Gippy Grewal | |
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Born | 2 January 1983 [3] [4] |
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Spouse | Ravneet Kaur Grewal |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Sippy Grewal (brother) |
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Website | gippygrewal.com |
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. [6] He made his acting debut in the 2010 movie, Mel Karade Rabba , and which he followed with Carry On Jatta , Lucky Di Unlucky Story , Bhaji in Problem and Jatt James Bond . He revived "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his performance in the 2011 film Jihne Mera Dil Luteya . He received the "PIFAA Best Actor Award" in 2012 along with Diljit Dosanjh and received "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2015 for Jatt James Bond along with Diljit Dosanjh. He is owner of production houses Humble Motion Pictures and Big Daddy Films along with his brother Sippy Grewal.
Grewal was born in Ludhiana and his hometown is Koom Kalan village, Ludhiana. He did his schooling from Nankana Sahib Public School, Kot Gangu Rai and studied at North India Institute of Hotel Management, Panchkula. [5] His brother Sippy Grewal is a distributor based in Australia. [7]
Grewal is married to Ravneet Kaur and has three sons. [2] [8] [9]
Grewal made his debut with the album Chakkh Lai was produced by Atul Sharma. [10] He followed with the albums Aaja Ve Mitraa, Mele Mitraan De, Phulkari 2 and many more. He become a famous name in Punjabi Music among the audience. In 2010, his eighth album "Desi Rockstar" produced by Aman Hayer was a huge hit and was very much loved by Audience. After the album he released song " Angreji Beat" with Yo Yo Honey Singh which proved to be the biggest song of his career. He enjoyed his prime time of stardom during 2010-2014 making him leading artist in Punjabi Music Industry. In 2012 his song "Angreji Beat", featured in the Bollywood film Cocktail .
The video for his 2013 single "Hello Hello" was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed at the Sandwell and Birmingham Mela in 2014. [11] Before his fame though he was a wedding singer. He frequently performed at weddings in Punjab, India.
Grewal made his film debut as the main antagonist in 2010 Punjabi-language film Mel Karade Rabba . He followed that up with a lead role in Jihne Mera Dil Luteya which became the biggest hit in Punjabi cinema when it released. [12] In April 2012 his film Mirza – The Untold Story released with the highest opening for a Punjabi film at the time. [13]
His next movie Carry On Jatta released in July 2012 and had the second highest opening and total collections for Punjabi film. [14] In 2013, Grewal released the action film Singh vs Kaur and comedy films Lucky Di Unlucky Story , Best of Luck and Bhaji in Problem .
In 2014, he appeared in the dramatic thriller Jatt James Bond . His second film of 2014 was the comedy film Double Di Trouble .
He dubbed a voice in the Punjabi version of A Good Day to Die Hard which was the first Hollywood movie to be dubbed in Punjabi. [15]
In 2015, Grewal entered Bollywood with a guest appearance, portraying pop star Manjeet Manchala in the comedy-drama film Dharam Sankat Mein . [16] He then made his full acting debut in Bollywood with the romantic-comedy film Second Hand Husband . [17]
In 2016, he launched own production house Humble Motion Pictures with his first directional debut Ardaas . [18]
In September 2017, Grewal starred in his most recent Hindi movie, Lucknow Central , along with Farhan Akhtar. [19] Carry on Jatta 2 released on 1 June 2018.
