Pawan Gill

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

Pawan Gill
Gill on film shoot
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationFilm producer, filmmaker
Years active2005–present
OrganisationBrat Films
Known forShadaa, Puaada, Super Singh
AwardsPTC Film Award for Most Entertaining Film Shadaa
Websitewww.instagram.com/thepawangill

Career

He moved to India in 2005 to pursue a career as a filmmaker, 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,[3] Shadaa and Puaada. He is currently co-producing Honsla Rakh with actor Diljit Dosanjh, this is his third film as a producer with the Punjabi actor,[4] their film Shadaa set new box office records in Punjabi cinema[5]

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.[6] He has produced several Bollywood films including Jersey (2021 film) and Udta Punjab starring Shahid Kapoor amongst many others.[7]

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
Pawan Gill behind the scenes of the film Puaada

Won

Nominated

References
  1. Singh, Jasmine. "Heart in his roots". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. Singh, Jasmine. "Heart in his roots". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. Correspondent, HT. "Super Singh, a desi superhero with a global standing". www.hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. Trending, FP. "Diljit Dosanjh turns producer with Honsla Rakh". www.firstpost.com. First Post. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. Aaglave, Ganesh. "Shadaa box office collection". www.bollywoodlife.com. Bollywood Life. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. Singh, Jasmine. "Twin Take". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. Vashisht, Neha. "BigInterview: Pawan Gill". www.timesofindia.com. Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. Baddhan, Raj. "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020: Winners list". www.bizasialive.com. Biz Asia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. Nath, Rajan. "Full list of nominations for PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020". www.ptcnews.com. PTC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. Kaur, Nimrat. "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018- Official list of nominations". www.ptcnews.com. PTC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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