Jimmy Shergill – Biography, Facts & Life Story
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches (1.72 m) |
| Weight | 78 kg (171.6 lbs) |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Nickname | Jimmy |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 53 years old (in 2024) |
| Date of Birth | 3 December 1971 |
| Full Name | Jasjit Singh Gill |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Birthplace | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Published on | August 26, 2018 on 02:01 PM |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Jimmy Shergill is a famous Indian movie actor as well as a film Producer who predominantly recognized for his work in Punjabi and Hindi movies. He was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 3rd December, 1970.
Jimmy Shergill completed his schooling from “The Punjab Public School” Nabha and earned his graduation degree from Bikram College, Punjabi University; Patiala. In 1996, he made his first acting debut with Bollywood megahit movie titled Maachis as Jasjit Shergill. His acting in the film was massively acclaimed and he thrived to fascinate the viewers as well as Bollywood film producers as from his debutant movie. This movie did relatively good business at Indian Box office.
In the year 2000, he was lucky enough to work under Yash Raj movies banner in the movie Mohabbatein and also worked with Bollywood megastars such as Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan were in the lead. His first ever critically as well as commercially successful movie was Sanjay Dutt featuring movie Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. in the role of Zaheer. This movie was much commended by the viewers as well as received millions of positive reviews from film and public critics.
In the year 2005, Jimmy Shergill made his first Pollywood debut with Manmohan Singh’s directed movie titled Yaaran Naal Baharan featuring Raj Babbar, Anupam Kher and Juhi Babbar. He enthralled the Punjabi viewers by his debut role. Together with Punjabi movies, he starred in a number of Bollywood superhit movies and had a chance to work with leading actresses and actors of Bollywood cinema. Shergill made his milestone in Bollywood through his influential acting on mega screen.
From the years 2003 to 2018, Jimmy Shergill starred in numerous movies such as Tom Dick and Harry, Charas, Hum Tum, Victoria No. 203, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, My Name Is Khan, A Wednesday!, Biwi Aur Gangster, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3, Tanu Weds Manu: Returns and Veerey Ki Wedding. As a film producer, he produced his first movie titled Dharti. This film received PTC Best Film Award. Afterwards, he produced a number of other Punjabi movies such as Saadi Love Story, Taur Mittran Di and Rangeelay.
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Jimmy Shergill Education
Qualification: Graduate
School: St. Paul’s college, Lucknow
The Punjab Public School, Nabha, Punjab
Yadavindra Public School, Patiala
College: Bikram College, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab
Jimmy Shergill Career
Profession: Actor, Producer
Debut:
Maachis (1996)
Net Worth: $10 Million
Family & Relatives
Father: Satyajeet Shergil
Mother: Not Known
Brother: Aman Shergill
Marital Status: Married
Married: Priyanka Puri
Son: Veer Shergill
Facts You Never Knew About Jimmy Shergill
- Is Jimmy Shergill addicted to smoking?: No
- Is Jimmy Shergill alcoholic?: Yes
- He belongs to a family of distillers and landowners.
- Since his schooling, he desires to join Indian Armed Forces.
- Until his 18 years of age, he carried a turban on his head though detached it; as he found it hard to handle it in hostel. After emerging as cut surd, his family so much frustrated that they didn’t talk to him for more than a year.
- After getting fortified by his first cousin Suminder, he enrolled for Roshan Taneja’s school of acting.
- In the year 1989, he met with a severe accident while riding the bike; some of his bones also got cracked.
- Jimmy Shergill rose to utmost fame after his chocolaty performance in the movie titled Mohabbatein.
- He is very humble and acquitted personality in his real life.
- He amended the spells of his last name from Shergill to Sheirgill as it was frequently used across social media.
FAQs
Who is Jimmy Shergill?
Jimmy Shergill is an Indian actor, producer, born on 03 December, 1971 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
How old is Jimmy Shergill?
Jimmy Shergill is 53 years old as of December 2024.
How tall is Jimmy Shergill?
Jimmy Shergill is 5 feet 7 inches (1.72 m).