Sunny Gill is a Canadian-born Indian actor of

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origin who made his

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debut in the film ''

Jo Hum Chahein () is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Pawan Gill, starring Sunny Gill, Simran Mundi, Alyy Khan and Achint Kaur. It is a debut film for both the lead actors and the director. The film was released on 16 December 2011 to a mixed response. ...

'' in December 2011. He was placed 7th on the ''

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''s "Most Promising Newcomers of 2011" list, where they praised him for his good looks and nuanced performance. Prior to his debut as an actor he was a model who had done print and ramp assignments.

Biography

Sunny Gill was born in

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, to

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Punjabi parents. He migrated to

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to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Modelling career

He started his modelling career after being noticed by fashion designers Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla. He then went on to work at the Lakme and Wills India Fashion Weeks, and at Global Hindi Film Awards Shows like GIFA and IIFA. At the IIFA show in Dubai he was complimented by

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for his work on the ramp. He also featured in several TV commercials including a

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hair gel commercial and was in the

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music video ''Raat Khamosh Hai'' and another video for VJ

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, ''Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila''.

Film career

Gill made his acting debut in the Bollywood film ''

'' opposite Simran Mundi on 16 December 2011. The film didn't work at the box office, but he was noticed and appreciated by critics for his performance. Gaurav Malani of ''

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'' said "Sunny makes a handsome and confident debut, he's natural in his act and appeal and has good screen presence." Swati Rohatgi of '' Stardust India'' said "Sunny looks good, is highly confident and showcases his range of acting, confidently executing dramatic, emotional and romantic scenes." Joginder Tuteja of ''India Glitz'' said "Sunny opens his Bollywood innings well, he has the Bollywood quotient right and boasts of fantastic looks."

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of ''

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'' said "Sunny renders his character with tremendous sincerity, it's a bona fide character and Sunny's performance makes it all the more relatable." He was the only male debutant in '' Mid-Day's'' list of most-promising newcomers of 2011, Yahoo India featured him on their most-promising newcomers of 2011 list, and ''

'' placed him seventh on their list of male debuts of 2011.

Filmography

*2011 ''

'' as Rohan Bhatia *2014 ''

Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin ''Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin'' (English language, English: Beware of Boys) is a Punjabi romantic comedy film starring Roshan Prince, Jassi Gill, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sunny Gill, Bharti Singh and Anshu (Preeto) Sawhney. Plot The film is a romance c ...

'' *2022 '' Ni Main Sass Kutni''

References

External links

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