‘PEOPLE HAVE A WRONG CONCEPTION THAT I AM ON A BREAK’
Mahhi Vij rues her lack of offers due to an assumption that she has taken a break
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VIJ, Actor MAHHI
After Laagi Tujhse Lagan and Teri Meri Love Stories, actor Mahhi Vij has not been frequent with her appearances on the small screen. She confesses that not much work is coming her way as people have mistakenly assumed that she is on a break. “I haven’t taken any breaks,” she clarifies, and adds, “Even when I was pregnant, I was working. I have really good help at home. So, there’s no question of taking a break. I don’t know why people have that misconception about me taking a break.”
Asserting that she is absolutely ready to work, she points out, “Nothing
has been offered to me. We (actors) have a very short span of career and we can work till a certain age. I want to make the most of it.”
However, Vij rues that it’s all because of this misconception that things aren’t working out for her. In fact, she shares being “clueless” about how this misunderstanding began in the first place. “After Laagi Tujhse Lagan, I took a few years’ break and then there was no good work being offered to me. I really don’t know what people had in mind. In fact, for four years, there was a misconception that I was pregnant,” says Vij, who is married to actor Jay Bhanushali.
Now, besides acting projects, she is also looking at taking up hosting gigs. “I’d love to host. I keep telling to recommend my name. I have a comic sense, and I really want to show it. So, I’m interested more in hosting and anchoring,” Vij says, adding that she will soon “start getting in touch with people” and showing her interest in such projects.
Vij and Bhanushali have a oneyear-old daughter, Tara. They are also foster parents to Khushi and Rajveer. The actor says, like other parents, motherhood has made her emotional. “I have become super emotional and super finicky. With Tara, I’m cautious 24/7. I keep thinking about what she might do, whether she is safe or if she will get hurt. I have started thinking about her first. She comes first in everything, whether it is travelling, shopping or eating,” she shares.