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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jimmy Sheirgill
| image = Jimmy Shergill.jpg
| caption = Sheirgill in 2016
| birth_name = Jasjit Singh Gill
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|3 December 1970}}
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| other_names = Jimmy Shergill
| education = [[Punjabi University]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Priyanka Puri|2001}}
| children = 1
| occupation = {{ubl|[[Actor]]|[[Film producer]]}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]]
}}

'''Jimmy Sheirgill''' (born '''Jasjit Singh Gill'''; 3 December 1970), also credited as '''Jimmy Shergill''', is an Indian actor and film producer who works in [[Hindi]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Jimmy-Shergill-Chat-on-November-22/Article1-4361.aspx |title=Hindustan Times Chat With Jimmy Shergill |date=21 November 2002 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=21 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109160427/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Jimmy-Shergill-Chat-on-November-22/Article1-4361.aspx |archive-date= 9 November 2014 }}</ref>

Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''[[Maachis]]''. His breakthrough came with the [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] musical romantic drama ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, following which he starred in several other box-office hits including ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' (2002), ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S]]'' (2003), ''[[Hum Tum (film)|Hum Tum]]'' (2004), ''[[A Wednesday!]]'' (2008), ''[[Tanu Weds Manu]]'' (2011), ''[[Special 26]]'' (2013), ''[[Happy Bhag Jayegi]]'' (2016) and ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' (2019). His highest-grossing releases came with the comedy-drama ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' (2006), the drama film ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010) and the romantic comedy ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]'' (2015), all of which rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]]. 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 film)|Dharti]]'' (2011), ''[[Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De]]'' (2014), ''[[Shareek]]'' (2015) and ''[[Daana Paani (2018 film)|Daana Paani]]'' (2018).

==Early life==
Jimmy Sheirgill was born into a jat family of [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] aristocracy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10087130/The-Indian-Frida-Kahlo.html|title=The Indian Frida Kahlo}}</ref> and his paternal great aunt was the famous Indian painter [[Amrita Sher-Gil]].<ref name="tof20140612">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jimmy-Sheirgill-No-one-in-my-family-spoke-to-me-for-over-a-year-when-I-became-a-cut-Surd/articleshow/36395172.cms |title=Jimmy Sheirgill: No one in my family spoke to me for over a year when I became a cut Surd|first=Priya |last=Gupta |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 June 2014|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref>

He studied at [[St. Francis' College]], [[Lucknow]] for a few years and then moved to his ancestral home state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], in 1985. He studied at The Punjab Public School, [[Nabha]] and at Bikram College, [[Punjabi University]], [[Patiala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/HTNext/Teens/Celeb-Chat-Jimmy-Shergill/Article1-298835.aspx |title=Hindustan Times Celeb Chat With Jimmy |date=3 August 2006 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=3 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913011816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/HTNext/Teens/Celeb-Chat-Jimmy-Shergill/Article1-298835.aspx |archive-date=13 September 2013 }}</ref> He completed his graduation degree from [[Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh]], [[Panjab University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/telekids/my-fundays-11-08-2005/cid/1075417 |title=My Fundays 11-08-2005 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426080330/https://www.telegraphindia.com/telekids/my-fundays-11-08-2005/cid/1075417 |archive-date=2019-04-26}} </ref>

He went to [[Mumbai]] after a cousin convinced him to try his luck in the film industry. There, he attended Roshan Taneja's acting classes.<ref name="tof20140612"/>

==Career==

===Hindi films===
Sheirgill started his acting career in 1996 with the critically acclaimed film ''[[Maachis]]'', directed by [[Gulzar]], based on the [[Punjab insurgency|terrorism in Punjab]]. 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|Aditya Chopra's]] [[Mohabbatein]] 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 (film)|Haasil]]'' (2003), ''[[Munna Bhai MBBS]]'' (2003), ''[[Yahaan]]'' (2005), ''[[Lage Raho Munnabhai]]'' (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 (film)|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!]]''<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792116/awards| title =Jimmy shergill Awards| work= Imdb}}</ref>

