Jimmy Shergill life and biography

Jasjit Singh Gill, popularly known as Jimmy Shergill is an Indian actor.

Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade. Then, his family shifted to Patiala (Punjab). He studied in Punjab Public School(PPS), Nabha, and completed his graduation from Government Bikram College of Commerce, Patiala.

He started his career with Maachis, a movie based on terrorism in North India. The film was critically acclaimed and did reasonably well at the box office. Jimmy has since worked in many films but only few have been successful. He starred in My Name is Khan alongside Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.

Shergill has performed a variety of roles in various films such as Munna Bhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Delhi Heights and A Wednesday. He has been a critically acclaimed performer ever since his entry into Bollywood. His role in Mohabbatein was well appreciated. He went on to act in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai and Tanu Weds Manu.

One of his best performances was in the movie Yahaan & Haasil where he plays the role of a college student who gets roped into the infamous student politics of Allahabad University.

He has made his contribution to develop the Punjabi cinema by doing at least one Punjabi film every year. He is the first Punjabi actor who has made commitment to the Punjabi cinema to help compete with the big budget Hindi films. dharti was his last Punjabi film and was an all time blockbuster. The film made more than the Hindi films that released on the same day even though it had very few screens/shows. The success cemented Jimmy shergill as the new Punjabi hero. Almost all of his Punjabi films so far were successful.

He has acted in a number of Punjabi movies such as Mannat, Yaaran Naal Baharan, Tera Mera Ki Rishta, Munde U.K. De and Mel Karade Rabba. His Punjabi films have done really well in Punjab as well as overseas. He started his own Production House, by producing and acting in a Punjabi bi-lingual film titled Dharti. This movie had the same team that produced earlier movies like Mel Kara De Rabba, Tere Mera Ki Rishta joining hands with notable director Navneaat Singh. Japjit Khaira will also be added to the cast. The movie opened to block-buster opening and is running full-house, gaining profits across the globe
Shergill is married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi and they have a son named Veer Shergill.

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