In 2022, he launched a new production house "Big Daddy Films". [18]
Studio albums
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Actor | Producer | Director | Writer | Notes | Language |
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2010 | Mel Karade Rabba | Nihal Dhasah | Yes | No | No | No | Punjabi Film Debut | Punjabi |
2011 | Jihne Mera Dil Luteya | Yuvraaj Singh Randhawa | Yes | No | No | No | ||
2012 | Mirza: The Untold Story | Mirza | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Carry On Jatta | Jass Dhillon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Co-Producer | ||
2013 | Singh vs Kaur | Nihal Singh | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Lucky Di Unlucky Story | Lucky | Yes | Yes | No | No | Co-Producer | ||
Best of Luck | Kullu | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
Bhaji in Problem | Jeeta | Yes | No | No | No | |||
2014 | Jatt James Bond | Shinda | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Double Di Trouble | Fateh/Ekam (Double Role) | Yes | No | No | No | |||
2015 | Second Hand Husband | Rajbir | Yes | No | No | No | Bollywood Film Debut | Hindi |
Faraar | Shinda/Ekam (Double Role) | Yes | No | No | No | Punjabi | ||
2016 | Ardaas | Sukhi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cameo Appearance | |
Kaptaan | Advocate Kaptaan Singh | Yes | No | No | No | |||
Lock | Bhola | Yes | No | No | No | |||
2017 | Manje Bistre | Sukhi | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Lucknow Central | Parminder Singh Gill (Pali) | Yes | No | No | No | Hindi | ||
2018 | Subedar Joginder Singh | Joginder Singh | Yes | No | No | No | Punjabi | |
Carry on Jatta 2 [20] | Jass | Yes | No | No | No | |||
Mar Gaye Oye Loko | Tittu | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||
2019 | Manje Bistre 2 [21] | Sukhi | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh | Rajveer | Yes | No | No | No | |||
Ardaas Karaan | Sehaj | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-Story Writer and Co-Screenwriter with Rana Ranbir | ||
Daaka | Shinda | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Co-producer | ||
2020 | Ik Sandhu Hunda Si | Sandhu | Yes | No | No | No | ||
2021 | Paani Ch Madhaani [22] [23] | Gulli | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Warning | Geja | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Cameo Appearance | ||
Shava Ni Girdhari Lal | Magghar Singh Sandhu (Girdhari Lal) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
2022 | Posti | — | No | Yes | No | No | Starring Babbal Rai | |
Maa | Jora | Yes | Yes | No | No | [24] | ||
Saamna | Gurpreet singh (Gippy) | |||||||
Yaar Mera Titliyaan Warga | Gurmail Singh | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
Honeymoon | Deep | Yes | No | No | No | |||
Snowman | — | No | Yes | No | No | |||
2023 | Mitran Da Naa Chalda | Laadi | Yes | No | No | No | With Tania | |
Carry on Jatta 3 | Jass | Yes | Yes | No | No | [25] | ||
Maujaan Hi Maujaan | Yes | No | No | No | ||||
2024 | Shinda Shinda No Papa | Gopi | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
Warning 2 | Geja | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | [26] | ||
Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri | Yes | No | No | No | [27] | |||
2025 | Akaal: The Unconquered † | Akali Phoola Singh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi† | Yes | Yes | No | No | Completed [28] | |||
Manje Bistre 3† | Sukhi | Yes | Yes | No | No | [29] | ||
Widow Colony† | Yes | Yes | No | No | [30] |
Year | Film | Role | Sources |
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2011 | Dharti | Himself | |
2015 | Dharam Sankat Mein | Manjeet Manchala | |
2016 | Ardaas | Sukhi | |
2018 | Asees |
Year | Film | Role | Original Actor | Original language | Dubbed language |
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2013 | A Good Day To Die Hard | Jack | Jae Courtesy | English | Punjabi |
Year | Film | Award Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2009 | Mel Karade Rabba | PTC Punjabi Film Awards | Best Male Debut | Nominated |
Best Villain | Nominated | |||
2011 | Punjabi Music Best Folk pop Album Award | Won | ||
2011 | Jihne Mera Dil Luteya | Best Actor (tied with) Diljit Dosanjh for Jihne Mera Dil Luteya | Won | |
2012 | Punjabi Music Most Popular song of the year | Won | ||
2012 | Mirza: The Untold Story | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Critics Best Actor | Won | |||
Carry On Jatta | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Mirza: The Untold Story Carry On Jatta | Best Popular Star Of The Year | Won | ||
2013 | Singh vs Kaur | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2014 | Jatt James Bond | Best Actor | Won | |
2014 | Entertainer of The Year [31] | Won | ||
2015 | Faraar | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2016 | Kaptaan | Most Popular song of the year | Won | |
2016 | Ardaas | Best Director | Nominated | |
Best Debut Director | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Nominated | |||
Kaptaan | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Ardaas | Filmfare Awards Punjabi | Best Director | Nominated | |
Best Debut Director | Won | |||
Best Original Story | Won | |||
Kaptaan | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2017 | Manje Bistre | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Best Original Story | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay [32] | Won | |||
Brit Asia Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
2017 | Punjabi Music Awards | Best Duat vocalist(With Neha Kakkar) for patt Lain ge | Won | |
2018 | Carry on Jatta 2 | PTC Punjabi Film Awards [33] | Best Actor | Won |
Brit Asia Awards [34] | Best Actor | Won | ||
2020 | Ardaas Karaan | PTC Punjabi Film Awards [35] | Best Director | Won |
PTC Punjabi Film Awards [35] | Best Film | Won |
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