Jagjeet Sandhu

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Jagjeet Sandhu
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Sandhu during filming of Escaype Live
Born1990or1991(age 33–34) [1]
Himmatgarh Chhana, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India [2] [1]
Education Panjab University
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Website jagjeetsandhu.com

Jagjeet Sandhu is an Indian film actor and theatre artist who works in Punjabi and Hindi films and Television. [3] [4] He started his career with the biographic film Rupinder Gandhi in 2015. Sandhu is best known for his role of "Bhola" [5] in the Rupinder Gandhi film series and "Romi Gill" in Dakuaan Da Munda [6] and his role as "Tarsem" in Sufna is considered his best role to date.

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Early life

Sandhu was born in 1990or1991 [1] in the small village of Himmatgarh Chhanna, Fatehgarh district, Punjab, India. [2] [1] He graduated with a degree of Master of Arts in Indian Theatre from Panjab University, Chandigarh. [7]

Career

Sandhu made his debut in Punjabi cinema in 2015, with a supporting role of character "Bhola" in Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?. [1] After that he played the role of "Speed" in Qissa Panjab . [8]

In 2020, Sandhu appeared in a romantic drama Sufna , by Jagdeep Sidhu. His performance was praised by critics. [9] In 2020, he played the character of "Tope Singh" in the Amazon Prime Video streaming series Paatal Lok . [10]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?Bhola
Qissa Panjab Speed
2016 Anatomy of Violence Rapist Hindi debut
2017 Rabb Da Radio Jaggi
2017 Rocky Mental Dahiya
2017Rupinder Gandhi 2: The RobinhoodBholaNominated:

PTC Award for Best Comic Role

2018 Sajjan Singh Rangroot Teja Singh
2018 Dakuan Da Munda Rommi Gill
2019 Kaka Ji Raakat
2019 Rabb Da Radio 2 Jaggi
2019 Shadaa Bagh Singh
2019 Leila RakeshDigital debut; 4 episodes
2019Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di [11] Babbar Uday Singh [12]
2019Unni IkkiDCDebut as a lead actor
2020 Sufna Tarsem
2020Taxi No. 24
2023 Tufang Mousor Brar
2024 Oye Bhole Oye Bhola
2024Chor DilGuri [13]

Web series

YearTitleCharacterNetworkNotes
2020 Paatal Lok Tope Singh Amazon Prime Video 9 episodes [14]
2022 Escaype Live Nandu Mama Hotstar 7 episodes [15]

Personal life

He lives in Chandigarh. Currently he is doing theatre with 'The Centre of Music Performing Arts Natya Yatris' with Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry. [16]

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAward CeremonyCategoryResult
2018Rupinder Gandhi 2 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Comic Role [17] Nominated

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