Mahie Gill | |
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![]() Gill in 2018 | |
Born | Rimpy Kaur Gill 19 December 1975 |
Alma mater | Panjab University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Ravi Kesar |
Children | 1 |
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 in 2010. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D . [2] [3]
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 .
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. [4]
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 . [5] She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's Not a Love Story , which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. [6] 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. [7]
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 Telugu debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film Thoofan , simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, Zanjeer . She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Bullett Raja . [8]
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. [9]
Gill lives in Goa with her boyfriend and has a daughter, Veronica. [10] In 2023, she confirmed being married to her partner, Ravi Kesar. [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref(s). |
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2003 | Hawayein | Laaliii | Hindi | [12] | |
2004 | Khushi Mil Gayee | Punjabi | [13] | ||
2006 | Sirf Panch Din | [13] | |||
2007 | Khoya Khoya Chand | Starlet at Prem Kumar's house | Hindi | [14] | |
Mitti Wajaan Maardi | Raani | Punjabi | [15] | ||
2008 | Chak De Phatte | Simran | [16] | ||
2009 | Dev.D | Parminder 'Paro' | Hindi | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress | [17] [18] |
Gulaal | Madhuri | [19] | |||
Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat | Dolly | Credited as Rimpy Gill | [20] | ||
Aagey Se Right | Sonia Bhatt | [21] | |||
2010 | Dabangg | Nirmala | [22] | ||
Mirch | Special appearance in an item number | [23] | |||
2011 | Utt Pataang | Sanjana Mahadik | [24] | ||
Not a Love Story | Anusha Chawla | [25] | |||
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | Madhavi Devi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | [26] | ||
Michael | Rwitika | [27] | |||
2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | Indira | [28] | ||
Carry On Jatta | Mahie Kaur | Punjabi | [29] | ||
Dabangg 2 | Nirmala Pandey | Hindi | [30] | ||
2013 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Madhavi Devi | [31] | ||
Zanjeer | Mona | [32] [33] | |||
Bullett Raja | Special appearance in song "Don't Touch My Body" | [34] [35] | |||
Gang of Ghosts | Manoranjana Kumari | [36] | |||
2014 | Buddha in a Traffic Jam | Charu Siddhu | [37] | ||
English | |||||
2015 | Shareek | Jassi | Punjabi | ||
Hey Bro | Special appearance in the song "Bulbul" | Hindi | |||
2016 | Aatishbazi Ishq | Veera'n | Punjabi | Also Producer | |
2017 | Wedding Anniversary | Kahaani | Hindi | ||
2018 | Phamous | Teacher Rosy | |||
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 | Madhavi Devi | ||||
2019 | Family of Thakurganj | Sharbati | |||
Posham Pa | Prajakta Deshpande | ||||
2020 | Durgamati | Satakshi Ganguly | |||
Doordarshan | Priya Bhateja aka Billo | ||||
2021 | Jora: The Second Chapter | Rajveer Randhawa | Punjabi | ||
2024 | Naam | Mahi | Hindi |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform |
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2018 | Apharan - Sabka Katega | Madhu Tyagi/Malini | Hindi | ALTBalaji |
2019 | Fixerr | Kesar Maalik | ALTBalaji and ZEE5 | |
2021 | 1962: The War in the Hills | Shagun Singh | Disney+ Hotstar | |
2021 | Your Honor | Yashpreert | Hindi | SonyLIV |
Punjabi |