Roopi Gill

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Roopi Gill
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Gill in 2024
Born
Roopinder Kaur Gill

(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 26)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2018–present
Known for Ashke
Notable work Laiye Je Yaarian

Roopinder Kaur Gill, better known as Roopi Gill, is an Indian model and actress who mostly works in Punjabi cinema. She rose to fame with her performance in the music video for the song "Diamond", by Gurnam Bhullar. She started her acting career with Ashke (2018), for which she received a PTC Punjabi Film Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Also, she appeared in the music video of "Stranger" song by Diljit Dosanjh. [1] She has frequently collaborated with Sukh Sanghera for music videos and films. In 2019, she appeared in Laiye Je Yaarian , for which she received PTC Critics Award for Best Actress. [2]

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Career

Roopi Gill started her career, featuring in Karan Aujla's "Yaarian Ch Fikk" music video. [3] Gill made her feature film debut with the film Ashke in 2018. The film was produced by Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and directed by Amberdeep Singh. She played role of a teacher called "Noor". Her performance was acclaimed by critics and audiences, [4] and she was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards. [5] She later starred in the 2018 film Vadda Kalakaar. [6] In 2019, she appeared as a lead actress in Laiye Je Yaarian , her second collaboration with Rhythm Boyz and Amrinder Gill. [7] Her performance in the film was praised by critics, [8] [9] and received a PTC nomination for Best Actress. [10]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2018 Ashke NoorDebut film
2018Vadda KalakaarMalkiReleased on 28 December 2018
2019 Laiye Je Yaarian Raunaq/ RJ RamziReleased on 5 June 2019
2022 Maa Da Ladla BinderReleased on 16 September 2022
2022Arzoi
2023Parinda Paar Gaya Jasmine DhillonReleased on 24 November 2023
2024Jatt Nu Chudail TakriJeetiReleased on 15 March 2024

Music videos

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAward CeremonyCategoryResult
2019 Ashke Brit Asia TV Film Awards [13] Best Debut PerformanceNominated
Best Supporting ActressNominated
PTC Punjabi Film Awards Nominated
2020 Laiye Je Yaarian Best ActressNominated
Best Actress criticsWon

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