Jagjeet Sandhu

Jagjeet Sandhu is an Indian film actor and theatre artist who works in Punjabi and Hindi films and Television.[3][4] He started his career with the biographic film Rupinder Gandhi in 2015. Sandhu is best known for his role of "Bhola"[5] in the Rupinder Gandhi film series and "Romi Gill" in Dakuaan Da Munda[6] and his role as "Tarsem" in Sufna is considered his best role to date.

Jagjeet Sandhu
Sandhu during filming of Escaype Live
Born1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)[1]
Himmatgarh Chhana, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India[2][1]
EducationPanjab University
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Websitejagjeetsandhu.com

Early life

Sandhu was born in 1990 or 1991[1] in the small village of Himmatgarh Chhanna, Fatehgarh district, Punjab, India.[2][1] He graduated with a degree of Master of Arts in Indian Theatre from Panjab University, Chandigarh.[7]

Career

Sandhu made his debut in Punjabi cinema in 2015, with a supporting role of character "Bhola" in Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?.[1] After that he played the role of "Speed" in Qissa Panjab.[8]

In 2020, Sandhu appeared in a romantic drama Sufna, by Jagdeep Sidhu. His performance was praised by critics.[9] In 2020, he played the character of "Tope Singh" in the Amazon Prime Video streaming series Paatal Lok.[10]

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Notes
2015 Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?Bhola
Qissa PanjabSpeed
2016 Anatomy of ViolenceRapist Hindi debut
2017 Rabb Da RadioJaggi
2017 Rocky MentalDahiya
2017 Rupinder Gandhi 2: The RobinhoodBholaNominated:

PTC Award for Best Comic Role

2018 Sajjan Singh RangrootTeja Singh
2018 Dakuan Da Munda Rommi Gill
2019Kaka JiRaakat
2019Rabb Da Radio 2Jaggi
2019ShadaaBagh Singh
2019LeilaRakeshDigital debut; 4 episodes
2019Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di[11]Babbar Uday Singh [12]
2019Unni IkkiDCDebut as a lead actor
2020SufnaTarsem
2020Taxi No. 24
2023TufangMousor Brar

Web series
YearTitleCharacterNetworkNotes
2020Paatal LokTope SinghAmazon Prime Video9 episodes [13]
2022Escaype LiveNandu MamaHotstar7 episodes [14]

Personal life

He lives in Chandigarh. Currently he is doing theatre with 'The Centre of Music Performing Arts Natya Yatris' with Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry.[15]

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Ceremony Category Result
2018 Rupinder Gandhi 2 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Comic Role[16] Nominated

References
  1. "Between spotlight and 35mm". India Today. 11 August 2017.
  2. "Biography". jagjeetsandhu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Jagjeet Sandhu on Paatal Lok's success: I feel blessed to be part of such a big show". The Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. "Did you know that Jagjeet Sandhu used to earn Rs50 as a child artist? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. "Sometimes future projects are shifted to indefinite future, jokes comedian Jageet Sandhu - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. "Jagjeet Sandhu's life is mighty interesting! Here are some facts..." in.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019.
  7. "A dark and delightful take on Manto's grim tales of partition". Times of India. 30 October 2017.
  8. "A Punjabi flick presents society in distinctive colour". The Tribune. 14 October 2015.
  9. Service, Tribune News. "Movie Review – Sufna: Simplicity is its strength". The Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. "Jagjeet Sandhu on Paatal Lok's success: I feel blessed to be part of such a big show". The Indian Express. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. "Hema Malini First Punjabi Film Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di First Poster Out | Jagjeet Sandhu | New Film |". abpsanjha.abplive.in (in Hindi). 12 July 2019.
  12. "Hema Malini brings history of Babbar Akalis on celluloid". Tribune India.
  13. "Paatal Lok (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb". imdb.com.
  14. "Escaype Live (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb". imdb.com.
  15. "Theatre performers Jagjeet Sandhu with Navjot Randhawa in Dark Bord". The Hindu. 22 December 2017.
  16. Kaur, Nimrat (30 March 2018). "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018- Official list of nominations". PTC NEWS. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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