Pawan Gill is a film producer and filmmaker born and raised in

Vancouver, Canada Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...

now based in

Mumbai, India Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

. He has his ancestral roots hailing from

Ludhiana, Punjab Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. I ...

. He is known for producing films like

Shadaa ''Shadaa'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, and co-produced by A & A Advisors and Brat Films. The film starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa, follows the story of an average man ...

Puaada ''Puaada'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy produced by A&A Pictures and Brat Films, directed by debutant director Rupinder Chahal, starring Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles. The film follows the love story of a Punj ...

Super Singh ''Super Singh'' is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language superhero comedy and action film written and directed by Anurag Singh. It has main starrings of actors Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa and Alexandra Bandean. The film is a mix of comedy and actio ...

and

Honsla Rakh ''Honsla Rakh'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film directed by Amarjit Singh Saron starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill, it marks the debut of Diljit Dosanjh as producer. The film is set in Vancouver, Canad ...

Career

He moved to India in 2005 to pursue a career as a filmmaker after studying filmmaking at

Vancouver Film School Vancouver Film School (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition. The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouver ...

, he started work as an assistant director with

Yashraj Films Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...

where he worked for five years on such films like

Neal N Nikki ''Neal 'n' Nikki'' is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, starring Uday Chopra, Tanisha Mukherjee, Richa Pallod and Gaurav Gera, with Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance. It was produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Canada-based direct ...

and

Dhoom 2 ''Dhoom 2'' (trans. Blast 2) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and written by Vijay Krishna Acharya, based on a story by producer Aditya Chopra, who backed the film at an estimated budget of unde ...

. Thereafter he branched out on his own as a director with the film

Jo Hum Chahein ''Jo Hum Chahein'' () is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Pawan Gill, starring Sunny Gill, Simran Mundi, Alyy Khan and Achint Kaur. It is a debut film for both the lead actors and the director. The film was released on 16 December 2011 to ...

and then went on to produce

Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin ''Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin'' (English: Beware of Boys) is a Punjabi romantic comedy film starring Roshan Prince, Jassi Gill, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sunny Gill, Bharti Singh and Anshu (Preeto) Sawhney. Plot The film is romance comedy about two bes ...

. He and filmmaker

Anurag Singh (director) Anurag Singh is an Indian film director. He is a Mumbai-based film director and writer known for '' Kesari'' which is the biggest blockbuster of 2019 in the Bollywood industry as well as for ''Punjab 1984'', ''Jatt and Juliet'' Series and ''Yaa ...

set up their company Brat Films where he has produced

and

. He co-produced the blockbuster

with actor

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 cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...

, this is his third film as a producer with the Punjabi actor, their film

set new box office records in Punjabi cinema. His company's first Hindi language feature film

Jersey (2022 film) ''Jersey'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, being his Hindi directorial debut and the remake of his 2019 Telugu film of the same title. Cricket action was choreographed and directed b ...

starring Bollywood superstar

Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, inc ...

produced by his brother

Aman Gill Aman Gill is a film producer born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia now based in Mumbai, India. He has his ancestral roots hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab He is known for producing films like ''Jersey (2021 film)'', ''Shehzada (2022 film ...

released on April 22, 2022.

Personal life

He has a twin brother

, who also works in the film industry, he started his career as an executive producer on the film

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. He has produced several Bollywood films including Jersey (2021 film) and

Udta Punjab ''Udta Punjab'' () is a 2016 Indian black comedy crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in associa ...

starring

amongst many others.

Filmography

Varun Dhawan and Jagdeep Sidhu at screening of Shadaa

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Pawan Living people Indian film producers Film directors from Mumbai Film directors from Vancouver Film producers from Mumbai Canadian people of Indian descent People from Punjab, India People from Ludhiana district 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian expatriates in India