Gul Panag Explained

Gul Panag
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes
Othername:Gul Panag-Attari, Gulkirat Kaur Panag
Birth Place:Chandigarh, India[1]
Parents:H. S. Panag (father)
Occupation:Actress, voice actress, model
Years Active:2003–present
Height:5feet
Party:Aam Aadmi Party

Gul Panag (born Gulkirat Kaur Panag, 3 January 1979; Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, voice actress, and model. She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 1999 and represented India at Miss Universe 1999. She began her career in Hindi films with the 2003 film Dhoop directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and since then, she has starred in several films like Jurm along with the TV series Kashmeer.[2]

Her films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, Straight, and Ab Tak Chhappan 2.

She played a commoner, fighting hard to save her husband from going to the gallows, in the 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor film, Dor. In 2008, she acted in the films Hello and Summer 2007. In 2009, she appeared in the movie Straight. She featured in Rann in a role attempting to stop her boyfriend from doing the right thing. Panag appeared on the front page of Maxim with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008.[3] [4] She debuted in Punjabi movies with Sarsa.[5] She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.[6]

Early life

Panag started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab.[7] Her father, Lt. Gen. Panag was in the army and the family moved to different places across India and abroad. As a result of this, she studied in 14 different schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas (Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh and Wellington, Tamil Nadu), The Lawrence School, Lovedale and the International School of Lusaka, Zambia.[7] She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh.[7] As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. She won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition.[8] [9]

Career

Modeling

Panag won the Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant.[10] [11] She participated in the Miss Universe 1999 pageant.

Brand endorsement

She has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media and is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan.

Panag was the Twitter Face for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week held in 2009, to cover the happenings/proceedings on the micro-blogging site.[12]

Social activism

Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation,[13] an NGO that works towards a variety of causes including gender equality, education and disaster management. She served on the advisory board of the Wockhardt Foundation.[14] She also participated in the India Against Corruption movement.[15] She ran at the Delhi Half Marathon in November 2010, but endured eve teasing (sexual harassment) from male runners at the event. She later remarked that the attitude of men in Delhi needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women.[16]

Political career

She was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Indian general election.[6] She came on third position with 1,08,679 votes, while Kirron Kher won the election with 1,91,362 votes.[17]

Other interests

She is a half-marathon runner, a biker, and a certified pilot. She debuted on the racing track at the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain.[18] [19]

A health activist and fitness advocate Gul Panag, co-founded health and fitness startup MobieFit in 2017.[20]

Gul Panag is also a director at Tittar Lodge Productions Private Limited, which provides digital, tailor-made TV content, film and documentary content.[21]

Personal life

Panag married her long-time boyfriend, an airline pilot, Rishi Attari on 13 March 2011 in a Gurdwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.[22] [23] The couple has a son named Nihal born in 2018.[24]

Awards

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Dhoop Peehu A. Verma Hindi Debut
2005 Jurm Sonia Hindi
2006 Dor Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. Khan Hindi
2007 Manorama Six Feet Under Nimmi Hindi
2008 Summer 2007 Vishakha Hindi
Hello Priyanka Hindi
2009 Anubhav Meera Hemant Valecha / Meera A. Malhotra Hindi
Straight Renu Hindi
2010 Rann Nandita Sharma Hindi
Hello Darling Mansi Joshi Hindi
2011 Turning 30 Naina Singh Hindi
Phir Zindagi Hindi
2012 Fatso! Nandini Hindi
2013 Sikander Beant Kaur Punjabi
2015 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 Shalu Hindi
2016 Ambarsariya Boss Punjabi
2019 Student of the Year 2Coach Kuljeet Hindi
Bypass RoadRomila Hindi
2021 420 IPC Pooja[25] Hindi
2022 The Ghost Anupama Naidu Nair Telugu Debut in Telugu cinema
2023 Zwigato Hindi

Television

Year Title Role Channels Notes
2002Kismey Kitnaa Hai DamPresenter Star Plus
2003KashmeerZoya Star Plus
2013KhoobsuratPresenter Zee TV
2017Musafir Hoon YaaronPresenter Star Plus
2018Vijay JyotiJyoti Zee TV

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2019The Family ManSaloniAmazon Web series[26]
Rangbaaz PhirseAnupriyaZEE5 Original
2020Paatal LokRenu ChaudharyAmazon Web series
Pawan and PoojaPooja MehraMX Player
2022Good Bad GirlZaina MistrySonyLIV