===Punjabi films===
He started acting in [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi Films]] in 2005 with [[Manmohan Singh (director)|Manmohan Singh's]] ''[[Yaaran Naal Baharan (2005 Film)|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 (2011)|Dharti]]'', released in 2011 and did well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business Today - Punjab Takes Center Stage With Its Own Hits|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/punjabi-film-industry-and-bollywood/1/19574.html|access-date= 13 November 2011}}</ref> 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 (born 1990)|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 ==

Sheirgill married his long time girlfriend Priyanka in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Jimmy-Shergill-Marriage-bliss-/articleshow/39468619.cms|title=Jimmy Shergill: Marriage bliss! |date=26 April 2001|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> They have a son named Veer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/apr/260412-In-his-own-space.htm|title=In His Own Space|date=26 April 2012|work=[[Mid-Day]]|access-date=26 April 2012}}</ref>

He changed the spelling of his surname "Shergill" to Sheirgill because the name Jimmy Shergill was already used on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/I-am-not-politically-inclined-Jimmy-Sheirgill/articleshow/32661047.cms? |title=I am not politically inclined: Jimmy Sheirgill |first=Jaspreet |last=Nijher |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 March 2014|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Hindi===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Maachis]]'' || Jaimal Singh alias Jimmy
|| Credited as Jasjit Singh Gill
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Jahan Tum Le Chalo]]'' || Aakash ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' || Karan Choudhry ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar]]'' || Jai Bharadwaj ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2002 ||''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' || Rohit Khanna ||
|-
|| ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' || Sameer ||
|-
|| ''[[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar]]'' || Hrithik Mittal ||
|-
|| ''[[Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar]]'' || Sunny Dhiman ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' || Aniruddha 'Ani' Sharma ||
|-
|| ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' || Zaheer Ali ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004 || ''[[Agnipankh]]''|| Siddharth Singh ||
|-
|| ''[[Charas (2004 film)|Charas]]'' || Dev Anand ||
|-
|| ''[[Hum Tum (film)|Hum Tum]]'' || Mihir Vora ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Silsiilay]]'' || Tarun ||
|-
|| ''[[Yahaan]]'' || Captain Aman ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2006 || ''Prateeksha'' || Dr. Karan ||
|-
|| ''[[Umar (film)|Umar]]'' || Shashank Dutt ||
|-
|| ''[[Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)|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 ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2007 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' || Prince Udaywardhan Rana ||
|-
|| ''[[Delhii Heights]]'' || Abheer (Abhi) ||
|-
|| ''[[Raqeeb]]'' || Sunny Khanna ||
|-
|| ''[[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]]'' || Jimmy Joseph ||
|-
|| ''[[Chhodon Naa Yaar]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
|| ''[[Dus Kahaniyaan]]'' || Kabir ||
|-
|| ''[[Strangers (2007 Hindi film)|Strangers]]'' || Rahul ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Hastey Hastey]]'' || Neel ||
|-
|| ''[[A Wednesday!]]'' || Inspector Arif Khan ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
||''Bachelor Party''|| Rocky ||
|-
|| ''[[Marega Salaa]]'' || Inspector Jay Kumar ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' || Zakir Khan ||
|-
|| ''[[A Flat (film)|A Flat]]'' || Rahul Verma ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011 ||''[[Tanu Weds Manu]]'' || Raja Awasthi ||
|-
|| ''[[Game (2011 film)|Game]]'' || Vikram Kapoor ||
|-
|| ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]]'' || Aditya Pratap Singh/Saheb ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Dangerous Ishhq]]'' || ACP Bhargav Singh ||
|-
|| ''[[Shoebite]]'' ||N/A|| Unreleased
|-
|rowspan="5"|2013 || ''[[Rajdhani Express (film)|Rajdhani Express]]'' ||DCP Yadav ||
|-
|| ''[[Special 26]]'' ||SI Ranveer Singh ||
|-
||''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]''||Aditya Pratap Singh/Saheb||<ref>{{cite web|title= Tigmanshu Dhulia wins Best Director at Norway Bollywood film festival|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Tigmanshu-Dhulia-wins-Best-Director-at-Norway-Bollywood-film-festival/Article1-1123749.aspx#sthash.35EAJTTc.dpuf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920053206/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Tigmanshu-Dhulia-wins-Best-Director-at-Norway-Bollywood-film-festival/Article1-1123749.aspx#sthash.35EAJTTc.dpuf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 September 2013 |work=September 18, 2013|publisher= Hindustan Times |access-date= 24 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Four Two Ka One]]'' || Vijay Kumar ||
|-
|| ''[[Bullett Raja]]'' || Rudra Tripathi ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2014 || ''[[Fugly (film)|Fugly]]'' ||Inspector R.S. Chautala||
|-
|| ''[[Darr @ the Mall|Darr @ The Mall]]'' ||Vishnu Sharma/Arjun||
|-
|| ''[[Bang Bang!]]'' ||Colonel Viren Nanda || Cameo
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]'' || Raja Awasthi ||Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].
|-
|| ''[[Uvaa]]'' || S.P Tejaveer Singh ||
|-
|rowspan="8"|2016 || ''[[Shortcut Safari]]'' || Chief Jimmy ||
|-
|| ''[[Traffic (2016 film)|Traffic]]'' ||Gurbir Singh||
|-
|| ''[[Shorgul]]'' ||Ranjit Om||
|-
|| ''[[Madaari]]'' ||Nachiket Verma||
|-
|| ''[[Happy Bhag Jayegi]]'' ||Daman Singh Bagga||
|-
|| ''[[Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa]]'' ||Mann/Mohan||
|-
|| ''[[Shakti Kapoor|Dil Sala Sanki]]'' || Bachcha Babu||
|-
||''[[Mahayoddha Rama]]''||Laxman (Voice)
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017|| ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]'' || Himself || Guest Appearance
|-
|| ''[[Ranchi Diaries]]''
|| Jimmy Sheirgill, A Cop
|| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anupam-kher-releases-poster-of-ranchi-diaries-in-mumbai-s-kherwadi-2522134|title=Anupam Kher releases poster of 'Ranchi Diaries' in Mumbai's Kherwadi {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2017-08-07|work=dna|access-date=2017-08-08|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="5"|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 ||
|-
|rowspan="8"|2019
||''SP Chauhan''|| Thakur Satpal Chauhan||
|-
||''Gun Pe Done''||Pancham||
|-
| ''[[De De Pyaar De]]'' ||Vakil aka VK ||
|-
|''[[Family of Thakurganj|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 (2019 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
|2021
| ''[[Collar Bomb (2021 film)|Collar Bomb]]'' || Manoj Hesi || [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] Film
|}

