Mahi Gill is an Indian actress, working in the Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 industry. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap (director)

Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal...

's critically acclaimed Hindi

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali

Bengali novels

Bengali novels occupy a major part of Bengali literature. Though the first Bengali novel was "Karuna O Phulmonir Bibaran", the Bengali novel actually started its journey with Durgeshnondini written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1865...

 novella Devdas

Devdas

Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities'.-Plot summary:Devdas is a young man from...

for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress

The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award is given by the chosen jury of critics assigned to the function, and is a derivation from a previous award known as the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance,...

. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev D.

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

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film Hawayein

Hawayein

Hawayein is a 2003 Bollywood film, directed by Ammtoje Mann. The movie stars Babbu Mann, Ammtoje Mann, and Sunny Mann.The Tagline of the movie was Some winds don’t blow… Yet take away everything.- Plot :...

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

Dev D

Dev.D is a 2009 Indian romance film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film is a modern day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas., previously adapted for the screen by P.C. Barua and Bimal Roy and more recently by Sanjay Leela...

.She has worked in Saheb Biwi aur Gangster

Saheb Biwi aur Gangster

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is a 2011 hindi movie starring Jimmy Shergill and Mahie Gill.- Synopsis :Based in a small town in the Northern part of India, Sahib Biwi aur Gangster is a story packed with intrigue betrayal and ambition between a beautiful Begum, her Nawab husband and an ambitious young...

 with Jimmy Shergill

Jimmy Shergill

Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...

 and Randeep Hooda

Randeep Hooda

Randeep Singh Hooda is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films.-Early life:Hooda was born in the village of Jaseya in Rohtak district of Haryana. His mother, Asha Hooda, is a social worker and his father, Dr. Ranbir Hooda, is a surgeon by profession...

 which released on 30th September 2011.

Gill is set to appear in Paan Singh Tomar

Paan Singh Tomar

Paan Singh Tomar is a 2010 Hindi-language film is based on the true story of a runner who turned into a rebel. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan plays the lead character. Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 British Film Institute London Film...

with Irrfan Khan.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2003	Hawayein Hawayein Hawayein is a 2003 Bollywood film, directed by Ammtoje Mann. The movie stars Babbu Mann, Ammtoje Mann, and Sunny Mann.The Tagline of the movie was Some winds don’t blow… Yet take away everything.- Plot :...		Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
?	Khushi Mil Gayee
?	Sirf Panch Din
2007	Khoya Khoya Chand Khoya Khoya Chand Khoya Khoya Chand, is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles...	Starlet at Prem Kumar's house	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
	Mitti Wajaan Maardi Mitti Wajaan Maardi Mitti Wajaan Maardi, is a Punjabi film directed by Manmohan Singh.- Plot :This is a moving saga of Punjabis who go abroad for better prospects but circumstances prevent them from returning to their homeland. One such story focuses on Surjit Singh who goes to America leaving behind his wife and two...	Rani	Punjabi
2008	Chak De Phatte Chak De Phatte Chak De Phattey , is a 2008 Indian Punjabi comedy adventure film produced and directed by Smeep Kang.-Plot:The story revolves around Simran who is a Canadian NRI working as a manager at a local cafeteria in Chandigarh...	Simran	Punjabi
2009	Dev.D	Parminder (Paro)	Hindi	Won, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award is given by the chosen jury of critics assigned to the function, and is a derivation from a previous award known as the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance,...
	Gulaal Gulaal Gulaal is a 2009 Indian film directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. The film explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived...	Madhuri	Hindi
	Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath	Dolly	Hindi	credited as rimpy gill
	Aagey Se Right	Sonia Bhatt	Hindi
2010	Dabangg Dabangg Dabangg is a 2010 Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap in his directorial debut and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha...	Nirmala	Hindi
	Mirch	Item Number	Hindi
	Paan Singh Tomar Paan Singh Tomar Paan Singh Tomar is a 2010 Hindi-language film is based on the true story of a runner who turned into a rebel. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan plays the lead character. Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 British Film Institute London Film...	Indra	Hindi	delayed
2011	Utt Pataang	Sanjana Mahadik	Hindi
	Buddha in a Traffic Jam Buddha in a Traffic Jam Buddha in a Traffic Jam is a Bollywood film that is slated to release in 2012. The movie is conceptualized and produced by Friday Night Productions and co-produced by Phoenix Multidimensions and Vivek Agnihotri creates...		Hindi	Filming
	Not A Love Story Not a Love Story (2011 film) Not A Love Story is a 2011 Indian crime-thriller film inspired by the gruesome murder of Neeraj Grover in 2008 that led to the arrest of Emile Jerome and Maria Susairaj. Starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film was released on 19 August 2011...	Anusha Chawla	Hindi
	Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is a 2011 Bollywood thriller/drama film. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, and stars Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill,Shreya Narayan, and Randeep Hooda in pivotal roles...	Madhavi	Hindi

Awards

• Filmfare Award
  • 2010: Best Actress (Critics' Choice)
    Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
    The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award is given by the chosen jury of critics assigned to the function, and is a derivation from a previous award known as the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance,...
    
    : Dev.D
• Star Screen Awards
  Star Screen Awards
  The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...
  
  
  • 2010: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female: Dev.D
• IIFA Awards
  • 2010: IIFA Star Debut Award: Dev.D

External links

• Mahi Gill on Dev D