Gul Panag

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Gul Panag
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Panag in 2025
Born (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979 (age 46) [1]
Chandigarh, India [2]
Other namesGul Panag-Attari, Gulkirat Kaur Panag
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress, model
Years active2003–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Political party Aam Aadmi Party
Spouse
Rishi Attari
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Parent H. S. Panag (father)
Website www.gulpanag.net

Gul Panag (born Gulkirat Kaur Panag, 3 January 1979; Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, voice actress, and model. She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 1999 and represented India at Miss Universe 1999. She began her career in Hindi films with the 2003 film Dhoop directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and since then, she has starred in several films like Jurm along with the TV series Kashmeer. [3]

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Her films include Dor , Dhoop , Manorama Six Feet Under , Hello , Straight , and Ab Tak Chhappan 2 .

She played a commoner, fighting hard to save her husband from going to the gallows, in the 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor film, Dor . In 2008, she acted in the films Hello and Summer 2007 . In 2009, she appeared in the movie Straight . She featured in Rann in a role attempting to stop her boyfriend from doing the right thing. Panag appeared on the front page of Maxim with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008. [4] [5] She debuted in Punjabi movies with Sarsa. [6] She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. [7]

Early life

Panag started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab. [8] Her father, Lt. Gen. Panag was in the army and the family moved to different places across India and abroad. As a result of this, she studied in 14 different schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas (Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh and Wellington, Tamil Nadu), The Lawrence School, Lovedale and the International School of Lusaka, Zambia. [8] She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh. [8] As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. She won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition. [1] [9]

Career

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Gul Panag in Lakme Fashion Week, 2009

Modeling

Panag won the Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant. [10] [11] She participated in the Miss Universe 1999 pageant.

Brand endorsement

She has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media and is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan.[ citation needed ]

Panag was the Twitter Face for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week held in 2009, to cover the happenings/proceedings on the micro-blogging site. [12]

Social activism

Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation, [13] an NGO that works towards a variety of causes including gender equality, education and disaster management. She served on the advisory board of the Wockhardt Foundation. [14] She also participated in the India Against Corruption movement. [15] She ran at the Delhi Half Marathon in November 2010, but endured eve teasing (sexual harassment) from male runners at the event. She later remarked that the attitude of men in Delhi needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women. [16]

Political career

She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Indian general election. [7] She came on third position with 1,08,679 votes, while Kirron Kher won the election with 1,91,362 votes. [17]

Other interests

She is a half-marathon runner, a biker, and a certified pilot. She debuted on the racing track at the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain. [18] [19]

A health activist and fitness advocate Gul Panag, co-founded health and fitness startup MobieFit in 2017. [20]

Gul Panag is also a director at Tittar Lodge Productions Private Limited, which provides digital, tailor-made TV content, film and documentary content. [21]

Personal life

Panag married her long-time boyfriend, an airline pilot, Rishi Attari on 13 March 2011 in a Gurdwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony. [22] [23] The couple has a son named Nihal born in 2018. [24]

Awards

Filmography

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Gul at an event in 2012

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003 Dhoop Peehu A. VermaHindi
2005 Jurm SoniaHindi
2006 Dor Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. KhanHindi
2007 Manorama Six Feet Under NimmiHindi
2008 Summer 2007 VishakhaHindi
Hello PriyankaHindi
2009 Anubhav Meera Hemant Valecha / Meera A. MalhotraHindi
Straight RenuHindi
2010 Rann Nandita SharmaHindi
Hello Darling Mansi JoshiHindi
2011 Turning 30 Naina SinghHindi
Phir ZindagiHindi
2012 Fatso! NandiniHindi
2013SikanderBeant KaurPunjabi
2015 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 ShaluHindi
2016 Ambarsariya BossPunjabi
2019 Student of the Year 2 Coach KuljeetHindi
Bypass Road RomilaHindi
2021 420 IPC Pooja [25] Hindi
2022 The Ghost Anupama Naidu NairTelugu
2023 Zwigato HerselfHindi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Kismey Kitnaa Hai DamPresenter
2003 Kashmeer Zoya
2013KhoobsuratPresenter
2017Musafir Hoon YaaronPresenter
2018Vijay JyotiJyoti

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Family Man Saloni [26]
Rangbaaz Phirse Anupriya
2020 Paatal Lok Renu Chaudhary
Pawan & Pooja Pooja Mehra
2022 Good Bad Girl Zaina Mistry

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