Jimmy Sheirgill

Jasjit Singh Gill (born 3 December 1970), better known as Jimmy Sheirgill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.[1]

Jimmy Sheirgill
Sheirgill in 2016
Born
Jasjit Singh Gill

(1970-12-03) 3 December 1970
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesJimmy Shergill
EducationPunjabi University, Patiala
Occupation
Years active1996-present
Spouse(s)
Priyanka Puri
(
m. 2001)
Children1

Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller Maachis.His breakthrough came with the blockbuster musical romance Mohabbatein (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), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Hum Tum (2004), A Wednesday! (2008), Tanu Weds Manu (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 (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 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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 (2014), Shareek (2015) and Daana Paani (2018).

He has also worked in movies like Sahib biwi and gangster 1,2& S.P Chauhan -2019 Tera Mera Ki Rishta-2009,Phamous-2018), Rangbaaz phirse And Your Honour(2020) Sony-LIV Original series

Early life

Jimmy Sheirgill was born in a Jat family in Deokahia village, Sardarnagar, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He hails from a family of aristocratic land owners and his paternal great aunt was the famous Punjabi-Hungarian painter Amrita Sher-Gil.[2]

He studied at St. Francis' College, Lucknow for a few years and then moved to his home Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985. He studied at The Punjab Public School, Nabha and at Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala.[3] He completed his graduation degree from Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh, Panjab University[4]

He went to Mumbai after a cousin convinced him to try his luck in the film industry. There, he attended Roshan Taneja's acting classes.[2]

Career

Hindi films

Sheirgill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film Maachis, directed by Gulzar, based on the terrorism in Punjab. 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 alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, 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 (2006), Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007), A Wednesday (2008), My Name is Khan (2010), Tanu Weds Manu (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 (2001). He won the Star Guild Awards previously known as Apsara guild awards for Best Actor In A Supporting Role for a movie A Wednesday![5]

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 Bollywood production house Eros International. His first film as a producer, Dharti, released in 2011 and did well at the box office.[6] 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, Amrinder Gill, Neetu Singh, Surveen Chawla and himself in a cameo and another film titled Rangeelay, which casts him in the lead with Neha Dhupia.

Personal life

Sheirgill married his long time girlfriend Priyanka in 2001.[7] They have a son named Veer.[8]

He changed the spelling of his surname "Shergill" to Sheirgill because the name Jimmy Shergill was already used on social media.[9]

Filmography

Hindi
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996MaachisJaimalas Jasjit Shergill (debut Hindi film)
1999Jahan Tum Le ChaloAkash
2000MohabbateinKaran Choudhry
2001Yeh Zindagi Ka SafarJai Bharadwaj
2002Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi HaiRohit Khanna
Dil Hai TumhaaraSameer
Dil Vil Pyar VyarHrithik Mittal
Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar BaarSunny Dhiman
2003HaasilAniruddha 'Ani' SharmaAs Writer
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.Zaheer
2004AgnipankhSiddharth Singh
CharasDev Anand
Hum TumMihir
2005SilsiilayTarun
YahaanCaptain Aman
2006PrateekshaDr. Karan
UmarShashank
Tom Dick and HarryHarry
Yun Hota Toh Kya HotaHemant Punj
Lage Raho Munna BhaiVictor D'Souza
Bas Ek PalRahul Kher
RehguzarRahul Khanna
2007Eklavya: The Royal GuardUdaywardhan
Delhii HeightsAbhi
RaqeebSunny Khanna
Victoria No. 203Jimmy Joseph
Chhodon Naa YaarRavi
Dus KahaniyaanKabir
StrangersRahul
2008Hastey HasteyNeel
A Wednesday!Arif Khan
2009Marega SalaaInspector Jay
2010My Name Is KhanZakir Khan
A FlatRahul Verma
2011Tanu Weds ManuRaja Awasthi
GameVikram Kapoor
Saheb, Biwi Aur GangsterAditya Partap Singh / Saheb
2012Dangerous IshhqACP Singh
Shoebite
2013Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ReturnsAditya Partap Singh/SahebBest Actor Award at 11th Norway Bollywood Film Festival in Oslo.[10]
Special 26SI Ranveer Singh
Rajdhani ExpressDCP Yadav
Bullett RajaRudra
2014FuglyChautala
Darr @ the MallVishnu Sharma
Kolkata Junction
Bang Bang!Colonel Viren Nanda
2015Tanu Weds Manu: ReturnsRaja Awasthi
UvaaSP
2016Shortcut SafariChief Jimmy
TrafficGurbir Singh
ShorgulRanjit Om
MadaariNachiket Verma
Happy Bhag JayegiDaman Singh Bagga
Yea Toh Two Much Ho GayaaMann / Mohan
2017Shubh Mangal SaavdhanHimselfSpecial Appearance
Ranchi Diaries Jimmy Sheirgill, a cop [11]
2018MukkabaazBhagwandas Mishra
Veerey Ki WeddingBalli
PhamousRadhe Shyam
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3Aditya Pratap Singh
Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Daman Singh Bagga
Gun pe done
Zero Special Appearance
2019 Tom, Dick and Harry 2Harry
De De Pyaar DeVakil aka VK
Family of ThakurganjNannu
Jhootha Kahin KaTommy Bhaiyya
Judgementall Hai KyaBobby's Boyfriend
P Se Pyaar F Se FaraarRajveer Singh

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Rangbaaz Phirse Amar Pal Singh ZEE5
2020 Your Honor Judge Bishan Khosla Sony LIV

Punjabi
Year Film Role Notes
2005Yaaran Naal BaharanNavdeep Singh Brar / DeepDebut Punjabi film
2006MannatNihal Singh
2009Tera Mera Ki RishtaMeet
2009Munde U.K. DeRoop Singh
2010Mel Karade RabbaRajveer GillPTC Best Actor Award
2011DhartiJaideep Singh Wadala / Jay SinghPTC Best Film (Critics) Award
2013Saadi Love StoryRajveerSpecial Appearance
2013RangeelaySunny/Bobby
2014Aa Gaye Munde U.K. DeRoop SinghNominated - PTC Best Actor Award
2015Hero Naam Yaad RakhiHero
2015ShareekJassa / Zorawar
2016Vaisakhi ListJarnail
2017JinduaKaramjeet Singh / KarmaWith Sargun Mehta and Neeru Bajwa
2018Daana PaaniMehtab SinghWith Simi Chahal
2019S.P. ChauhanACP Satpal ChauhanWith Yuvika Chaudhry
2020Shareek 2

Producer
Year Film
2011Dharti
2012Taur Mittran Di
2013Saadi Love Story
2013Rangeelay

References
  1. "Hindustan Times Chat With Jimmy Shergill". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2002.
  2. Gupta, Priya (12 June 2014). "Jimmy Sheirgill: No one in my family spoke to me for over a year when I became a cut Surd". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Hindustan Times Celeb Chat With Jimmy". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2006.
  4. https://www.telegraphindia.com/telekids/my-fundays-11-08-2005/cid/1075417
  5. "Jimmy shergill Awards". Imdb.
  6. "Business Today - Punjab Takes Center Stage With Its Own Hits". Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  7. "Jimmy Shergill: Marriage bliss!". Times of India. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  8. "In His Own Space". Mid Day. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  9. Nijher, Jaspreet (25 March 2014). "I am not politically inclined: Jimmy Sheirgill". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Tigmanshu Dhulia wins Best Director at Norway Bollywood film festival". September 18, 2013. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  11. "Anupam Kher releases poster of 'Ranchi Diaries' in Mumbai's Kherwadi | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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