Gurkirtan Chauhan (6 September 1951 - 2 March 2009), also credited as simply Gurkirtan, was an Indian actor who worked in

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

and

Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. He played various roles in many films such as ''

Taare Zameen Par ''Taare Zameen Par'', also known as ''Like Stars on Earth'' in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan. The film stars Khan himself, along with Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Vip ...

'', ''Tabaahi'', ''Jatt Jeona Mour'', '' Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'', and ''

Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh ''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is directed by Manoj Punj and pro ...

''. After having obtained a degree in civil engineering from the

Chandigarh College of Architecture The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) is a college imparting education and research in the field of architecture. It covers the north-western region of India including the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh as well as the Un ...

, he gravitated towards film, initially beginning his acting career in theatre. His first appreciated role was of Dogar, a villain in the hit film ''Jatt Jeona Mour''. He married Paramjit Kaur in 1984. Chauhan died due to cardiac arrest on 3 March 2009. He is survived by two children.

Filmography

* ''Jatt Jeona Mour'' (1991) as Choudhary Ahmed Dogar * ''Putt Saradaran De'' (1992) as Succha * ''Mirza Jatt'' (1992) as Shameer Khan * ''Baghi Soormay'' (1993) as Police Officer * ''Vairi'' (1994) as Bandemaar/Bhoonda * ''Mera Punjab'' (1994) as Sujaan Singh * ''Ucha Pind'' (1994) as Zaildaar Dayal Singh * ''Dhee Jatt Di'' (1995) as Shamsher Singh Sarang * ''Pratigya'' (1995) as Laakha * ''Zaildaar'' (1995) as Babbar * ''Bagawat'' (1995) as Editor Chander Mohan (CM) * ''Lambardaar'' (1995) as Jaildaar Jung Singh * ''Tabaahi'' (1996) as Mantri Balwant Singh * ''Rab Dian Rakhan'' (1996) as Ajit 'Bava' Prasad * ''Ishq Na Pooche Jaat'' (1997) as Chaudhary Arjan Singh * ''Jung Da Maidan'' (1997) * ''Sardari'' (1997) * ''Khoon Da Daaj'' (1998) as Jaila * ''

'' (1999) as Boota's Uncle * ''Badla... The Revenge'' (2003) as Bagga * ''

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'' (2004) as SHO Amarjeet Singh * '' Shaheed Uddham Singh'' (2004) (Hindi film) * ''Mehndi Wale Hath'' (2006) as Massa Chichar * ''Rabb Ne Banaiyan Jodiean'' (2006) * '' Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'' (2004) as Qaazi * ''Dil Ki Kare'' (2006) as Sarpanch (TV film) * ''Kaun Kise Da Beli'' (2007) as Kewal Kishen * ''

'' (2007) as Housemaster (Hindi film) * ''Vidroh'' (2007) as Prataap Singh * ''

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 ...

'' (2007) as Father (Hindi film) * ''Hashar: A Love Story'' (2008) as SHO * ''Majaajan'' (2008) as Bachan Singh * ''Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009) as Rajveer Singh * ''Luv U Bobby'' (2009) as Sherjit * ''

Dev D ''Dev.D'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic black comedy film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel ''Devdas'', previously adap ...

'' (2009) as Satpal Dhillon - Dev's dad (Hindi film) * ''Jawani Zindabaad'' (2009) * '' Sukhmani: Hope for Life'' (2010) * ''Chak Jawana'' (2010) as Sarpanch Balkar Singh

References

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