Shehnaaz Kaur Gill

As a model, Gill's career begun when she featured in Gurvinder Brar's music video "Shiv Di Kitaab" in 2015. Composed by Jassi Bros, the song received positive reviews from the audience. However, Gill gained recognition for starring in Kanwar Chahal's "Majhe Di Jatti" in 2016, following it with Gejja Bhullar's "Pindaan Diyan Kudiyaan" in the same year. In the year 2017, Gill appeared in a number of music videos with various Punjabi singers including Guri, Karan Sehmbi and Ravneet Singh. Gill's most popular music video came with Garry Sandhu's "Yeah Baby Refix" which was further also used in 2019 Bollywood film De De Pyaar De starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul preet Singh.[8]Gill has also starred in some films associated with Punjabi cinema such as Kala Shah Kala in 2017 and Daaka in 2019.[9]

In January 2019, Shehnaaz Gill publicly criticized one of the songs of Himanshi Khurana, titled "I Like It" in one of the interview where she was asked by the interviewer about the song which she disliked the most. Himanshi Khurana,Punjabi singer took the revenge by character assassinating Gill and morphed some of her pictures.She tried to sabotage her career with some of her big contacts of industry.Khurana lied about gills character and spread wrong/fake talks in industry. When asked about her actions by Salman Khan, Gill claimed that Khurana had been stealing her work and had been character assassinating her father. [9]

In September 2019, Gill entered as a celebrity participant on Bigg Boss 13, the thirteenth season of popular Colors TV reality series Bigg Boss, hosted by Salman Khan. There, she made headlines for her chemistry with Sidharth Shukla. The season ended in February 2020 and was won by Shukla, whereas Gill finished up as the second runner-up. Gill was titled as "The Ultimate Entertainer" on the show by Salman Khan.[10] A few days after she entered into the house, her first single, "Veham" came out and was widely appreciated because of her vocals, followed by some other singles including "Sidewalk", "Range" and "Ronda Ali Peti".[11]

In the same month, she signed another reality show telecasted on Colors TV, titled Mujhse Shaadi Karoge with her fellow Bigg Boss 13 contestant Paras Chhabra but it terminated within a month because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

After the two shows, Bigg Boss 13 and Mujhse Shaadi Karoge terminated, Gill got huge appreciations from various celebrities and the audience. Also, Gill, who was earlier boycotted by the Punjabi industry went on to sign numerous projects. In March 2020, Shehnaz Kaur Gill appeared in Darshan Raval's single music video, "Bhula Dunga" by Indie Music Label, co-starring Sidharth Shukla.[13] The song became an instant hit and became the most commented Indian song till that time. Also, it defeated Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and entered into Top 40 Most commented songs of all time worldwide.[14] The song received positive reviews from the critics and the audience. Megha Thadani from Pinkvilla appreciated Gill and Shukla's chemistry and went on to say that, "their chemistry is beyond words, and we don't really need to express it. They've done a fabulous job as always, and look adorable together. Their performances are to the point. They'll make you cry, laugh and feel all the emotions."[15] Talking about their chemistry in the single, Gill said, “Well, it was like revisiting ‘Bigg Boss 13. ’My chemistry with Sidharth was the same — cute, genuine and beautiful. I was excited about shooting with him and I am glad with the result.”[16] The song ended up becoming a very popular track among the youth with a current viewership of over 65 Million on YouTube. Lastly, Gill has appeared alongside Jassie Gill in a lyrical video, "Keh Gayi Sorry".[17]

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