Amardeep Singh Gill (born 8 October 1968) is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer and lyricist associated with

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Punjabi music Music of Punjab ( Punjabi: پنجاب دی موسیقی ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਸੰਗੀਤ ) reflects the traditions of the Punjab region of the Subcontinent, with East Punjab in India, and West Punjab in Pakistan. The Punjab has diverse ...

Early life

Gill was born on 8 October 1968, to a Jatt-Sikh family in

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, but his native village is Gholia Kalan in the Moga district. He has a Master's degree in Punjabi from

Punjabi University Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. ...

Career

Gill started his career as a lyricist with hit songs such as ''Sili Sili Hawa'', ''Je Mille Oh Kudi'', ''Hanju'', ''Socha Vich Tu'', ''Ki Beeti Sade Nal'', and ''Pyar Kar Ke.'' In 2014, he directed his first short film, ''Sutta Naag''. Afterwards, he worked as a screenwriter and lyricist in the movie ''Yoddha: The Warrior''. In 2017, he directed his first film ''

Jora 10 Numbaria ''Jora 10 Numbaria'' is a 2017 Punjabi film written and directed by Amardeep Singh Gill. Plot A traumatic childhood and a corrupt justice system push a young man to become a ruthless gangster. Cast *Dharmendra as Jagga Baba *Deep Sidhu as Jo ...

'' which starred

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Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari (born 24 August 1969) is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. and few Tamil films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie '' China ...

Filmography

Discography

Selected Songs as Lyricist only

Book publications

*''Arthan Da Jungle'' (Poems) *Silli Silli Hawa (Songs) *''Jora 10 Numbaria'' (Full Film Script)

Awards and nominations

External links

*
Amardeepsinghgill.com

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Amardeep Singh Living people Punjabi-language film directors Film directors from Punjab, India 21st-century Indian film directors Indian songwriters Indian screenwriters 1968 births