Jimmy Shergill

Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi films.

Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller Maachis. His breakthrough came with the romantic drama Mohabbatein (2000), which became the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, following which he starred in several films, including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), Hum Tum (2004), A Wednesday! (2008), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Special 26 (2013), Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) and De De Pyaar De (2019). His highest-grossing releases came with supporting roles in the comedy-drama Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), the drama My Name Is Khan (2010) and the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015). The latter earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Sheirgill made his Punjabi film debut with Yaaran Naal Baharan in 2005. His notable work in Punjabi cinema include Mel Karade Rabba (2010), Dharti (2011), Aa Gaye Munde UK De (2014), Shareek (2015) and Daana Paani (2018). He won the PTC Award for Best Actor for Mel Karade Rabba. The actor has also produced several Punjabi films.

Early life Sheirgill was born on 3 December 1970, into a Punjabi Sikh aristocratic Majithia family family. His paternal great aunt was the Indian artist of Hungarian-Jewish ancestry Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India’s most important women painters.

He studied at St. Francis' College, Lucknow for a few years and then moved to his ancestral home state of Punjab, in 1985. He studied at The Punjab Public School, Nabha and at Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala. He completed his graduation degree from Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh and Panjab University.

Sheirgill went to Mumbai after a cousin convinced him to try his luck in the film industry. There, he attended Roshan Taneja's acting classes. The film did reasonably well at the box office and got him noticed by all the top filmmakers in the industry, which led him to being cast in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000) alongside stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. He has consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films such as Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Haasil (2003), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), Yahaan (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007), A Wednesday! (2008), My Name Is Khan (2010), Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), Special 26 (2013), Bullett Raja (2013), Fugly (2014) and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015). He also worked with rising star of the time Amisha Patel in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001). He won the Star Guild Awards previously known as Apsara guild awards for Best Actor In A Supporting Role for a movie A Wednesday!

Punjabi films He started acting in Punjabi films in 2005 with Manmohan Singh's Yaaran Naal Baharan, which did well at the box office. He went on to act in several other Punjabi films. He is currently one of the top actors in the industry, and some of the films he has acted in have been hits. He plans to produce and act in one Punjabi film every year, for which he has signed a deal with Bollywood production house Eros International. His first film as a producer, Dharti, released in 2011 and did well at the box office. The next production from his company was Taur Mittran Di, that was released in May 2012. He has lined up two more films for production; the multi-star cast Saadi Love Story, in which he's cast Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, Neetu Singh, Surveen Chawla and himself in a cameo and another film titled Rangeelay, which casts him in the lead with Neha Dhupia.

Personal life and other work Sheirgill married his long time girlfriend Priyanka Puri in 2001. They have a son named Veer. Sheirgill changed the spelling of his surname "Shergill" to "Sheirgill" because the name Jimmy Shergill was already used on social media.

Sheirgill walked the ramp with underprivileged children for a charity fashion show in 2013. In 2014, he donated warm clothes for the homeless in North India. Sheirgill participated in the 6-hour telethon to raise funds to rebuild Kerala, which was devastated by floods in 2018.

Media image Sampada Sharma of Indian Express said that Sheirgill is the actor "who focused more on the characters he played rather than being the hero".

In an interview, Sheirgill said that he believes his "unconventional film choices" have worked in his favour as the audiences now associate him with good roles. He further added that it has also led to a lot of interesting work coming his way. Rediff.com placed him 7th in its "Best Actors" list of 2011. Sheirgill is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Ezeepay and Mahindra Verito. He has also being the brand ambassador of Punjab Premier League.

Filmography

Hindi Year Title Role Notes 1996 Maachis Jaimal 'Jimmy' Singh 1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo Aakash 2000 Mohabbatein Karan Choudhary 2001 Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar Jai Bharadwaj 2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Rohit Khanna Dil Hai Tumhaara Sameer Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Hrithik Mittal Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar Sunder Kapoor 2003 Haasil Aniruddha 'Ani' Sharma Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Zaheer Ali Khan 2004 Agnipankh Siddharth Singh Charas Dev Anand Hum Tum Mihir Vora 2005 Silsiilay Tarun Ahuja Yahaan Captain Aman 2006 Prateeksha Dr. Kishen Lal Umar Shashank Dutt Tom, Dick, and Harry Harshvardhan "Harry" Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Hemant Punj Lage Raho Munna Bhai Victor D'Souza Bas Ek Pal Rahul Kher Rehguzar Rahul Khanna 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Prince Udaywardhan Rana Delhii Heights Abheer 'Abhi' Raqeeb Sunny Khanna Victoria No. 203 Jimmy Joseph Chhodon Naa Yaar Ravi Prasad Dus Kahaniyaan Kabir Anthology film; segment: High on the Highway Strangers Rahul 2008 Hastey Hastey Neel A Wednesday! Inspector Arif Khan 2009Bachelor Party Rocky Marega Salaa Inspector Jai Kumar 2010My Name is KhanZakir Khan A Flat Rahul Verma 2011 Tanu Weds Manu Raja Awasthi Game Vikram Kapoor Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Aditya Pratap Singh (Saheb) 2012 Dangerous Ishhq ACP Bhargav Singh 2013 Rajdhani Express DCP Yadav Special 26 SI Ranveer Singh Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ReturnsAditya Pratap Singh (Saheb) Four Two Ka One Vijay Kumar Bullett Raja Rudra Tripathi 2014 Fugly Inspector R.S. Chautala Darr @ The Mall Vishnu Sharma/Arjun Bang Bang! Colonel Viren Nanda Cameo appearance 2015 Tanu Weds Manu: Returns Raja Awasthi Uvaa S.P Tejaveer Singh 2016 Shortcut Safari Chief Jimmy Traffic Gurbir Singh Shorgul Ranjit Om Madaari Nachiket Verma Happy Bhag Jayegi Daman Singh Bagga Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa Mann/Mohan Dil Sala Sanki Bachcha Babu Mahayoddha RamaLaxman Voiceover 2017 Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Himself Guest appearance Ranchi Diaries Jimmy Sheirgill, A Cop 2018 Mukkabaaz Bhagwandas Mishra Veerey Ki Wedding Balli Arora Phamous Radhe Shyam Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Aditya Pratap Singh (Saheb) Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Daman Singh Bagga 2019SP Chauhan Thakur Satpal Chauhan Gun Pe DonePancham De De Pyaar De Vakil 'VK' Kapoor Family of Thakurganj Nannu Jhootha Kahin Ka Tommy Pandey Judgementall Hai Kya Sridhar Awasthi P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar Rajveer Singh Pati Patni Aur Woh Narrator Voiceover 2021 Collar Bomb Manoj Hesi 2022 Double XL Atul Chhabra Special appearance 2023Operation Mayfair Detective Amar Singh Aazam Javed 2024Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Abhijeet Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Mrityunjay "Monty" Paswan Khel Khel Mein Unnamed Voice over Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Jaswinder Singh 2026 Magical Wallet Rajveer Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai Jogi Randhawa

Punjabi Year Title Role Notes 2005 Yaaran Naal Baharan Navdeep Singh Brar / Deep 2006 Mannat Nihal Singh 2009 Tera Mera Ki Rishta Meet Munde U.K. De Roop Singh 2010 Mel Karade Rabba Rajveer Gill 2011 Dharti Jasdeep Singh Wadala / Jay Singh Also producer 2013 Saadi Love Story Rajveer Also producer; Cameo appearance Rangeelay Sunny/Bobby Also producer 2014 Aa Gaye Munde UK De Roop Singh 2015 Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi Hero Shareek Jassa / Zorawar 2016 Vaisakhi List Jarnail Singh 2017 Jindua Karamjeet Singh / Karma 2018 Daana Paani Mehtab Singh 2022 Shareek 2 Jaswant Singh Randhawa / Fateh Singh Randhawa 2023 Tu Hovein Main Hovan Garry Malwani 2025 Maa Jaye Amar

As producer Year Title Notes 2011 Dharti Under Jimmy Sheirgill Productions 2012 Taur Mittran Di 2013 Saadi Love Story 2014 CID Vishnu Sharma Season 1 Episode 1046 2019 Rangbaaz Phirse Amar Pal Singh Season 2 2020–present Your Honor Judge Bishan Khosla 2 seasons 2022 Bandon Mein Tha Dum Narrator Documentary series 2023 Choona Avinash Shukla Netflix series 2024 Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Kashyap Sinha JioCinema 2026Operation Safed SagarWing Commander Birender Singh DhanoaNetflix

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2013 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns 2016 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Tanu Weds Manu Returns 2017 Filmfare Awards PunjabiBest Actor Vaisakhi List 2018Jindua Best Actor - Critics 2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - OTT Your Honor 2017 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Comedian Happy Bhag Jayegi 2009 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role A Wednesday! 2014 Best Actor in a Negative Role Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns 2011 PTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Actor Mel Karade Rabba 2012 Dharti 2014 Rangeelay 2015 Aa Gaye Munde UK De 2016 Shareek 2018 Jindua 2019 Daana Paani 2009 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor A Wednesday! 2012 Best Villain Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 2014 Best Supporting Actor Bullett Raja 2017 Best Comedian Happy Bhag Jayegi 2012 Stardust Awards Best ActorSaheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 2012 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role 2017Best Actor in a Comic Role Happy Bhaag Jayegi 2019 Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Best Actor in a Negative Role Mukkabaaz 2008V. Shantaram Awards Best Supporting Actor A Wednesday! 2011 Punjabi International Film Academy AwardsBest Actor Mel Karade Rabba 2012 Dharti 2014 Rangeelay 2015 Aa Gaye Munde UK De 2016 Shareek 2018 Jindua 2023Shareek 2