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Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in
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and
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 ...
films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller '' Maachis''. His breakthrough came with the
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musical romantic drama ''
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'' (2000), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, following which he starred in several other box-office hits including '' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' (2002), ''
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani (in his directorial debut) and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was the first installment of '' Munna Bhai series''. Release ...
'' (2003), ''
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'' (2004), ''
A Wednesday! ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, th ...
'' (2008), ''
Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story o ...
'' (2011), '' Special 26'' (2013), '' Happy Bhag Jayegi'' (2016) and '' De De Pyaar De'' (2019). His highest-grossing releases came with the comedy-drama '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), the drama film ''
My Name Is Khan ''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions ...
'' (2010) and the romantic comedy '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The latter earned him a nomination for the
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. Sheirgill made his Punjabi film debut with '' Yaaran Naal Baharan'' in 2005. His notable work in Punjabi cinema include '' Mel Karade Rabba'' (2010), '' Dharti'' (2011), ''
Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De ''Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De'' or ''Munde U.K. De 2'' (English: Here Comes The UK Boys.) is a 2014 Punjabi romantic comedy film directed by Manmohan Singh and produced by Sunny Trehan/Trehan Productions. The film features Jimmy Sheirgill, Neeru Bajw ...
'' (2014), ''
Shareek ''Shareek'' ( pa, ਸ਼ਰੀਕ) is a 2015 Punjabi musical drama film directed by Navaniat Singh, starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Guggu Gill, Simar Gill, Oshin Sai, Mukul Dev, Kuljinder Sidhu, Prince KJ, Hobby Dhaliwal, Gulchoo Jolly. ...
'' (2015) and '' Daana Paani'' (2018).


Early life

Jimmy Sheirgill was born into a Jat family of
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aristocracy, and his paternal great aunt was the famous Indian painter
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. He studied at
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,
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for a few years and then moved to his ancestral home state of
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, in 1985. He studied at The Punjab Public School,
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and at Bikram College,
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,
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. He completed his graduation degree from Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh,
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. He went to
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after a cousin convinced him to try his luck in the film industry. There, he attended Roshan Taneja's acting classes.


Career


Hindi films

Sheirgill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film '' Maachis'', directed by
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, based on the
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. 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 ''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai, and newc ...
alongside stalwarts like
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,
Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
, and Aishwarya Rai. He has consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films such as '' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' (2002), '' Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (2002), '' Haasil'' (2003), '' Munna Bhai MBBS'' (2003), '' Yahaan'' (2005), ''
Lage Raho Munnabhai ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (; ) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the follow- ...
'' (2006), '' Eklavya: The Royal Guard'' (2007), ''
A Wednesday! ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, th ...
'' (2008), ''
My Name is Khan ''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions ...
'' (2010), ''
Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story o ...
'' (2011), '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' (2011), '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'' (2013), '' Special 26'' (2013), '' Bullett Raja'' (2013), '' Fugly'' (2014) and '' Tanu Weds Manu Returns'' (2015). He also worked with rising star of the time Amisha Patel in ''
Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar ''Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' () is a 2001 Bollywood romantic drama film, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Ameesha Patel. The film released on November 16, 2001. Synopsis 20-year-old S ...
'' (2001). He won the '' Star Guild Awards'' previously known as Apsara guild awards for Best Actor In A Supporting Role for a movie ''
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''


Punjabi films

He started acting in Punjabi Films in 2005 with Manmohan Singh's '' Yaaran Naal Baharan'', which did well at the box office. 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 has acted in have been hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi film every year, for which he has signed a deal with
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production house
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. His first film as a producer, '' Dharti'', released in 2011 and did well at the box office. The next production from his company was '' Taur Mittran Di'', that was released in May 2012. He has lined up two more films for production; the multi-star cast '' Saadi Love Story'', in which he's cast
Diljit Dosanjh Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered ...
, Amrinder Gill,
Neetu Singh Neetu Kapoor (born Harneet Kaur), is an Indian actress who is known for appearing in Hindi films throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. In 2012, Singh was inducted into the Walk of the Stars, an entertainment hall of fame at Bandra ...
, Surveen Chawla and himself in a cameo and another film titled '' Rangeelay'', which casts him in the lead with
Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, and some Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the top 10 finalists in Miss Universe ...
.


Personal life

Sheirgill married his long time girlfriend Priyanka in 2001. They have a son named Veer. He changed the spelling of his surname "Shergill" to Sheirgill because the name Jimmy Shergill was already used on social media.


Filmography


Hindi


Punjabi


English


Producer


Television


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheirgill, Jimmy Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors 1970 births Living people Punjabi people Punjabi University alumni People from Gorakhpur People from Uttar Pradesh Male actors in Punjabi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Indian Sikhs Indian male voice actors