi
2017	Rangoon	Bhairon Singh	Hindi
	Phillauri	Kishanchand	Hindi
	Naam Shabana	Ravi	Hindi
	Lucknow Central	Tilakdhari	Hindi
	Indu Sarkar	Inspector Mann Sodhi	Hindi
2018	Brij Mohan Amar Rahe	Beniwal	Hindi
	Race 3	Vijender Singh	Hindi
	Khido Khundi	Harry	Punjabi
	Andhadhun	Inspector Manohar Jawanda	Hindi
2019	Bharat	Paramjit Singh Bajwa	Hindi
	Laal Kaptaan	Rehmat Khan	Hindi
	DSP Dev	Rana Brar	Punjabi
2020	Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl	Gautam Sinha	Hindi
2021	Roohi	Guniya Shakeel	Hindi
2022	Samrat Prithviraj	Mohammed Ghori	Hindi
	Laal Singh Chaddha	Mohammed Paaji	Hindi
	Vadh	Shakti Singh	Hindi
	Birha – The Journey Back Home [5]	Inder Singh	Punjabi
2024	Patna Shuklla	Siddharth Shukla	Hindi
2024	Rode College [6]	Janta	Punjabi
2025	Maa Jaye [7]		Punjabi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007–2008	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Joydeep Sahil Virani
2008	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Kiran
2009	Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke	Raghav
2019	Parchhayee	Chandar	[8]
2022–present	Tanaav	Kabir Farooqi	[9]
2024	Gaanth, Chapter 1: Jamnaa Paar	Gadar Singh	[10]

References

1. "Manav: From doctor to actor to singer". The Times of India. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. Seta, Fenil (26 September 2021). "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
3. "Spl. Interview with Actor Manav Vij on Ajit Web Tv". YouTube . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
4. Maheshwari, Neha (20 August 2013). "Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "Punjabi short film 'Birha' wins hearts at international film fests". Telangana Today. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
6. Pandya, Sonal (9 December 2024). "Recap 2024: And Here's What Manav Vij Has To Say For 2025 | Exclusive". Times Now. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
7. "Jimmy Shergill returns to Pollywood in a turbaned avatar". The Tribune. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
8. "Parchhayee new episode trailer: Dalip Tahil and Manav Vij will scare you out of your wits". Indian Express. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
9. "'Tanaav,' Indian adaptation of 'Fauda' to stream on Sony LIV from November 11". The Hindu. PTI. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
10. Roy, Dhaval (11 June 2024). "Gaanth, Chapter 1: Jamnaa Paar Season 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

External links

• Manav Vij at IMDb  
• Manav Vij at Bollywood Hungama