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dhawan . Himanshi . AAP ups the glamour quotient with Gul Panag . 23 September 2016 . . TNN . 12 March 2014 . https://archive.today/20160922201720/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/AAP-ups-the-glamour-quotient-with-Gul-Panag/articleshow/31870374.cms . 22 September 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: 'Kashmeer' - Guns and Roses . Indiantelevision . 30 November 2010 . 22 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063459/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kashmeer.htm . live.
  3. Web site: Gul Panag's sexy makeover! . . 4 November 2008 . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194812/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/09slid1.htm . live.
  4. News: Gul Panag amazing Maxim photoshoot . September 2008 . Maxim India . 4 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325215646/http://www.maximindia.in/girls/Cover_Girls/173129/gul_panag.html . 25 March 2010 . dead.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 27 August 2012 . 9 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009101730/http://www.cinemapunjabi.com/films/sarsa . live.
  6. News: PANDHER . SARABJIT . Gul Panag declared AAP candidate from Chandigarh . 14 March 2014 . The HINDU . 14 March 2014 . 15 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315131603/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gul-panag-declared-aap-candidate-from-chandigarh/article5780965.ece . live.
  7. Web site: Gul Panag Biography . . 30 November 2010 . 14 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514145633/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Gul-Panag/biography-4728.html . dead.
  8. Web site: About Gul . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704210017/http://www.gulpanag.net/about_gul_panag.php . 4 July 2010 . 23 August 2012 . Gul Panag – Official website.
  9. Web site: Why Gul Panag doesn't want to be a star overnight . . Ronjita Kulkarni . 30 November 2010 . 22 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622041123/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/07gul.htm . live.
  10. Web site: 50 Years of Miss India: Miss Indias who made it to Bollywood . The Times of India . 14 March 2018 . 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180854/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/miss-indias-who-made-it-to-bollywood/50-Years-of-Miss-India-Miss-Indias-who-made-it-to-Bollywood/articleshow/19092847.cms . live.
  11. Web site: #ThrowbackThursday: When Gul Panag won Miss India 1999 - BeautyPageants . Femina Miss India . 14 March 2018 . 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180414/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/eventshow/47910783.cms . live.
  12. News: Gul: Twitter face for WIFW . The Times of India . 30 November 2010 . 22 October 2009 . 25 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025191649/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Gul-Twitter-face-for-WIFW/articleshow/5145445.cms . live.
  13. News: Interview With Gul Panag Meet The Original Livewire . 18 May 2015 . Women's Web: For Women Who Do . 20 September 2018 . en-US . 29 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170529233616/http://www.womensweb.in/2015/05/interview-with-gul-panag/ . live.
  14. News: Gul on advisory board of Wockhardt Foundation . 10 May 2010 . The Indian Express . 16 March 2014 . 16 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080833/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gul-on-advisory-board-of-wockhardt-foundation/616712/ . live.
  15. News: Actress Gul Panag joins AAP, to contest polls from Chandigarh . 3 March 2014 . Firstpost . 16 March 2014 . 14 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314093011/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/actress-gul-panag-joins-aap-to-contest-polls-from-chandigarh-1433067.html . live.
  16. Sharma, Kalpana (27 November 2010). Unsafe for women? . The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  17. Web site: Election results: BJP's Kirron Kher wins from Chandigarh, Naveen Jindal finishes third . 16 May 2014 . 16 May 2014 . The Times of India . 16 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140516142954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-BJPs-Kirron-Kher-wins-from-Chandigarh-Naveen-Jindal-finishes-third/articleshow/35213795.cms . live.
  18. News: After becoming a pilot, Gul Panag is now India's first woman to race in Formula E . 29 April 2017 . Deccan Chronicle. 14 March 2018 . en . 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314181821/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/290417/after-becoming-a-pilot-gul-panag-is-now-indias-first-woman-to-race-formula-e-car.html . live.
  19. News: Gul Panag s MobieFit to Roll Out New Fitness Apps in the Next Quarter . Dar . Vaishali . BW Disrupt . 14 March 2018 . en . 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174534/http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Gul-Panag-s-MobieFit-to-Roll-Out-New-Fitness-Apps-in-the-Next-Quarter/20-04-2017-116710/ . live.
  20. News: Gul Panag-cofounded health and fitness startup MobieFit raises $1.35 mn . 28 November 2017 . VCCircle . 14 March 2018 . en-US . 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314181620/https://www.vccircle.com/gul-panag-cofounded-health-and-fitness-startup-mobiefit-raises-1-35-mn/ . live.
  21. Web site: Gul Panag turns producer . tittarlodgeproductions.com . 21 March 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200212004919/http://tittarlodgeproductions.com/news-media/gul-panag-turns-producer . 12 February 2020 . 31 March 2020.
  22. Web site: Gul Panag opts for Band, Baaja, Bullet . The Indian Express . 14 March 2011 . 14 March 2011 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012023622/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gul-panag-opts-for-band-baaja-bullet/762218 . live.
  23. Web site: Gul Panag To Marry Her Boyfriend . NDTV Movies . 12 March 2011 . Mid-Day.com . 11 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315081759/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110171231&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=91092 . 15 March 2011 . dead.
  24. News: Gul Panag's adorable picture with son Nihal and husband Rishi Attari is unmissable - Times of India . The Times of India . 20 September 2018 . 4 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804145447/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/gul-panags-adorable-picture-with-son-nihal-and-husband-rishi-attari-is-unmissable/articleshow/65259618.cms . live.
  25. News: Kotwani . Hiren . 420 IPC Review: 420 IPC makes an engaging watch . 29 August 2022 . . 17 December 2021.
  26. Web site: 18 September 2019 . New mommy Gul Panag makes acting comeback with Manoj Bajpayee's The Family Man . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200722102007/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/new-mommy-gul-panag-makes-acting-comeback-with-manoj-bajpayee-s-the-family-man-1600327-2019-09-18 . 22 July 2020 . 13 July 2020 . India Today.

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