Shehnaaz Gill (born 27 January 1993 or 1994), also known as Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, is an Indian actress, model and singer who primarily works in

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television and films. She began her modelling career with the 2015 music video ''Shiv Di Kitaab''. In 2017, she debuted as an actress in the Punjabi film ''

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''. In 2019, Gill participated in the reality show ''

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'', where she finished in third place.

Early life

Gill was born on 27 January 1993 or 1994 and raised in

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. She is of Punjabi descent and belongs to a

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family. She loved to act and sing, and dreamt to be an actor since childhood. She did her schooling from

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and completed her graduation from

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, Phagwara, and has a degree in commerce.

Career

Gill began her career by featuring in "Shiv Di Kitaab" in 2015. Gill appeared in "Majhe Di Jatti" and "Pindaan Diyan Kudiyaan" in 2016. Gill's another music video came with

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titled Yeah Baby Refix. Gill also starred in some Punjabi films such as ''

'' in 2017, ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 2019. In September 2019, Gill entered as a celebrity participant on ''

''. While she was in the ''Bigg Boss'' house, her first single, "Veham" came out, followed by some other singles including "Sidewalk", "Range" and "Ronda Ali Peti". The season ended in February 2020, where Gill finished up as second runner-up. In February 2020, she appeared in ''

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'' but it terminated within a month because of the

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. Gill then appeared in a number of music videos including "

Bhula Dunga "Bhula Dunga" () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language song, sung and composed by Darshan Raval, starring Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill. Background and release The first look of a song was out on 17 March 2020 titled "Bhula Dunga". The song was ...

", "Keh Gayi Sorry", "Kurta Pajama", "Waada Hai", "Shona Shona" and "Fly". In 2021, Gill appeared in Punjabi film ''

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 ...

'' opposite

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Filmography

Films

Television

Guest appearances

Music videos

Discography

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