Avtar Gill is a veteran Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has worked in more than 300 films and 15+ TV series. He is known for his negative roles. He is a member of the Indian Public Theater Association (IPTA) in Mumbai.
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Avtar Gill was born on Saturday 13 May 1950 (age 73; as of 2023) in Kalakh, Ludhiana, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Taurus. 40 days after his birth, his family moved to Chembur, Mumbai, where he completed his schooling and later pursued his bachelor’s degree at Khalsa College, Kings Circle. Director Raman Kumar and actor Javed Khan were his comrades; They helped him in his acting career.
Avtar Gill as a child
Avtar Gill in school days
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: Black
family
Avtar belongs to a Punjabi Jat family.
parents and siblings
His father was a truck driver in Mumbai and his mother was a housewife.
Avtar Gill with his mother
Avtar has 3 siblings, 1 brother, Kuljinder Singh Gill aka Pinky Gill and 2 sisters. His brother is an assistant director.
wife and children
Avtar is married to Parminder Gill. The couple has 2 children, a son and a daughter.
Avtar Gill with his wife Parminder Gill
religion
Avtar Gill follows Sikhism.
Avtar Gill performs religious rituals in the Gurudwara
Career
movie
Avtar’s debut film was Udeekan (1978), a Punjabi film in which he played the role of Fauji. His debut Bollywood film was ‘Noorie’ (1979) in which he played the role of Bashir’s friend. This movie is produced by Yash Chopra Production; It was a super hit and the seventh highest grossing film at the Indian box office in 1979.
Avtar Gill with the cast and crew of Noorie
Then he worked in ‘Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai’ (1980). The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil and won the 1981 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film.
Avtar Gill (right) with Naseeruddin Shah in a still from ‘Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai’
In addition, he appeared as an avatar in ‘Saath Saath’ (1982), Police Commissioner in ‘Shahenshah’ (1988), as MLA Becharam in ‘Ilaaka’ (1989), as Usman Bhai in ‘Agneepath’ (1990), as Police Inspector Deshpande’ (1909 B. 1909). ), as Natwar Lal Yadav in ‘Dilwale’ (1994), as Amrit Pal in ‘Airlift’ (2016), ‘Rabb Da Radio 2’ (2019) and ‘Kaamyaab’ (2020) etc.
Avtar Gill in a still from the movie Dilwale
Avtar Gill (left) still from the movie Rabb Da Radio 2
He has worked in more than 300 films in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Telugu and English languages. His negative roles made him famous and he was a part of almost every movie released in the 80s and 90s. He talked about his roles in an interview and said:
The mirror tells the truth and I see my face in the mirror every day. I knew from the beginning that I wouldn’t be a hero like that, but of course I can be a villain, so here I am.
television
He made his television debut with the serial ‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’ (1984) on DD National. He got his major breakthrough in the serial Nukad (1986-87) in which he played the role of Kader Bhai. Everyone loved this series then. There was a famous line that ‘Nukad’ brought the streets of Mumbai into the living room and its popularity led to its second season in 1993-94 titled ‘Naya Nukkad’.
Nukad poster featuring Avtar Gill and others
Avtar Gill (middle of the front row) in a shot from the TV show Nukkad
Later he worked in many popular TV shows like ‘Ye Duniya Gazab Ki’ (1992-1993), ‘Tara’ (1993-1995), ‘Gharwali Uparwali’ (2000), ‘Detective Karan’ (2003-2004), ‘Adaalat’ (2010-1995), ‘Adaalat’ (2010-1995). 020), ‘Kyun Uthhe Dil Chhod Aaye’ (2021) etc.
Avtar Gill in the serial Kyun Utthe Dil Chhor Aaye
theater
Avtari’s career started with theater. In the early days of her acting career, she got introduced to IPTA (Indian Public Theater Association) and her association continues till date. In an interview, he talked about his relationship with IPTA and said:
I continue to perform with IPTA because I enjoy doing theater and share an emotional connection with the group. Theater is an integral part of my life.”
Later he worked in many productions like Shatranj Ke Mohre, Kashmakash, Bivi O Bivi, Tajmahal Ka Tender etc.
Avtar Gill (second from right) on the poster of the play Shatranj Ke Mohre
Avtar Gil (extreme right) on the poster of the play Kashmakashi
ᐯildo
- National Excellence Award 2016
Avtar Gill (extreme right wing) 2016 National Excellence Award winner
the chosen ones
- Movie(s): Ganga Jamuna, Mughal-E-Azam
- Writer(s): Surjit Pathar, Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Facts/Trivia
- He wanted to become a wrestler because he was inspired by Dara Singh.
- In an interview, he revealed that if he had not become an actor, he would have joined the Indian Army.
- Avtar Gill likes to read novels and shayari. In his spare time he often read Punjabi and Hindi literature.
- Avtar Gill started his theater career earning Rs 10 per performance.
Categories: Television
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