===Punjabi===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2005 || [[Yaaran Naal Baharan]] || Navdeep Singh Brar/Deep ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006 || ''[[Mannat (film)|Mannat]]'' || Nihal Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009 || ''[[Tera Mera Ki Rishta]]'' || Meet ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009 || ''[[Munde U.K. De]]'' || Roop Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 || ''[[Mel Karade Rabba]]'' || Rajveer Gill ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 || ''[[Dharti (2011 film)|Dharti]]'' || Jaideep Singh Wadala/Jay Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2013 || ''Saadi Love Story'' || Rajveer || Cameo
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2013 || ''[[Rangeelay]]'' || Sunny/Bobby ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2014 || ''[[Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De]]'' || Roop Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015 || ''[[Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi]]'' || Hero ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015 || ''[[Shareek]]'' || Jassa/Zorawar ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016 || ''[[Vaisakhi List]]'' || Jarnail Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2017 || ''[[Jindua]]'' || Karamjeet Singh/Karma ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2018 || ''[[Daana Paani (2018 film)|Daana Paani]]'' || Mehtab Singh ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2022 || ''Shareek 2'' || {{TBA}} ||
|-
|}

==Producer==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 || ''[[Dharti (2011 film)|Dharti]]''
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2012 || ''[[Taur Mittran Di]]''
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2013 || ''Saadi Love Story''
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2013 || ''[[Rangeelay]]''
|
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network !! Notes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Rangbaaz (web series)|Rangbaaz Phirse]]''
| Amar Pal Singh
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
| 2020–present
| ''[[Your Honor (web series)|Your Honor]]''
| Judge Bishan Khosla
|[[SonyLIV]]
|
|-
|}

==References==
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