Mahie Gill

19 Dec, 1975 | Chandigarh, Punjab

Actress

Biography

Mahi Gill is an Indian actress who played lead actress in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev D. She played the character of Paro in Dev D, which is a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas. She started her career in Punjabi Films before making a debut in Bollywood. Mahi Gill (Rimpi Gill) was born on 27th November 1975 in Chandigarh.She has completed her Masters in theatre from Panjab University Chandigarh in 1998. Mahi got her first break with the Punjabi film Havaayen and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. She is thankful to her professor Mohan Maharshi and actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, those who have guided her and put their faith in her. Anurag saw her first in a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie Dev D. Mahi has acted in UTV's Aage Se Right opposite Shreyas Talpade and Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is reported that Mahi Gill has already undergone a divorce. She was reported saying that she had a strenouus previous relationship. Before being acclaimed for her role in Dev D, she was a struggling actress in Mumbai for the past three years. She considers her mother as her greatest source of strength.