Roopi Gill, a model turned actor, is a well-known name in the Punjabi music and film industries. She debuted in a music video of the song Diamond sung by Gurnam Bhullar in 2018. Gill’s spark is reflected in her journey from music videos to delivering powerful performances on the silver screen. She has earned widespread recognition nationally as well as internationally.
Roopi Gill: Life in a Brief
Rupinder Kaur Gill is a rising star in the Punjabi entertainment industry, and many of her fans would like to know more about her life, so here is a brief about her. You must read further to know more about her.
Category | Information |
Industry Name | Actress, Model |
Real name | Rupinder Kaur Gill |
Nick Name | Roopi |
Birthdate (Age) | July 28, 1997 (26 years old as of Feb. 22, 2024) |
Birth Place | Surrey, Canada |
Education | Graduated from Canada |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Father Name | Dalbir Singh |
Mother Name | Not disclosed |
Siblings | None |
Height | 168 cm (approximately 5 ft 6 in.) |
Occupation | Actress, Model |
Marital Status | Single |
Hobbies | Dancing, cooking |
Debut | Music Video: Yaarian ch Fik (2017), Film: Ashke (2018) |
Work | Appeared in various Punjabi films and music videos |
Childhood and Career
Roopi Gill was born into a middle-class family and grew up with her grandparents. She spent her childhood in Punjab, India, and later moved with her parents outside India in her teenage years as her father set up his business there. Even when she moved with her parents abroad, she used to visit Punjab as her parents did not want to lose their cultural identity. Since her childhood, she was passionate about acting but did not want to make a career out of it. She always wanted to become a police officer. However, after graduating, she came back to India. In India, she took modeling assignments to fulfill her passion.
Her modeling assignments in the early days of her career took her to feature in a music video of the song Yaarian Ch Fikk, sung by Karan Aujla in 2017, which had 22 million views. Then, Roopi Gill worked with Gurnam Bhullar on his song Diamond. The song received more than 300 million views on YouTube, and she became a popular face with the song.
Her popularity got her an acting career, which began with the movie Ashke. It starred Amrinder Gill and Sargun Mehta. Roopi Gill was also nominated for various awards for her work in Ashke. After that, she acted in many movies in the Punjabi Film Industry.
Music Videos
In her career, she has continued doing various music videos with different singers consecutively. Sometimes, more than one music video a year. Here is a brief information about her collaborations with different singers on the videos she has done in years of her successful career.
Singer | Year | Title |
Karan Aujla | 2017 | Yaarian Ch Fikk |
Prabh Gill | 2017 | Tareyaan De Des |
Gursewak Dhillon | 2018 | Scratch |
Gurnam Bhullar | 2018 | Diamond |
Akhil | 2018 | Rang Gora |
Mankirt Aulakh | 2018 | Kamli |
Diljit Dosanjh | 2020 | Stranger |
Prem Dhillon | 2020 | Majha Block |
Raj Ranjodh | 2021 | Dildariyan |
Mankirt Aulakh | 2022 | Judge |
Punjabi Cinema
Began with modeling, starred in music videos, and featured to fame in movies. She has done it all. After her first release, Ashke, her list of movies with her co-stars is briefly described in the table below.
Title | Year Released | Genre | Character Name | Co-Stars |
Laiye Je Yaarian | 2019 | Drama, Romance | Raunak | Harish Verma, Amrinder Gill, Rubina Bajwa |
Ashke | 2018 | Drama | Noor | Amrinder Gill, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Jaswinder Bhalla |
Vadda Kalakaar | 2018 | Drama | N/A | Alfaaz, Yograj Singh, B.N. Sharma |
Maa Da Ladla | 2022 | Drama | Binder | Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon, Gurpreet Ghuggi |
Parinda Paar Geyaa | 2023 | Drama, Musical, Romance | N/A | Gurnam Bhullar, Amberdeep Singh, Sargun Mehta |
Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri | 2024 (Upcoming) | Comedy-Drama | N/A | Gippy Grewal, Sargun Mehta, Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla |
Networth
Roopi Gill’s total net worth is Rs. 150 Crore ($22 Million). Her annual income is approximately 3-5 million.
Personal Life
Gill is of a reserved nature and does not like to disclose much about herself. She likes to share information only with her fans, and for that, she shares whatever she wants on her social media accounts.
Her nationality is Canadian. She is a dog lover and owns a Pitbull. She follows Sikhism as her religion. She is single and is away from any controversies.
Family and Friends
Her family and relatives call her Roopi with love. Her love and affection for her family is immense. Apart from her love for her family, the Punjabi film and music director Sukh Sanghera and Roopi share a great bond with each other.
Her Favourites
Roopi Gill is fond of dancing and traveling in her leisure time. In Indian delicacies, she likes to have Shahi Paneer and Jalebi. However, she also likes doughnuts and ice cream. Her favourite cricket player is Sachin Tendulkar. Being in the Punjabi Industry, her favorite actor is Gippy Grewal.
Social Media Presence
She is active on social media, but she especially uses Instagram to share a mix of professional photoshoots, behind-the-scenes shots from films, endorsements/sponsorships, and personal life updates.
Awards and Accolades
Gill’s remarkable performances on the silver screen have got her nominated for Ashke in 2019 by BritAsia TV Film Awards. Her other nominations include Best Debut Performance and Best Supporting Actress by PTC Punjabi Film Awards. In 2020, she was nominated in the Best Actress category for Laiye Je Yaarian. Out of all these nominations, she has received the following awards, as shown in the table below.
Year | Award | Category | Film |
2019 | PTC Critics Award | Best Actress | Laiye Je Yaarian |
2020 | PTC Punjabi Film Award | Best Actress Critics | Laiye Je Yaarian |
Latest Releases
In her career, she has not done many films, but she has put a lot of strength in her powerful roles. She started with Ashke in 2018, and then Vadda Kalakaar was released in the same year. In 2019, she did this multi-starrer romantic drama named Laiye Je Yaarian with Harish Verma, Amrinder Gill, Garry Randhawa, Ranjit Bawa, Rubina Bajwa, Shipra Goyal, Sukh Sanghera, Gurshabad Singh and others.
Title | Release Date | Co-Stars |
Maa Da Ladla | Sep 16, 2022 | Neeru Bajwa, Tarsem Jassar and Nirmal Rishi |
Parinda Paar Geyaa | Oct 6, 2023 | Gurnam Bhullar |
Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri | To be announced in 2024 | Gippy Grewal (confirmed), Sargun Mehta (rumored) |
Her fans are excited for her movie Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri as the title anticipates it to be a fun and laughter-filled ride in the theaters.