Jimmy Shergill Born Jasjit Singh Gill 3 December 1970 (age 42) Gorakhpur, India Occupation Actor, Producer

Years active 1996present Spouse(s) Priyanka Puri Jasjit Singh Gill a.k.a Jimmy Shergill (Punjabi: )(born 3 December 1970), is an Indian Actor and Film Producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Film career 2.1 Hindi Films 2.2 Punjabi Films 3 Filmography 3.1 Hindi 3.2 Punjabi 4 Producer 5 References 6 External links [edit]Biography Shergill was born in a Sikh jat family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985 where he studied in The Punjab Public School, Nabha and Bikram College, Punjabi University,Patiala.[2] He learnt acting from Sri Harpal Singh, and then moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry. He's married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi[3] and they have a son named Veer Shergill.[4] [edit]Film career [edit]Hindi Films Shergill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film Maachis directed by Gulzar based on terrorism in Punjab. The film did reasonably well at the box office and got him noticed by all the top filmmakers in the industry which led him to being cast in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. He's consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films like Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Haasil, Munna Bhai MBBS, Yahaan, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, A Wednesday, My Name is Khan, Tanu Weds Manu, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, and Special 26. [edit]Punjabi Films He started acting in Punjabi Films in 2005 in movie Manmohan Singh's Yaaran Naal Baharan which did well on the box office and then he went on to act in several other Punjabi Films. He is currently one of the top actors in the industry, and some of the films he's acted in have been hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi Film every year for which he's signed a deal with Bollywood production house Eros International. His first film as a producer Dharti released in 2011 and did well at the box office.[5] The next production from his company was Taur Mittran Di, that released in May 2012 but it didn't do too well at the box office. He's lined up two more films for production the multi star cast Saadi Love Story in which he's cast Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, Neeru Bajwa, Surveen Chawla and himself in a cameo and another film titled Rangeelay which casts him in the lead with Neha Dhupia. [edit]Filmography [edit]Hindi Year Title Role Notes 1996 maachis Jaimal

1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo 2000 Mohabbatein Karan Choudhry 2001 Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar Jay Bharadwaj 2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Rohit 2002 Dil Hai Tumhaara Samir 2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Hrithik Mittal 2002 Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar Sunny Dhiman 2003 Haasil Aniruddha 'Ani' Sharma as writer 2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Zaheer 2004 Agnipankh Siddharth Singh 2004 Charas Dev Anand 2004 Hum Tum Mihir 2005 Silsilay Tarun 2005 Prateeksha Dr. Karan 2005 Yahaan Captain Aman 2006 Umar Shashank 2006 Tom Dick and Harry Harry 2006 Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Hemant Punj 2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Victor D'Souza 2006 Bas Ek Pal Rahul Kher 2006 Rehguzar Nikhil Mathur 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Udaywardhan 2007 Delhii Heights Abhi 2007 Raqeeb Sunny Khanna 2007 Victoria No. 203 Jimmy Joseph 2007 Chhodon Naa Yaar Ravi 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan 2007 Strangers 2008 Hastey Hastey Neel 2008 A Wednesday! Arif Khan 2010 My Name Is Khan Zakir Khan 2010 A Flat 2011 Tanu Weds Manu Raja 2011 Game (2011 film) Vikram Kapoor 2011 Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Aditya Partap Singh/Saheb 2012 Dangerous Ishhq ACP Singh 2012 Shoebite 2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Aditya Partap Singh/Saheb 2013 Bullet Raja 2013 Special Chabbis SI Ranveer Singh 2013 Rajdhani Express [edit]Punjabi Year Film Role Notes 2005 Yaaran Naal Baharan Navdeep Singh Brar / Deep Debut Punjabi film 2006 Mannat 2009 Tera Mera Ki Rishta Meet 2009 Munde U.K. De Roop Singh 2010 Mel Karade Rabba Rajveer Gill PTC Best Actor Award 2011 Dharti Jaideep Singh Wadala / Jay Singh PTC Best Film (Critics) Award 2013 Rangeelay 2013 Mitro - Mitro - Rumoured [edit]Producer Jimmy Shergill hasn't produced any Bollywood Film yet. Year Film 2011 Dharti

2012 Taur Mittran Di 2013 Saadi Love Story 2013 Rangeelay [edit]References ^ "Hindustan Times Chat With Jimmy Shergill". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2002. ^ "Hindustan Times Celeb Chat With Jimmy". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2006. ^ "Jimmy Shergill: Marriage bliss!". Times of India. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2010. ^ "In His Own Space". Mid Day. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012. ^ "Business Today - Punjab Takes Center Stage With Its Own Hits". [edit]External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jimmy Shergill India portal Bollywood portal Jimmy Shergill at the Internet Movie Database Cine Punjab - Information Authority control VIAF: 95080471 Categories: Hindi film actorsIndian film actors1970 birthsIndian actorsLiving people Navigation menu Create accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView history