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My Take
Mahie Gill, born Rimpy Kaur Gill, earns my admiration for the grit of her route to stardom. Starting in Punjabi cinema before crashing into Bollywood with Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D in 2009, she announced herself with a fearless, morally complex performance and went on to win Filmfare recognition. What strikes me is her refusal to settle for decorative leading-lady roles; she gravitates toward shadowed, layered women that demand real craft. A Chandigarh native who carved her own path from regional film to national prominence, she represents the kind of self-made artist I instinctively root for.
Overview
Rimpy Kaur Gill, known professionally as Mahie Gill (born 19 December 1975), is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi and Punjabi-language films. She began her acting career in Punjabi cinema before making her Hindi film debut with Dev.D (2009), directed by Anurag Kashyap.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mahi Gill
- Name (Japanese)
- マヒー・ギル
- Reading
- まひー・ぎる
- Born
- December 19, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Chandigarh, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.