Jagjeet Sandhu

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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

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.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2015 Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..? Bhola
Qissa Panjab Speed
2016 Anatomy of Violence Rapist Hindi debut
2017 Rabb Da Radio Jaggi
2017 Rocky Mental Dahiya
2017 Rupinder Gandhi 2: The Robinhood Bhola Nominated:

PTC Award for Best Comic Role

2018 Sajjan Singh Rangroot Teja Singh
2018 Dakuan Da Munda Rommi Gill
2019 Kaka Ji Raakat
2019 Rabb Da Radio 2 Jaggi
2019 Shadaa Bagh Singh
2019 Leila Rakesh Digital debut; 4 episodes
2019 Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di[11] Babbar Uday Singh [12]
2019 Unni Ikki DC Debut as a lead actor
2020 Sufna Tarsem
2020 Taxi No. 24
2023 Tufang Mousor Brar
2024 Oye Bhole Oye Bhola Upcoming

Web series[edit]

Year Title Character Network Notes
2020 Paatal Lok Tope Singh Amazon Prime Video 9 episodes [13]
2022 Escaype Live Nandu Mama Hotstar 7 episodes [14]

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Between spotlight and 35mm". India Today. 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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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