Mahie Gill

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Gill in 2018
Born
Rimpy Kaur Gill

(1975-12-19) 19 December 1975 (age 48) [1]
Chandigarh, India
Alma mater Panjab University
Occupation Actor
Years active2003–present
SpouseRavi Kesar [2]
Children1

Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. [1] She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D , a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas , for which she also won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress n 2010. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D . [3] [4]

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She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster , as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns .

Early life and education

Gill was born in Chandigarh in a Punjabi Jat Sikh family on 19 December in 1975. [1] She completed her master's degree in theater from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1998. [5]

Career

Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie Dev D . [6] She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's Not a Love Story , which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. [7] She also worked in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster with Jimmy Sheirgill and Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. [8]

Gill appeared in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film Toofan , simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, Zanjeer . She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Bullett Raja . [9]

Mahie Gill to be next seen in upcoming web series '1962 The War In The Hills', directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The series features Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar. [10]

Personal life

Gill lives in Goa with her boyfriend and has a daughter, Veronica. [11] [12] In 2023, she confirmed being married to her partner, Ravi Kesar. [2]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef(s).
2003 Hawayein Laaliii Hindi [13]
2004Khushi Mil GayeePunjabi [14]
2006Sirf Panch Din [14]
2007 Khoya Khoya Chand Starlet at Prem Kumar's house Hindi [15]
Mitti Wajaan Maardi RaaniPunjabi [16]
2008 Chak De Phatte Simran [17]
2009 Dev.D Parminder 'Paro'Hindi Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress [18] [19]
Gulaal Madhuri [20]
Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat DollyCredited as Rimpy Gill [21]
Aagey Se Right Sonia Bhatt [22]
2010 Dabangg NirmalaHindi [23]
Mirch Special appearance in an item number [24]
2011 Utt Pataang Sanjana MahadikHindi [25]
Not a Love Story Anusha Chawla [26]
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Madhavi DeviNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress [27]
Michael Rwitika [28]
2012 Paan Singh Tomar IndiraHindi [29]
Carry On Jatta Mahie KaurPunjabi [30]
Dabangg 2 Nirmala PandeyHindi [31]
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Madhavi Devi [32]
Zanjeer Mona [33] [34]
Bullett Raja Special appearance in song "Don't Touch My Body" [35] [36]
Gang of Ghosts Manoranjana Kumari [37]
2014 Buddha in a Traffic Jam Charu SiddhuHindi/ English [38]
2015 Shareek JassiPunjabi
Hey Bro HerselfHindiSpecial appearance in item song
2016 Aatishbazi Ishq Veera'nPunjabiProducer
2017 Wedding Anniversary KahaaniHindi
2018 Phamous Teacher RosyHindi
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Madhavi Devi
2019 Family of Thakurganj SharbatiHindi
Posham Pa Prajakta DeshpandeReleased on ZEE5
2020 Durgamati Satakshi Ganguly
Doordarshan Priya Bhateja aka BilloHindi
2021Jora:The Second ChapterPunjabiDirected by Amardeep Singh Gill

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatform
2018 Apharan - Sabka Katega Madhu Tyagi/Malini ALTBalaji
2019 Fixerr Kesar MaalikALTBalaji and ZEE5
2021 1962: The War in the Hills Shagun Singh Disney+ Hotstar
2021 Your Honor Yashpreert SonyLIV

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards
Screen Awards
IIFA Awards
BIG Star Entertainment Awards

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