Jagjeet Sandhu

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Jagjeet Sandhu
Born1990 or 1991 (age 34–35) [1]
Himmatgarh Chhana, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India [2] [1]
Education Panjab University
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Website jagjeetsandhu.com

Jagjeet Sandhu (born 1990 or 1991) 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 1990 or 1991 [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
2025 Illti lead roleUpcoming
Chor DilGuri [13]
The Diplomat Tahir Hindi Film

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Between spotlight and 35mm". India Today. 11 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". jagjeetsandhu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jagjeet Sandhu on Paatal Lok's success: I feel blessed to be part of such a big show". The Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Did you know that Jagjeet Sandhu used to earn Rs50 as a child artist? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sometimes future projects are shifted to indefinite future, jokes comedian Jageet Sandhu - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Jagjeet Sandhu's life is mighty interesting! Here are some facts..." in.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "A dark and delightful take on Manto's grim tales of partition". Times of India. 30 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "A Punjabi flick presents society in distinctive colour". The Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Movie Review – Sufna: Simplicity is its strength". The Tribune . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jagjeet Sandhu on Paatal Lok's success: I feel blessed to be part of such a big show". The Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hema Malini First Punjabi Film Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di First Poster Out | Jagjeet Sandhu | New Film |". abpsanjha.abplive.in (in Hindi). 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hema Malini brings history of Babbar Akalis on celluloid". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Chor Dil Movie Review: A Fun Blend of Comedy, Crime, and Thrills". Hindu Wire. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Paatal Lok (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb". imdb.com.
  15. ↑ "Escaype Live (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb". imdb.com.
  16. ↑ "Theatre performers Jagjeet Sandhu with Navjot Randhawa in Dark Bord". The Hindu. 22 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Kaur, Nimrat (30 March 2018). "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018- Official list of nominations". PTC NEWS. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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