Mahi Gill

Mahi Gill
Gill in 2013
Born Rimpy Kaur Gill
(1975-12-19) 19 December 1975[1][2]
Chandigarh, India
Alma mater Panjab University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Rimpy Kaur Gill (born 19 December 1975) commonly known as Mahi Gill[1][2] is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas, for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D.[3][4]

She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

Early life and education

Gill was born in Chandigarh in a Punjabi Jatt family.[5] She completed her Masters in theater from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1998.[6]

Career

Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie Dev D.[7] She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's Not a Love Story, which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008.[8] She also worked in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster with Jimmy Sheirgill and Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.[9]

Gill appeared in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film Toofan, simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, Zanjeer. She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Bullett Raja.[10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003HawayeinLaliHindi
2004Khushi Mil GayeePunjabi
2006Sirf Panch DinPunjabi
2007Khoya Khoya ChandStarlet at Prem Kumar's houseHindi
Mitti Wajaan MaardiRaniPunjabi
2008Chak De PhatteSimranPunjabi
2009Dev.DParminder (Paro)HindiFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
GulaalMadhuriHindi
Pal Pal Dil Ke SsaatDollyHindiCredited as Rimpy Gill
Aagey Se RightSonia BhattHindi
2010DabanggNirmalaHindi
MirchHindiSpecial appearance in an item number
2011Utt PataangSanjana MahadikHindi
Not A Love StoryAnusha ChawlaHindi
Saheb, Biwi Aur GangsterMadhavi DeviHindiNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
MichaelRwitikaHindi
2012Paan Singh TomarIndiraHindi
Carry On JattaMahie KaurPunjabi
Dabangg 2Nirmala PandeyHindi
2013Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ReturnsMadhavi DeviHindi
ZanjeerMonaHindi
Hikk NaalRaniPunjabi
Gurlej Sikdar WaliGurlejPunjabiFilming
Bullett RajaHindiSpecial appearance in song "Don't Touch My Body"
Gang of GhostsManoranjana KumariHindi
2014Buddha in a Traffic JamCharu SiddhuHindi/English
2015Singh Of FestivalMata Gujri KaurPunjabi
ShareekJassiPunjabiWith Jimmy Shergill
2016Aatishbazi IshqPunjabiProducer
2017Wedding AnniversaryKahaniHindiWith Nana Patekar
2018PhamousHindi
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3Madhavi DeviHindi

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards
Screen Awards
IIFA Awards
BIG Star Entertainment Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Mahie Gill's Biography"; retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "My first marriage failed because I was immature: Mahie"; retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "I don't have time to date anyone: Mahi Gill". Indian Express. 11 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Mahi Gill: A girl on the verge". Express Buzz (Indian Express). 3 July 2009.
  5. ↑ Wadhwa, Akash (December 10, 2012). "My first marriage failed because I was immature: Mahie". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Life History Of Celebrity And Actress Mahi Gill". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Menon, Neelima (3 July 2009). "Mahi Gill: A girl on the verge". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ IANS (21 July 2011). "It was difficult working in 'Not A Love Story': Mahi Gill". Mid Day. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2011 - Nominations List". India Times. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Udasi, Harshikaa (2 March 2013). "The next item". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  11. ↑ "3 Idiots shines at Filmfare Awards". Economic Times. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Filmfare Awards Nominations 2011 – 2012". Indicine. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Star Screen Awards Winners 2009 – 2010". Indicine. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Winners of the IIFA Awards 2010". One India. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Nominations for IIFA Awards 2010". Bollywood Hungama. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Nominations for IIFA Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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