Pawan Gill

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
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Yes Yes Yes
2014 Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin Yes Yes
2017 Super Singh Yes
2019 Shadaa Yes
2021 Puaada Yes
2021 Honsla Rakh Yes

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. ^ a b 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. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  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.