Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the

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and

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industries. She is best known for her role of ''Paro'' in

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's critically acclaimed

film '' Dev.D'', a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella '' Devdas'', for which she also won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress in 2010. 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

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in a Punjabi Jat

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family on 19 December in 1975. She completed her master's degree in theater from

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in 1998.

Career

Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based

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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

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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

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's film '' Bullett Raja''. Mahie Gill to be next seen in upcoming web series ' 1962 The War In The Hills', directed by

Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi language, ...

. The series features Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar.

Personal life

Gill lives in Goa with her boyfriend and has a daughter, Veronica. In 2023, she confirmed being married to her partner, Ravi Kesar.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Awards and nominations

;

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* 2010: Best Actress (Critics); '' Dev.D'' * 2012: Best Actress; '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' (nominated) ; Screen Awards * 2010: Most Promising Newcomer – Female; ''Dev.D'' ; IIFA Awards * 2010: IIFA Star Debut Award; ''Dev.D'' * 2010: Best Actress; ''Dev D'' (nominated) * 2012: Best Actress; ''Saheb Biwi aur Gangster'' (nominated) ;

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* 2013: Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female; '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Mahi Living people 1975 births Indian film actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses from Chandigarh Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Indian Sikhs Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners 21st-century Indian actresses