Baljinder Kaur

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Baljinder Kaur
Born
Bhondian, Bhogpur, India
OccupationActress
Years active1991-present

Baljinder Kaur is an Indian actress who has appeared in Haryanvi, Hindi and Tamil films. [1] [2]

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Career

Kaur was born and brought up in the village of Bhondian near Bhogpur, Punjab. She developed an interest in theatre during her education at DAV College, Hoshiarpur and in 1994, chose to study a degree in drama over education at Punjab University. After graduating, she started teaching drama at a school in Hisar, Haryana and later married Brijesh Sharma in 2000, who was her classmate at university and during another stint at the National School of Drama. [1] During her time at drama school, she learnt various forms of classical dance and music and later worked for six years as a member of the repertory.

Kaur made her acting debut as a film actress through the critically acclaimed Hindi film, Shahid (2013), after being approached by the casting director, Mukesh Chabra, who had see one of Kaur's stage performances. She won critical acclaim for her role in the project and was subsequently approached to play roles in two of Aamir Khan's films, PK (2014) and Dangal (2016), but turned down the opportunities indicating her reluctance to work on glamorous roles. [1] In 2014, she worked on the Haryanvi film Pagdi: The Honour directed by Rajiv Bhatia, who she knew from her time at the School of Drama. Her husband, Brijesh Sharma, also portrayed a role in the film as the heroine's father. For her performance in the film, she received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and was also subsequently recognised by Punjab University for her work. [3] [4] [5] She was then subsequently seen as a Mardwari woman from the slums of Chennai in Sudha Kongara Prasad's bilingual film, Saala Khadoos . For her part in the Tamil version, she memorised her dialogues after translating the script phonetically into English. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2013 Shahid Ammi Hindi
2013 Commando PreethiHindi
2014Pagdi: The Honour Haryanvi National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016 Irudhi Suttru Damayanthi Tamil
2016 Saala Khadoos DamayanthiHindi
2018 Sajjan Singh Rangroot Punjabi
2018 Qismat Punjabi
2018 Chamm Punjabi
2019 S.P. Chauhan Hindi
2019 Rabb Da Radio 2 Punjabi
2019 Surkhi Bindi Punjabi
2020 Chhalaang HindiBollywood
2020 Chal mera putt 2 Punjabi
2020 Raat Akeli Hai Hindi
2021 Chal mera putt 3 Punjabi
2021SeepPunjabi
2021 Warning Punjabi
2021 Thana Sadar Punjabi
2022 Shava Ni Girdhari Lal Punjabi
2022 Shikari Punjabi
2022 Badhaai Do HindiBollywood
2022 Aaja Mexico Challiye Punjabi
2022 Cheta Singh Punjabi
2022 Babbar Punjabi
2022KokkaPunjabi
2022 Khaao Piyo Aish Karo Punjabi
2022LoverPunjabi
2022 Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya Punjabi
2022 Challa Mud Ke Ni Aya Punjabi
2022 Ziddi Jatt † Punjabi
2023 Dear Jassi Sukhdev KaurPunjabi

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