Mangal Dhillon (1974-2023) was an Indian actor, writer, film producer, director and poet. He is known for playing the role of Labhaya Ram in the Hindi television serial ‘Buniyaad’ (1986) which aired on DD National. On 11 June 2023, he breathed his last after a battle with cancer in Ludhiana, Punjab.
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Mangal Singh Dhillon was born on Tuesday 18 June 1974 (age 48 at time of death) in Vander Jatana Village, Faridkot Tehsil, Faridkot District, Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied in Govt Sr Sec School Panjgrain, Kalan, Faridkot till class 4th. He continued his education at Zila Parishad High School, Nighasan District, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. He then completed his graduation in Theater Arts from Government College, Muksar. In 1980, he received his Post Graduate Diploma in Method Acting from the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Punjab, India. He was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Performance by an Actor by the University’s Drama Department after completing his studies. During his studies in college, he acted in various theater productions.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 11″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
parents and siblings
His father, Surinderpal Singh, is a farmer. His mother’s name is Baljit Kaur. He has two sisters named Kiran Dhillon and Ihana Dhillon. Ihana is an actress and model.
Mangal Dhillon’s father and younger sister, Ihana Dhillon
Mangal Dhillon’s mother and younger sister, Ihana Dhillon
Mangal Dhillon’s sisters
wife and children
On April 26, 1994, he married Indian artist Ritu Dhillon in Mumbai.
Mangal Dhillon with his wife
ex-fiancée
In the late 80s, she was engaged to Indian actress Mita Vashisht. Later, the duo called off their engagement.
Mita Vashishti
religion
He followed Sikhism.
Career
theater
In 1978, he began his career as a theater artist with a theater group in Delhi. He then worked in various radio plays in Chandigarh, Delhi and Mumbai. Some of his popular theater plays are ‘Theatrewala Urf Pagal Hai’ (1996), ‘Baazi’ (1984), ‘Baba Bolda Hai’ (1986), ‘Sandhya Chhaya’ (1984) and ‘Aaj Ka Jarasandh’ (1983).
Mangal Dhillon in a theater play
television
In 1986, he started his television acting career with the Hindi serial ‘Katha Sagar’ which aired on DD National. He played various roles in the series.
Katha Sagar
Some of his other Hindi TV serials include ‘Buniyaad’ (1986), ‘Junoon’ (1993), ‘Panther’ (1996) and ‘Param Vir Chakra’ (1988).
Mangal Dhillon in Panther
movie
He made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ (1988), in which he played the role of a lawyer.
Still from Khoon Bhari Maang
Some of her other Hindi films are ‘Kahan Hai Kanoon’ (1989), ‘Naaka Bandi’ (1990), ‘Pyar Ka Devta’ (1991), ‘Vishwatma’ (1992) and ‘Janasheen’ (2003). In 2017, she did her latest Punjabi film ‘Toofan Singh’ in which she played the role of Laka.
Tufan Singh
Documentary
He has also acted in several documentaries titled ‘A Day at the Golden Temple’ and ‘Sikhism’.
Producer
He started his film production company MD & Company. Under his production company, he released various documentaries like A Day at the Golden Temple, Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh Ate Dastaar, The Inseparable-A Sikh and his Turban, Sarvnash and Harinam Ke Chamatkar. He also performed his one-man play ‘Theatrewala Urf Pagal Hai’.
writer
Dhillon has written two books titled ‘Kuj Sadaran ate Chand Haunke’ and ‘The Dark World of Ghosts’ in English and Punjabi. He also wrote a book of Hindustani poetry titled ‘Be-Tarteeb Jazbaat’. He has worked as a writer for various documentaries such as Sarvnaash, The Inseparables, A Day at Golden Temple, Khalsa and Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib. He also wrote scripts for various films and TV series.
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- 1998: RAPA (Radio and Television Advertising Practitioners Association) Award for Best Actor for his role in Junoon.
- Baba Farid Award for ‘Khalsa’ by Punjab Government.
- 2006: Punjab Chief Minister’s Outstanding Achievement Award, along with several other recognitions from organizations in Punjab and beyond
Mangal Dhillon was awarded at the Punjab Film Festival
- Mohan Rakesh Gold Medal for Best Actor
death
He died on 11 June 2023 in Ludhiana, Punjab after a battle with cancer.
Facts/Trivia
- It was in Chandigarh that he honed his skills as an actor. He was a village boy when he came after an argument with his father. He didn’t have a penny in his pocket. In 1982, he created his own theater group called Natalia.
- His father wanted him to become a policeman or a lawyer, but these professions did not inspire him. By the time he graduated from Government College in Muksar, he had already decided to pursue a career as a radio broadcaster or teacher. However, his interest in theater grew.
- Many years ago, Mangal Dhillon’s life underwent a transformation when he began to connect with God. In an interview, he said that he communicated with God and received answers to his questions. He created a site dedicated to meditation in Sikhism. In addition, he formed a social welfare trust with the aim of helping people to “wake up” and move forward on their own spiritual paths. He considered himself fortunate to serve as a channel for God to deliver His messages. Apart from this, the foundation also focuses on creating awareness about Sikh history through films.
- Mangal Dhillon underwent a significant change in his approach to films when he came across the Catholic Church Father’s thoughts on Sikh history. The father expressed his belief that the Sikhs would not show their blood-soaked and unparalleled history to the world, unlike Christianity, which spread throughout the world with the story of Jesus Christ. These words saddened and deeply affected Mangal as he was considered unacceptable and disgraceful to the entire Sikh community. Motivated by this realization, he decided to postpone his career in film and television. With great passion, he dedicated himself to preserving Sikh history for the world and future generations.
- In 2009, he started his YouTube channel ‘Mangal Dhillon Channel’ where he uploads spiritual and motivational videos.
Mangal Dhillon’s YouTube Channel
- One of his favorite quotes was,
“Every action has an equal and opposite reaction” Newton’s 3rd law that may help us become better people because we cannot benefit by harming others.
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