Vijay (Sanskrit विजय ) is a common given name for males 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.
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Notable people
Actors
- Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (known as Vijay), a famous Indian film actor and playback singer.
- Vijay Anand, a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
- Vijay Arora, a Hindi film actor
- Arun Vijay, a Tamil 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 Yesudas, a singer
- Vijay Iyer, a singer
Businessmen
- Vijay Mallya, an Indian businessman, MP, Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines Co-owner Force India Formula One Team
- Vijay Thadani, the co-founder of NIIT
Intellectuals
- Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Structural Biology, Stanford University
- Vijay Tendulkar, Indian writer, playwright, political journalist and social commentator
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]
Military operation
- Operation Vijay (1961), Operation Vijay (1999) The operation by the Military of India.
See also
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