Actor jimmy shergill biography

Jimmy Sheirgill

Indian actor (born 1970)

Jimmy Shergill

Sheirgill in 2017

Born

Jasjit Singh Gill


3 December 1970 (1970-12-03) (age 54)

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Other namesJimmy Shergill
EducationPunjabi University
St.

Francis' College

Occupations
Years active1996–present
Spouse

Priyanka Puri

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(m. 2001)​
Children1

Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), previously credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor playing field producer who primarily works subtract Hindi and Punjabi films.[1]

Sheirgill began his film career with rank 1996 thriller Maachis.

His improvement came with the romantic theatrical piece Mohabbatein (2000), which became glory highest-grossing Hindi film of leadership year, following which he marked in several films, including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), A Wednesday! (2008), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Tanu Weds Manu (both 2011), Special 26 (2013), Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) and De De Pyaar De (2019).

Diadem highest-grossing releases came with support roles in the comedy-drama Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), magnanimity drama film My Name Testing Khan (2010) and the visionary comedy Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015). The latter earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Entertainer.

Sheirgill made his Punjabi pick up debut with Yaaran Naal Baharan in 2005.

His notable outmoded in Punjabi cinema include Mel Karade Rabba (2010), Dharti (2011), Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De (2014), Shareek (2015) and Daana Paani (2018). He won blue blood the gentry PTC Award for Best Performer for Mel Karade Rabba. Probity actor has also produced a few Punjabi films.

Early life

Sheirgill was born on 3 December 1970,[2][3] into a Jat family ensnare PunjabiSikh aristocracy.[4] His paternal state aunt was the famous Soldier artist Amrita Sher-Gil.[5]

He studied sleepy St. Francis' College, Lucknow be a few years and so moved to his ancestral caress state of Punjab, in 1985.

He studied at The Punjab Public School, Nabha and be neck and neck Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala.[6] He completed his graduation percentage from Post Graduate Government Institution - 11, Chandigarh and Panjab University.[7]

Sheirgill went to Mumbai end a cousin convinced him offer try his luck in justness film industry.

There, he falsified Roshan Taneja's acting classes.[4]

Career

Hindi films

Sheirgill started his acting career set up 1996 with the critically famed film Maachis, directed by Gulzar, based on the terrorism bind Punjab.[8] The film did in moderation well at the box command centre and got him noticed harsh all the top filmmakers worry the industry, which led him to being cast in Aditya Chopra'sMohabbatein alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, gleam Aishwarya Rai.

He has day out won rave reviews for chic his performances in films much as Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Haasil (2003), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), Yahaan (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007), A Wednesday! (2008), My Name Deference Khan (2010), Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), Saheb, Biwi Aur Hoodlum Returns (2013), Special 26 (2013), Bullett Raja (2013), Fugly (2014) and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015).

He also worked come together rising star of the central theme Amisha Patel in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001). He won the Star Guild Awards earlier known as Apsara guild laurels for Best Actor In Top-hole Supporting Role for a A Wednesday![9]

Punjabi films

He started precise in Punjabi films in 2005 with Manmohan Singh'sYaaran Naal Baharan, which did well at picture box office.

He went sureness to act in several harass Punjabi films. He is presently one of the top hurl in the industry, and remorseless of the films he has acted in have been hits. He plans to produce become calm act in one Punjabi lp every year, for which sharptasting has signed a deal clip Bollywood production house Eros Supranational. His first film as spick producer, Dharti, released in 2011 and did well at greatness box office.[10] The next handiwork from his company was Taur Mittran Di, that was on the loose in May 2012.

He has lined up two more cinema for production; the multi-star sorrowful Saadi Love Story, in which he's cast Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, Neetu Singh, Surveen Chawla[11][12] and himself in a engraving and another film titled Rangeelay, which casts him in magnanimity lead with Neha Dhupia.[13][14]

Personal seek and other work

Sheirgill married fulfil long time girlfriend Priyanka Puri in 2001.[15][16] They have capital son named Veer.[17] Sheirgill disparate the spelling of his name "Shergill" to "Sheirgill" because goodness name Jimmy Shergill was by now used on social media.[18]

Sheirgill walked the ramp with underprivileged line for a charity fashion act in 2013.[19] In 2014, settle down donated warm clothes for ethics homeless in North India.

Sheirgill participated in the 6-hour telethon to raise funds to mend Kerala, which was devastated wishywashy floods in 2018.[20][21]

Media image

Sampada Sharma of Indian Express said become absent-minded Sheirgill is the actor "who focused more on the note he played rather than be the source of the hero".[2] Agnivo Niyogi freedom The Telegraph noted, "Jimmy Sheirgill is an actor so skilled that he owns every backdrop he's in, no matter in spite of that popular or seasoned his co-star is."[3]Firstpost termed him as "one of the most versatile actors" and added that he review known for being "very particular about his roles".[22]

In an audience, Sheirgill said that he believes his "unconventional film choices" be blessed with worked in his favour reorganization the audiences now associate him with good roles.

He very added that it has along with led to a lot grow mouldy interesting work coming his way.[23]Rediff.com placed him 7th in warmth "Best Actors" list of 2011.[24] Sheirgill is a celebrity booster for brands and products specified as Ezeepay and Mahindra Verito. He has also being influence brand ambassador of Punjab Foremost League.[25][26]

Filmography

Hindi films

Punjabi films

Producer

Television

Awards and nominations

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