Rama Vij

Rama Vij
Born	05/09/1951 New Delhi
Occupation	Actor/Producer/Car Rallyist
Years active	1977–present

Rama Vij (Hindi: रमा विज, Punjabi: ਰਮਾ ਵਿਜ) is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi and Punjabi movies and TV serials. She is also an excellent driver and participates in Car Rallies.

Career

A multifaceted personality, she is not only a renowned theater artist but is also a well known name in Pollywood (Punjabi Cinema in India) and Bollywood. She has movies like Pal Do Pal Ka Sath, Aarambh, Lava, Hawayein to her credit in Bollywood. She is a well-known face on Doordarshan and has worked in some of the most-appreciated works such as The Far Pavilions (1984), Nukkad (1986), Vikram Aur Betaal (1988), etc. Punjabi cinema, being her forte, has contributed a lot to her success with movies including Kachehri, Gabbroo Punjab Da, Dhee Rani, Suneha, Veera, Takraar, Chann Pardesi, and Khushiaan.

Rama had shot to fame in the region (Punjab) with her roles in Chann Pardesi and Kachehari, both national award winning feature films in Punjabi. However, she got national level recognition as an actress through much popular teleserial Nukkad way back in 1985. Despite her acting talent Rama could not do well in the Bollywood but still she managed to leave her mark in some well known movies such as Veerana, Joshiley, Prem Qaidi, Lava, and Taxi Taxie.

She has worked in over 25 good teleserials including Nukkad, Intezar, Manoranjan, Himalaya darshan, Rishte, Circus and Zindagi, Misaal, Sabko khabar hai sabko pata hai and Chunni.

Her last appearance in a Bollywood movie was in the feature film Hawayein, directed by Ammtoje Mann. Her last Punjabi movie was "Khushiaan" (2012).

External links

• Rama Vij at IMDb
• Rama Vij pins hopes on teleserials, The Tribune, Chandigarh, April 16, 2001 .
• Industry Academia Interface - Chitkara School of Mass Communication
• Gayatri Rajwade (February 24, 2006). "Nukkad mein aayee Rama". The Tribune Lifestyle. Chandigarh. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)