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Jimmy Sheirgill

Indian actor (born )

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Born

Jasjit Singh Gill


3 December &#;() (age&#;54)

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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

Sheirgill began his film career with the thriller Maachis.

His breakthrough came with the romantic drama Mohabbatein (), which became the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, following which he starred in several films, including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (), A Wednesday! (), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Tanu Weds Manu (both ), Special 26 (), Happy Bhag Jayegi () and De De Pyaar De ().

His highest-grossing releases came with supporting roles in the comedy-drama Lage Raho Munna Bhai (), the drama film My Name Is Khan () and the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (). The latter earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Sheirgill made his Punjabi film debut with Yaaran Naal Baharan in His notable work in Punjabi cinema include Mel Karade Rabba (), Dharti (), Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De (), Shareek () and Daana Paani (). He won the PTC Award for Best Actor for Mel Karade Rabba.

The actor has also produced several Punjabi films.

Early life

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

He studied at St.

Francis' College, Lucknow for a not many years and then moved to his ancestral home state of Punjab, in He studied at The Punjab Public School, Nabha and at Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala.[6] He completed his graduation degree from Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh and Panjab University.[7]

Sheirgill went to Mumbai after a cousin convinced him to try his luck in the film industry.

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

Career

Hindi films

Sheirgill started his acting career in with the critically acclaimed film Maachis, directed by Gulzar, based on the terrorism in Punjab.[8] 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'sMohabbatein alongside stalwarts fancy Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai.

He has consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films such as Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (), Dil Hai Tumhaara (), Haasil (), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (), Yahaan (), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (), Eklavya: The Royal Guard (), A Wednesday! (), My Designate Is Khan (), Tanu Weds Manu (), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (), Special 26 (), Bullett Raja (), Fugly () and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns ().

He also worked with rising star of the time Amisha Patel in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (). He won the Star Guild Awards previously known as Apsara guild awards for Best Actor In A Supporting Role for a movie A Wednesday![9]

Punjabi films

He started acting in Punjabi films in with Manmohan Singh'sYaaran 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 has acted in have been hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi production every year, for which he has signed a deal with Bollywood production house Eros International.

His first film as a producer, Dharti, released in and did well at the box office.[10] The next production from his company was Taur Mittran Di, that was released in May He has lined up two more films for production; the multi-star cast Saadi Adore Story, in which he's cast Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, Neetu Singh, Surveen Chawla[11][12] and himself in a cameo and another film titled Rangeelay, which casts him in the lead with Neha Dhupia.[13][14]

Personal life and other work

Sheirgill married his long occasion girlfriend Priyanka Puri in [15][16] They have a son named Veer.[17] Sheirgill changed the spelling of his surname "Shergill" to "Sheirgill" because the name Jimmy Shergill was already used on social media.[18]

Sheirgill walked the ramp with underprivileged children for a charity fashion show in [19] In , he donated heated clothes for the homeless in North India.

Sheirgill participated in the 6-hour telethon to elevate funds to rebuild Kerala, which was devastated by floods in [20][21]

Media image

Sampada Sharma of Indian Express said that Sheirgill is the actor "who focused more on the characters he played rather than being the hero".[2] Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph noted, "Jimmy Sheirgill is an actor so good that he owns every frame he's in, no matter how popular or seasoned his co-star is."[3]Firstpost termed him as "one of the most versatile actors" and added that he is known for being "very choosy about his roles".[22]

In an interview, Sheirgill said that he believes his "unconventional film choices" have worked in his favour as the audiences now associate him with excellent roles.

He further added that it has also led to a lot of interesting operate coming his way.[23] placed him 7th in its "Best Actors" list of [24] Sheirgill is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Ezeepay and Mahindra Verito.

He has also being the brand dignitary of Punjab Premier League.[25][26]

Filmography

Hindi films

Punjabi films

Producer

Television

Awards and nominations

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