Aman Gill is a film producer born and raised in

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now based in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, India. He has his ancestral roots hailing from

Ludhiana, Punjab Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. I ...

He is known for producing films like '' Jersey (2021 film)'', ''

Shehzada (2022 film) ''Shehzada'' () is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action drama film that serves as a remake of the 2020 Telugu film ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''. It is directed by Rohit Dhawan and produced by T-Series Films, Haarika & Hassine Creations, Gee ...

'', ''

Puaada ''Puaada'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy produced by A&A Pictures and Brat Films, directed by debutant director Rupinder Chahal, starring Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles. The film follows the love story of a Punj ...

'', ''

Shadaa ''Shadaa'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, and co-produced by A & A Advisors and Brat Films. The film starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa, follows the story of an average man ...

'', ''

Udta Punjab ''Udta Punjab'' () is a 2016 Indian black comedy crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in associa ...

'', ''

Black (2005 film) ''Black'' is a 2005 Indian English- and Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, with Ayesha Kapur, Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterj ...

'' amongst others.

Career

He started his career at

Applause Entertainment Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, headed by Sameer Nair Sameer Nair (born 1965) is an Indian media executive and business professional currently serving as CEO of Applause Entertainment Limited. He ...

where he was AVP Content from the years 2003 - 2006, in which time he worked as an Executive Producer on

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's film Black (2005). In November 2006 he joined

Viacom18 Studios Viacom18 Studios (Also known as Paramount 18 Studios), a subsidiary of Viacom18 (a Paramount Networks EMEAA and Network18 joint venture) based in Mumbai, is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in Ind ...

where he was the Head of Acquisition & Domestic Distribution of such blockbusters like Ghajini,

Golmaal Returns ''Golmaal Returns'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. Based on the 1973 Hindi film ''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'', it serves as the second installment in the '' Golmaal film series''. The film stars Ajay Devgn, A ...

, Singh Is Kinng,

Welcome (2007 film) , narrator = Om Puri , music = Songs & score:Sajid–WajidComposers:Anand Raj Anand Himesh Reshammiya , cinematography = Sanjay F. Gupta , editing = Ashfaque Makrani , studio = Base Industries Group , distri ...

Jab We Met ''Jab We Met'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fou ...

and

Namastey London ''Namastey London'' () is a 2007 Indian romance film, directed and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. It also stars Rishi Kapoor, Nina Wadia, Javed Sheikh, Upen Patel and Clive Standen in su ...

. In 2012 he joined the talent agency CAA-Kwan where he set up their film talent and literary business. In June 2014 he joined

Junglee Pictures Junglee Pictures is a film production and distribution company that was established by Vineet Jain of The Times Group in 2014. As of 2022, the company has produced nine Hindi films Their first release came in 2015 with Zoya Akhtar's family dra ...

as the Chief Content Officer where he overlooked such films like

Dil Dhadakne Do ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the Excel Entertainment banner. The film features an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Shefali Sh ...

and

Talvar ''Madan's Talwar'', later known as ''The Talvar'', was an early-20th-century Indian Nationalist periodical published from Berlin. Originally named after Madan Lal Dhingra, one of the heroes of the Indian independence movement who had been execu ...

. In April 2015 he joined

Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Shobha Kapoor and her daughter Ekta Kapoor. Based in Mumbai, it produces and d ...

as the CEO Films, where he was responsible for film development, creative, production, marketing, distribution, and syndication. In his time at Balaji Motion Films he produced such films like

A Flying Jatt ''A Flying Jatt'' is a 2016 Indian superhero film co-written and directed by Remo D'Souza and produced under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. It features Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones in the lead roles. ''A Flying Jatt ...

, Azhar, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 and

Great Grand Masti ''Great Grand Masti'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror adult black comedy film directed by Indra Kumar. It is the third installment in the Masti (film series) after '' Masti'' (2004) and ''Grand Masti'' (2013). It is prod ...

. In the year 2019 he commenced shoot as a producer on the hindi film Jersey (2021 film) starring

Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, inc ...

. The film was scheduled to release in the year 2020 but due to the Covid 19 pandemic the release was pushed to 31 December 2021. In October 2021 he commenced shoot as a producer on his next hindi film

which stars Kartik Aryan and

Kriti Sanon Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. After pursuing a degree in engineering from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, she briefly worked as a fashion model. Sanon began h ...

in the leads directed by Rohit Dhawan, the film is scheduled to release on 4th, November, 2022.

Personal life

He has a twin brother

Pawan Gill Pawan Gill is a film producer and filmmaker born and raised in Vancouver, Canada now based in Mumbai, India. He has his ancestral roots hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab. He is known for producing films like Shadaa, Puaada, Super Singh and Honsl ...

, who also works in the film industry as a producer and filmmaker. He has produced several blockbuster films including

Super Singh ''Super Singh'' is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language superhero comedy and action film written and directed by Anurag Singh. It has main starrings of actors Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa and Alexandra Bandean. The film is a mix of comedy and actio ...

and

Honsla Rakh ''Honsla Rakh'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film directed by Amarjit Singh Saron starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill, it marks the debut of Diljit Dosanjh as producer. The film is set in Vancouver, Cana ...

. he's engaged since June 2022

Filmography

Awards

Won

PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020 The 10th PTC Punjabi Film Awards ceremony, presented by PTC Punjabi, honored the best Punjabi films of 2019, and will be held online. It is the first time the award is being held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The curtain raiser for the awa ...

- Best Entertainer Film of the Year Award

Nominated

* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020 - Best Film ''

'' * PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018 - Best Film ''

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Aman Living people Indian film producers Film producers from Mumbai Canadian people of Indian descent People from Punjab, India People from Ludhiana district Year of birth missing (living people)