Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas, for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D.She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

Early life and education

Gill was born in Chandigarh in a Punjabi Jat Sikh family on 19 December in 1975. She completed her master's degree in theater from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1998.

Career

Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film ''Hawayein'' and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie ''Dev D''. She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's ''Not a Love Story'', which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. She also worked in ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' with Jimmy Sheirgill and Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.Gill appeared in ''Paan Singh Tomar'' with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film ''Toofan'', simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, ''Zanjeer''. She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film ''Bullett Raja''.Mahie Gill to be next seen in upcoming web series '1962 The War In The Hills', directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The series features Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar.

Personal life

Gill lives in Goa with her boyfriend and has a daughter, Veronica. In 2023, she confirmed being married to her partner, Ravi Kesar.