Monica Gill is an American model, actress, beauty pageant title holder.
Gill won the
Miss India Worldwide 2014
Miss India Worldwide 2014 was the 23rd edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 20 June 2014. The event was held at Al Raha Beach Resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Nehal Bhogaita of the United Kingdom crowned her successor Mon ...
on 21 June 2014. She is also
Miss India USA
Miss India USA is a beauty pageant for young women of Indian descent who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established in 1980 by the India Festival Committee headed by Dharmatma Saran. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant ...
winner on 26 November 2013 while serving as Miss India New England.
In 2015, she
participated in
MTV India show ''
India's Next Top Model''.
Career
Gill was working in pharmaceuticals trying to figure out if she wanted to pursue her medical career. After winning Miss India Worldwide USA, Gill decided to pursue Bollywood in India. Her pageant win opened up many doors in the Indian film industry including a meeting with
Tips that lead to a three-film deal. Gill was originally hoping to land roles in Bollywood but her
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...
-speaking skills were an issue. Coming from
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 ...
family, Gill was fluent in speaking Punjabi and decided to pursue
Punjabi films instead. Gill landed a talent agent in Mumbai and went to acting school before making her film debut.
Gill made her Punjabi film debut in the 2016
Tips' film ''
Ambarsariya'' opposite
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 ...
. That year, she went on to star in three back to back blockbuster Punjabi films. The following year, she made her
Hindi film
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 ...
debut in the 2017 K9 film ''Firangi''. In 2018, she was seen in the Hindi film ''Paltan'', where she played love interest to
Harshvardhan Rane.
In 2019, she acted in Punjabi-language period drama ''Yaara Ve''.
Monica supported the
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, have been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many farmer unions ...
.
Personal life
Gill met Gurshawn Sahota, a California-based dentist at her cousin's wedding. The couple maintained a long-distance relationship, getting engaged in 2018. Gill moved back home with her parents to plan her wedding but due to the pandemic, their wedding has been on hold until it is safe to hold inperson events.
Gill and Sahota parted ways due to irreconcilable differences in Nov of 2021. She is single and currently living in New York City.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1980s births
Punjabi people
American female models
American film actresses
American actresses of Indian descent
American people of Punjabi descent
Actresses from Boston
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Punjabi cinema
American expatriate actresses in India
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American actresses
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