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* [[Joseph Vijay]], a popular film actor |
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* [[Vijay Anand]], a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor |
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* [[Vijay Arora]], a Hindi film actor |
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* [[VJ (disambiguation)]] |
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* [http://www.namesdir.com/F_Vijay Names Directory: Common surnames for Vijay] |
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Revision as of 08:21, 12 August 2009
Vijay is a common name for men in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "victorious." It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference. Vijay indicates being victorious while trying to conquer, Jai indicates victorious while trying to defend.
Notable people
Actors
- Joseph Vijay, a popular film actor[1]
- Vijay Anand, a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
- Vijay Arora, a Hindi film actor
Sportsmen
- Vijay Amritraj, a former Indian tennis star and actor
- Vijay Bharadwaj, an Indian cricketer
- Vijay Dahiya, an Indian cricketer
- Vijay Hazare, former captain of the Indian cricket team
- Vijay Kumar, an Indian professional shooter
- Vijay Mehra, an Indian cricketer
- Vijay Mehra, a UAE cricketer
- Vijay Merchant, an Indian cricketer
- Vijay Rajindernath, an Indian cricketer
- Vijay Singh, a golfer
- Murali Vijay, an Indian Cricketer
Musicians
- Vijay Balakrishnan, an Indian singer
- Vijay Kichlu, a Hindustani singer
- Vijay Madhavan, a classical dancer
- Vijay Patil, a pianist and accordionist
- Vijay Prakash, a singer
- Vijay Venkat, a multiple instrumentalist
- Vijay Yesudas, a singer
- Vijay Iyer, a singer
Businessmen
- Vijay Mallya, an Indian businessman, MP, Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines
- Vijay Thadani, the co-founder of NIIT
- Vijay Sankeshwar, chairman of VRL group and a former MP from Dharwad
- Vijaymahantesh, chairman of VJAY group of Companies
Intellectuals
- Vijay Pabbathi, writer and author of Unknown Truth of Life
- Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Structural Biology, Stanford University
- Vijay Tendulkar, famous Indian writer, playwright, political journalist and social commentator
- Vijaymahantesh, writer and author of What not to do at KBL
In fiction
- Vijay is an Indian operative and friend of James Bond in Octopussy - portrayed by Vijay Amritraj in the film.
- Dilbert has a character Vijay, who is known as the world's most desperate venture capitalist.
- Vijay (film) is a 1988 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra.
- Vijay was the most common on-screen name for Amitabh Bachchan in most of his movies[citation needed]
See also
References
External links
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