Mahi Gill

Mahi Gill
Born	December 19, 1975 (1975-12-19) (age 35) Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Other names	Rimpy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003 - present

Mahi Gill (or Mahie Gill) is an Indian actress, working in the Bollywood industry. 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.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Mahi Gill was born on 19 December 1975 in Chandigarh, Punjab. She completed her Masters in theater from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1998.

Career

Mahi got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre.

Anurag saw her first at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in movie Dev D.She has worked in Saheb Biwi aur Gangster with Jimmy Shergill and Randeep Hooda which released on 30th September 2011.

Gill is set to appear in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2003	Hawayein		Punjabi
?	Khushi Mil Gayee
?	Sirf Panch Din
2007	Khoya Khoya Chand	Starlet at Prem Kumar's house	Hindi
	Mitti Wajaan Maardi	Rani	Punjabi
2008	Chak De Phatte	Simran	Punjabi
2009	Dev.D	Parminder (Paro)	Hindi	Won, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
	Gulaal	Madhuri	Hindi
	Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath		Hindi
	Aagey Se Right	Sonia Bhatt	Hindi
2010	Dabangg	Nirmala	Hindi
	Mirch	Item Number	Hindi
	Paan Singh Tomar	Indra	Hindi
2011	Utt Pataang	Sanjana Mahadik	Hindi
	Buddha in a Traffic Jam		Hindi	Filming
	Not A Love Story	Anusha Chawla	Hindi
	Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster	Madhavi	Hindi

Awards

• Filmfare Award
  • 2010: Best Actress (Critics' Choice): Dev.D ^[3]
• Star Screen Awards
  • 2010: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female: Dev.D
• IIFA Awards
  • 2010: IIFA Star Debut Award: Dev.D

References

1. ^ "I don't have time to date anyone: Mahi Gill". Indian Express. September 11, 2009. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-dont-have-time-to-date-anyone-mahi-gill/515861/. 
2. ^ "Mahi Gill: A girl on the verge". Express Buzz (Indian Express). July 3, 2009. http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/Hindi/mahi-gill-a-girl-on-the-verge/81006.html. 
3. ^ 3 Idiots shines at Filmfare Awards The Economic Times, 28 Feb 2010.

External links

• Mahi Gill at the Internet Movie Database
• Mahi Gill on Dev D

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Name	Gill, Mahi
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Date of birth	19 December, 1975
Place of birth	Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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