Gul Panag (born Gulkirat Kaur Panag, 3 January 1979; Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Panag began her career in Bollywood with the 2003 film Dhoop. Since then, she has worked in films like Jurm and the TV series Kashmeer.[3] Her films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, Straight, and Ab Tak Chhappan 2.
She played a commoner, fighting hard to save her husband from going to the gallows, in the 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor film, Dor. In 2008, she acted in the films Hello and Summer 2007. In 2009, she appeared in the movie Straight. She featured in Rann in a role attempting to stop her boyfriend from doing the right thing. Panag appeared on the front page of Maxim with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008.[4][5] She debuted in Punjabi movies with Sarsa.[6] She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.[7]
Early life
Panag started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab.[8] Her father, Lt. Gen. Panag was in the army and the family moved to different places across India and abroad. As a result of this, she studied in 14 different schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas (Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh and Wellington, Tamil Nadu), The Lawrence School, Lovedale and the International School of Lusaka, Zambia.[8] She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh.[8] As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. She won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition.[1][9]
Career
Modeling
Panag won the Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant.[10][11] She participated in the Miss Universe 1999 pageant.
Brand endorsement
She has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media and is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan.[12]
Panag was the Twitter Face for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week held in 2009, to cover the happenings/proceedings on the micro-blogging site.[13]
Social activism
Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation,[14] an NGO that works towards a variety of causes including gender equality, education and disaster management. She served on the advisory board of the Wockhardt Foundation.[15] She also participated in the India Against Corruption movement.[16] She ran at the Delhi Half Marathon in November 2010, but endured eve teasing (sexual harassment) from male runners at the event. She later remarked that the attitude of men in Delhi needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women.[17]
Political career
She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Indian general election.[7] She came on third position with 1,08,679 votes, while Kirron Kher won the election with 1,91,362 votes.[18]
Other interests
A serial half-marathon runner, avid biker who is also a certified pilot and was trained on a professional platform- Formula E. Panag. She debuted on the racing track at the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain.[19][20]
An health activist and fitness advocate Gul Panag, co-founded Health and fitness startup MobieFit in 2017.[21]
Gul Panag is also a director at Tittar Lodge Productions Private Limited, which provides digital, tailor-made TV content, film and documentary content.[22]
Personal life
Panag married her long-time boyfriend, an airline pilot, Rishi Attari on 13 March 2011 in a Gurdwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.[23][24] The couple has a son named Nihal born in 2018.[25]
Awards
- 2007 - Tied - Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress, tied with Ayesha Takia for Dor.
- 2020 - Nominated – Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Drama Series) - Paatal Lok
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dhoop | Peehu A. Verma | Hindi |
| 2005 | Jurm | Sonia | Hindi |
| 2006 | Dor | Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. Khan | Hindi |
| 2007 | Manorama Six Feet Under | Nimmi | Hindi |
| 2008 | Summer 2007 | Vishakha | Hindi |
| 2008 | Hello | Priyanka | Hindi |
| 2009 | Anubhav | Meera Hemant Valecha / Meera A. Malhotra | Hindi |
| 2009 | Straight | Renu | Hindi |
| 2010 | Rann | Nandita Sharma | Hindi |
| 2010 | Hello Darling | Mansi Joshi | Hindi |
| 2011 | Turning 30 | Naina Singh | Hindi |
| 2011 | Phir Zindagi | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Fatso! | Nandini | Hindi |
| 2013 | Sikander | Beant Kaur | Punjabi |
| 2015 | Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | Shalu | Hindi |
| 2016 | Ambarsariya | Boss | Punjabi |
| 2019 | Student of the Year 2 | Coach Kuljeet | Hindi |
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Romila | Hindi |
| 2021 | 420 IPC | Zee5 film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channels | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Khoobsurat | Presenter | Zee TV | |
| 2017 | Musafir Hoon Yaaron | Presenter | Star Plus | |
| 2018 | Vijay Jyoti | Jyoti | Zee TV | |
| 2002 | Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam | Presenter | Star Plus | |
| 2003 | Kashmeer | Zoya | Star Plus |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Family Man | Saloni | Amazon Web series[26] | |
| 2019 | Rangbaaz Phirse | Anupriya | ZEE5 originals web series | |
| 2020 | Paatal Lok | Renu Chaudhary | Amazon Web series | |
| 2020 | Pawan and Pooja | Pooja Mehra | MX Player |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About Gul. Gul Panag – Official website. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ↑ AAP ups the glamour quotient with Gul Panag. The Times of India(12 March 2014). Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ 'Kashmeer' - Guns and Roses. Indiantelevision. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ Gul Panag's sexy makeover!. Rediff. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ↑ Gul Panag amazing Maxim photoshoot(September 2008). Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gul Panag declared AAP candidate from Chandigarh. The HINDU(14 March 2014). Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Gul Panag Biography. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ Why Gul Panag doesn't want to be a star overnight. Rediff. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ 50 Years of Miss India: Miss Indias who made it to Bollywood. photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ #ThrowbackThursday: When Gul Panag won Miss India 1999 - BeautyPageants. Femina Miss India. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ Miss India tag a stumbling block for Gul Panag. Masala! - Bollywood Gossip News, Indian Celebrities and Pictures. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ Gul: Twitter face for WIFW(2009-10-22). Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ Interview With Gul Panag | Meet The Original Livewire. Women's Web: For Women Who Do(2015-05-18). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ↑ Gul on advisory board of Wockhardt Foundation. Indian Express(2010-05-10). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ Actress Gul Panag joins AAP, to contest polls from Chandigarh(2014-03-03). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ Sharma, Kalpana (2010-11-27). Unsafe for women? Template:Webarchive. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
- ↑ Election results: BJP's Kirron Kher wins from Chandigarh, Naveen Jindal finishes third(16 May 2014). Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ After becoming a pilot, Gul Panag is now India's first woman to race in Formula E. www.deccanchronicle.com/(2017-04-29). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ Gul Panag s MobieFit to Roll Out New Fitness Apps in the Next Quarter. BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ Gul Panag-cofounded health and fitness startup MobieFit raises $1.35 mn. VCCircle(2017-11-28). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ Gul Panag turns producer. tittarlodgeproductions.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ Gul Panag opts for Band, Baaja, Bullet. Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ↑ Gul Panag To Marry Her Boyfriend. NDTV Movies(11 March 2011). Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ↑ Gul Panag's adorable picture with son Nihal and husband Rishi Attari is unmissable - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ↑ New mommy Gul Panag makes acting comeback with Manoj Bajpayee's The Family Man. India Today(18 September 2019). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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