Mahie Gill


Rimpy Kaur Gill, commonly known as Mahi Gill, is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas, for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D.
She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

Early life and education

Gill was born in Chandigarh in a Punjabi Jat family on 19 December in 1975. She completed her master's degree in theater from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2008.

Career

Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie Dev D. She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's Not a Love Story, which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. She also worked in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster with Jimmy Sheirgill and Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.
Gill appeared in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film Toofan, simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, Zanjeer. She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Bullett Raja.

Personal life

Mahie Gill has a daughter named Veronica. As of 2019, she lives in Goa with her boyfriend.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes-
2003HawayeinLaaliHindi-
2004Khushi Mil GayeePunjabi-
2006Sirf Panch DinPunjabi-
2007Khoya Khoya ChandStarlet at Prem Kumar's houseHindi-
2007Mitti Wajaan MaardiRaaniPunjabi-
2008Chak De PhatteSimran Punjabi-
2009Dev.DParminder 'Paro'HindiFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actress-
2009GulaalMadhuriHindi-
2009Pal Pal Dil Ke SsaatDollyHindiCredited as Rimpy Gill-
2009Aagey Se RightSonia BhattHindi-
2010DabanggNirmalaHindi-
2010MirchHindiSpecial appearance in an item number-
2011Utt PataangSanjana MahadikHindi-
2011Not a Love StoryAnusha ChawlaHindi-
2011Saheb, Biwi Aur GangsterMadhavi DeviHindiNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress-
2011MichaelRwitikaHindi-
2012Paan Singh TomarIndiraHindi-
2012Carry On JattaMahie KaurPunjabi-
2012Dabangg 2Nirmala PandeyHindi-
2013Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ReturnsMadhavi DeviHindi-
2013ZanjeerMonaHindi-
2013Bullett RajaHindiSpecial appearance in song "Don't Touch My Body"-
2013Gang of GhostsManoranjana KumariHindi-
2014Buddha in a Traffic JamCharu SiddhuHindi/English-
2015ShareekJassiPunjabi
2015Hey BroHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in item song
2016Aatishbazi IshqVeera'nPunjabiProducer-
2017Wedding AnniversaryKahaaniHindi-
2018PhamousTeacher RosyHindi-
2018Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3Madhavi DeviHindi-
2018Apharan - Sabka KategaMadhu/MaliniHindiWeb series on ALT Balaji-
2019Family of ThakurganjSharbatiHindi-
2019Posham PaPrajakta DeshpandeHindiWeb Movie on Zee5
2019FixerrKesar MaalikHindiWeb series on ALT Balaji & ZEE5
2019Orphan TrainHelenSpanish, English, Hindipost-production
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Awards and nominations

;Filmfare Awards
;Screen Awards
;IIFA Awards
;BIG Star Entertainment Awards