Baljinder Kaur is an Indian actress who has appeared in Haryanvi, Hindi and Tamil films.

Career

Kaur was born and brought up in the village of Bhondian near

Bhogpur Bhogpur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jalandhar district in the state of Punjab, India. Bhogpur has a Dana Mandi and have subsequent villages under it. iI also acts as a route from Jalandhar to Tanda and is known for its famous sweet shops, ...

, Punjab. She developed an interest in theatre during her education at DAV College, Hoshiarpur and in 1994, chose to study a degree in drama over education at

Punjab University Punjab University may refer to: India * Punjab Agricultural University, a state agricultural university in Ludhiana, Punjab * I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, a State university in Jalandhar, Punjab * Panjab University, a public collegia ...

. After graduating, she started teaching drama at a school in Hisar, Haryana and later married Brijesh Sharma in 2000, who was her classmate at university and during another stint at the National School of Drama. During her time at drama school, she learnt various forms of classical dance and music and later worked for six years as a member of the repertory. Kaur made her acting debut as a film actress through the critically acclaimed Hindi film, '' Shahid'' (2013), after being approached by the casting director, Mukesh Chabra, who had see one of Kaur's stage performances. She won critical acclaim for her role in the project and was subsequently approached to play roles in two of Aamir Khan's films, '' PK'' (2014) and '' Dangal'' (2016), but turned down the opportunities indicating her reluctance to work on glamorous roles. In 2014, she worked on the Haryanvi film ''Pagdi: The Honour'' directed by Rajiv Bhatia, who she knew from her time at the School of Drama. Her husband, Brijesh Sharma, also portrayed a role in the film as the heroine's father. For her performance in the film, she received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and was also subsequently recognised by

for her work. She was then subsequently seen as a Mardwari woman from the slums of Chennai in

Sudha Kongara Prasad Sudha Kongara Prasad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. She made her directorial debut with the Telugu film ''Andhra Andagadu'' in 2008, and later directed the Tamil film '' ''Drohi'. In 2016, ...

's bilingual film, '' Saala Khadoos''. For her part in the Tamil version, she memorised her dialogues after translating the script phonetically into English.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Baljinder Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Best Supporting Actress National Film Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Punjab, India People from Jalandhar district 21st-century Indian actresses