Saturday, 3 January 2015
3rd January 1979 Gul Panag Born In Chandigarh
- Gul Panag is an Indian actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Panag began her career in Bollywood, with the 2003 film Dhoop.Wikipedia
- Born: January 3, 1979 (age 36),Chandigarh
- Height: 1.68 m
- Spouse: Rishi Attari (m. 2011)
Gul Panag
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGul Panag Born January 3, 1979 [1]
Chandigarh, IndiaOther names Gul Panag-Attari, Gulkirat Kaur Panag Occupation Actress, Voice actress, Model,Politician Years active 2000–present Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Political partyAam Aadmi Party Spouse(s) Rishi Attari (March 13, 2011-) Website http://www.gulpanag.net Gul Panag (born Gulkirat Kaur Panag, 3 January 1979 ;[1] Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Panag began her career inBollywood, with the 2003 film Dhoop. Since then, she has worked in films likeJurm and the TV series Kashmeer.[2] Her notable 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 boy friend 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 withSarsa[5] She is the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.[6]Contents
[hide]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.[1][8]Career
Modeling
Panag won the Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant.[9][unreliable source?] 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.[10]Social activism
Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation, 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.[11] She also participated in the India Against Corruption movement.[12] 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.[13]Political career
She is the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for Indian general election, 2014.[6] She came on third position with 1,08,679 votes, while Kirron Kher won the election with 1,91,362 votes.[14]Personal life
Panag got married to her long-time boyfriend, an airline pilot, Rishi Attari on March 13, 2011 in a Gurdwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.[15][16]Awards
- Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress, tied with Ayesha Takia for Dor (2007).
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role 2003 Dhoop Peehu A. Verma 2005 Jurm Sonia 2006 Dor Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. Khan 2007 Manorama Six Feet Under Nimmi 2008 Summer 2007 Vishakha 2008 Hello Priyanka 2009 Anubhav Meera Hemant Valecha / Meera A. Malhotra 2009 Straight Renu 2010 Rann Nandita Sharma 2010 Hello Darling Mansi Joshi 2010 Anubhav 2011 Turning 30 Naina Singh 2011 Phir Zindagi 2012 Fatso! Nandini 2013 Sikander (Punjabi) Beant 2014 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 Television
Title Role Channel Kashmeer (TV series) Zoya Star Plus Khoobsurat Presenter Zee TV Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam Presenter Star Plus Musafir Hoon Yaaron Presenter Star Plus Vijay Jyoti Jyoti Zee TV References
- ^ ab c "About Gul". Gul Panag – Official website. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "'Kashmeer' - Guns and Roses". Indiantelevision. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Gul Panag's sexy makeover!". Rediff. Retrieved2008-11-04.
- ^ "Gul Panag amazing Maxim photoshoot". Maxim India. September 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ http://www.cinemapunjabi.com/films/sarsa
- ^ ab PANDHER, SARABJIT (14 March 2014). "Gul Panag declared AAP candidate from Chandigarh". The HINDU. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ ab c "Gul Panag Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved2010-11-30.
- ^ Ronjita Kulkarni. "Why Gul Panag doesn't want to be a star overnight". Rediff. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Femina Miss India 1999". Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Gul: Twitter face for WIFW". Times of India. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Gul on advisory board of Wockhardt Foundation".Indian Express. 2010-05-10.
- ^ "Actress Gul Panag joins AAP, to contest polls from Chandigarh". Firstpost. 2014-03-03.
- ^ Sharma, Kalpana (2010-11-27). Unsafe for women?.The Hindu. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Election results: BJP's Kirron Kher wins from Chandigarh, Naveen Jindal finishes third". The Times of India. May 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Gul Panag opts for Band, Baaja, Bullet". Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ Mid-Day.com (11 March 2011). "Gul Panag To Marry Her Boyfriend". NDTV Movies. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gul Panag. [hide]
- Aishwarya Rai (2005)
- Shweta Prasad (2006)
- Ayesha Takia & Gul Panag (2007)
- Shefali Shah (2008)
- Not awarded (2009)
- Not awarded (2010)
- Aishwarya Rai (2011)
- Vidya Balan (2012)
- Vidya Balan (2013)
- Sonakshi Sinha (2014)
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Lymaraina D'SouzaFemina Miss India
1999Succeeded by
Lara Dutta
(Miss Universe)Categories:- Living people
- 1977 births
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Indian film actresses
- Indian voice actors
- Indian female models
- Military brats
- Miss Universe 1999 contestants
- People from Chandigarh
- Punjabi people
- Femina Miss India winners
- Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni
- Aam Aadmi Party candidates in the Indian general election, 2014
- Indian women in politics
Gul Panag (Actress) - Official Website @ www.gulpanag.net
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Gul Panag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gul Panag (@GulPanag) | Twitter
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Hello - Love Making Scene - Sharman Joshi and Gul Panag ...
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