Pawan Gill
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Film producer, filmmaker
Years active2005–present
OrganisationBrat Films
Known forShadaa, Puaada, Super Singh
Websitewww.instagram.com/thepawangill

Pawan Gill is a film producer and filmmaker born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia[1] now based in Mumbai, India. He has his ancestral roots hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab.[2] He is known for producing films like Shadaa, Puaada,[3] Super Singh and Honsla Rakh.

Career

He moved to India in 2005 to pursue a career as a filmmaker after studying filmmaking at Vancouver Film School,[4] he started work as an assistant director with Yashraj Films where he worked for five years on such films like Neal N Nikki and Dhoom 2. Thereafter he branched out on his own as a director with the film Jo Hum Chahein and then went on to produce Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin.[2] He and filmmaker Anurag Singh (director) set up their company Brat Films where he has produced Super Singh,[5] Shadaa and Puaada. He co-produced the blockbuster Honsla Rakh[6] with actor Diljit Dosanjh, this is his third film as a producer with the Punjabi actor,[7] their film Shadaa set new box office records in Punjabi cinema.[8] His company's first Hindi language feature film Jersey (2022 film) starring Bollywood superstar Shahid Kapoor produced by his brother Aman Gill released on April 22, 2022.[9]

Personal life

He has a twin brother Aman Gill, who also works in the film industry, he started his career as an executive producer on the film Black.[10] He has produced several Bollywood films including Jersey (2021 film) and Udta Punjab starring Shahid Kapoor amongst many others.[11]

Filmography

Pawan Gill (on the far right) with Varun Dhawan, Jagdeep Sidhu and twin brother Aman Gill during a special screening of Shadaa
Year Film Director Story Writer Producer
2011Jo Hum ChaheinYesYesYes
2014Mundeyan Ton Bachke RahinYesYes
2017Super SinghYes
2019 ShadaaYes
2021 PuaadaYes
2021 Honsla RakhYes

Awards

References

  1. ↑ McSheffrey, Elizabeth. "Punjabi film shot in Metro Vancouver breaks boundaries and box office records". www.globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Singh, Jasmine. "Heart in his roots". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Vashisht, Neha. "Pawan Gill on 'Puaada': Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa were always the first choices for this film". The Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Nuttall, Jeremy. "After two decades of dreaming and working, Canada's Gill brothers make big splash in India's film industry with 'Jersey'". the star.com. The Star. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Correspondent, HT (13 June 2017). "Super Singh, a desi superhero with a global standing". www.hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ↑ McSheffrey, Elizabeth. "Punjabi film shot in Metro Vancouver breaks boundaries and box office records". www.globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Trending, FP (18 February 2021). "Diljit Dosanjh turns producer with Honsla Rakh". www.firstpost.com. First Post. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Aaglave, Ganesh (24 June 2019). "Shadaa box office collection". www.bollywoodlife.com. Bollywood Life. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Nuttall, Jeremy. "After two decades of dreaming and working, Canada's Gill brothers make big splash in India's film industry with 'Jersey'". thestar.com. The Star. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Singh, Jasmine. "Twin Take". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Vashisht, Neha. "BigInterview: Pawan Gill". www.timesofindia.com. Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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