- Jimmy Shergill
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Jimmy Shergill
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJimmy Shergill Born Jasjit Singh Gill
3 December 1970
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaOccupation Actor, Producer Years active 1992–present Religion Sikhism [1] Spouse(s) Priyanka Puri Jimmy Shergill (born Jasjit Singh Gill on 3 December 1970) is an Indianactor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.[2]Contents
[hide]Biography[edit]
Shergill was born in a Sikh Punjabi family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father's name is Satyajit Singh Shergill and he is a Painter. Satyajit Singh Shergill (Frankie) is the nephew of renowned painter Amrita Sher-Gil. He studied in St. Francis' College, Lucknow for few years and then moved to Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985 where he studied in The Punjab Public School, Nabha and Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala.[3] He learnt acting from Sri Harpal Singh, and then moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry. He's married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi[4] and they have a son named Veer Shergill.[5]Film career[edit]
Hindi Films[edit]
Shergill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film Maachis directed by Gulzar based on terrorism in Punjab. The film did reasonably well at the box office and got him noticed by all the top filmmakers in the industry which led him to being cast in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, andAishwarya Rai. He's consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films like Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Haasil,Munna Bhai, Yahaan, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, A Wednesday, My Name is Khan, Tanu Weds Manu, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, Special 26, Bullett Raja and Fugly. He also worked with rising star of the time Amisha Patel in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar.Punjabi Films[edit]
He started acting in Punjabi Films in 2005 with Manmohan Singh's Yaaran Naal Baharan which did well at the box office. He went on to act in several other Punjabi films. He is currently one of the top actors in the industry, and some of the films he's acted in have been hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi film every year for which he's signed a deal withBollywood production house Eros International. His first film as a producer Dharti released in 2011 and did well at the box office.[6] The next production from his company was Taur Mittran Di, that released in May 2012. He's lined up two more films for production the multi star cast Saadi Love Story in which he's cast Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, Neetu Singh,Surveen Chawla and himself in a cameo and another film titled Rangeelay which casts him in the lead with Neha Dhupia.Filmography[edit]
Hindi[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 1996 Maachis Jaimal as Jasjeit Shergill 1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo Akash 2000 Mohabbatein Karan Choudhry 2001 Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar Jai Bharadwaj 2002 Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar Sunny Dhiman 2002 Dil Hai Tumhara Samir 2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Rohit Khanna 2003 Haasil Aniruddha 'Ani' Sharma As Writer 2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Zaheer 2004 Agnipankh Siddharth Singh 2004 Charas Dev Anand 2004 Hum Tum Mihir 2005 Silsilay Tarun 2005 Prateeksha Dr. Karan 2005 Yahaan Captain Aman 2006 Umar Shashank 2006 Tom Dick and Harry Harry 2006 Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Hemant Punj 2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Victor D'Souza 2006 Bas Ek Pal Rahul Kher 2006 Rehguzar Nikhil Mathur 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Udaywardhan 2007 Delhii Heights Abhi 2007 Raqeeb Sunny Khanna 2007 Victoria No. 203 Jimmy Joseph 2007 Chhodon Naa Yaar Ravi 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Kabir 2007 Strangers Rahul 2008 Hastey Hastey Neel 2008 A Wednesday! Arif Khan 2010 My Name Is Khan Zakir Khan 2010 A Flat Rahul Verma 2011 Tanu Weds Manu Raja 2011 Game Vikram Kapoor 2011 Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Aditya Partap Singh/Saheb 2012 Dangerous Ishhq ACP Singh 2012 Shoebite 2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Aditya Partap Singh/Saheb Best Actor Award at 11th Norway Bollywood Film Festival in Oslo.[7] 2013 Special Chabbis SI Ranveer Singh 2013 Rajdhani Express Dy.Commissioner Yadav 2013 Bullet Raja Rudra 2014 Fugly Chautala 2014 Traffic Gurbir Singh 2014 Darr @ the Mall Vishnu Sharma 2014 Kolkata Junction 2014 Bang Bang! Viren Nanda 2015 Tanu Weds Manu 2! Raja Punjabi[edit]
Year Film Role Notes 2005 Yaaran Naal Baharan Navdeep Singh Brar / Deep Debut Punjabi film 2006 Mannat jaskaran singh 2009 Tera Mera Ki Rishta Meet 2009 Munde U.K. De Roop Singh 2010 Mel Karade Rabba Rajveer Gill PTC Best Actor Award 2011 Dharti Jaideep Singh Wadala / Jay Singh PTC Best Film (Critics) Award 2013 Saadi Love Story Special Appearance Producer 2013 Rangeelay [8] Sunny/Bobby 2013 Mitro - Mitro Himmat Kakra 2014 Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De Roop Singh TBA Rab Rakha[9] Gangster from Mumbai With Surveen Chawla as main lead Producer[edit]
Year Film 2011 Dharti 2012 Taur Mittran Di 2013 Saadi Love Story 2013 Rangeelay
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
3rd DECEMBER 1970 JIMMY SHERGILL BORN GORAKHPUR UP
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