Aman Gill
Aman Gill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Aman Gill is a film producer born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia now based in Mumbai, India. He has his ancestral roots hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab[1] He is known for producing films like Jersey (2021 film), Shehzada (2022 film), Puaada, Shadaa, Udta Punjab, Black (2005 film) amongst others.
Career
He started his career at Applause Entertainment where he was AVP Content from the years 2003 - 2006, in which time he worked as an Executive Producer on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Black (2005). In November 2006 he joined Viacom18 Studios where he was the Head of Acquisition & Domestic Distribution of such blockbusters like Ghajini, Golmaal Returns, Singh Is Kinng, Welcome (2007 film), Jab We Met and Namastey London. In 2012 he joined the talent agency CAA-Kwan where he set up their film talent and literary business. In June 2014 he joined Junglee Pictures as the Chief Content Officer where he overlooked such films like Dil Dhadakne Do and Talvar. In April 2015 he joined Balaji Motion Pictures as the CEO Films, where he was responsible for film development, creative, production, marketing, distribution, and syndication.[2] In his time at Balaji Motion Films he produced such films like Udta Punjab, A Flying Jatt, Azhar, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 and Great Grand Masti.
In the year 2019 he commenced shoot as a producer on the hindi film Jersey (2021 film) starring Shahid Kapoor. The film was scheduled to release in the year 2020 but due to the Covid 19 pandemic[3] the release was pushed to 31 December 2021.[4] In October 2021 he commenced shoot as a producer on his next hindi film Shehzada (2022 film) which stars Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon in the leads directed by Rohit Dhawan, the film is scheduled to release on 4th, November, 2022.[5]
Personal life
He has a twin brother Pawan Gill, who also works in the film industry as a producer and filmmaker.[6] He has produced several blockbuster films including Puaada, Shadaa, Super Singh and Honsla Rakh.[7] he's engaged since June 2022
Filmography
| Year | Film[8] | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Black (2005 film) | Executive Producer | Applause Entertainment |
| 2007 | 1971 (2007 film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2007 | Namastey London | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2007 | Awarapan | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2007 | Jab We Met | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2007 | Welcome (2007 film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Kidnap (2008 film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Golmaal Returns | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Little Zizou | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Dil Kabaddi | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2008 | Ghajini | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2009 | Short Kut | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2009 | Luck (2009 film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2009 | Life Partner (film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2009 | Road, Movie | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2009 | Fruit and Nut (film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2010 | Striker (2010 film) | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2010 | Hum Tum Aur Ghost | Head of Domestic Distribution | Viacom18 Studios |
| 2011 | Jo Hum Chahein | Producer | Gill Pictures Entertainment |
| 2014 | Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin | Producer | Gill Pictures Entertainment |
| 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | SVP Content | Junglee Pictures |
| 2015 | Bangistan | SVP Content | Junglee Pictures |
| 2015 | Talvar | SVP Content | Junglee Pictures |
| 2016 | Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2016 | Azhar (film) | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2016 | Udta Punjab | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2016 | Great Grand Masti | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2016 | A Flying Jatt | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2017 | Super Singh | Producer | Balaji Motion Pictures |
| 2019 | Shadaa | Producer | Brat Films |
| 2021 | Puaada | Producer | Brat Films |
| 2022 | Jersey (2021 film) | Producer | Brat Films |
| 2022 | Shehzada (2022 film) | Producer | Brat Films |
Awards
Won
- PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020 - Best Entertainer Film of the Year Award Shadaa[9]
Nominated
- PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020 - Best Film Shadaa[10]
- PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018 - Best Film Super Singh[11]
References
- ^ Singh, Jasmine. "Twin Take". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Aman Gill to head Balaji Motion Pictures a". freepressjournal.com. BollywoodHungama. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Desk, Pinkvilla. "Will Shahid Kapoor's Jersey release get delayed by suspension of shoot? Co Producer Aman Gill answers". pinkvilla.com. Pinkvilla. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Nahta, Komal. "JERSEY' TO RELEASE ON DECEMBER 31". filminformation.com. Film Information. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon officially announce Shehzada". bollywoodhungama.com. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Singh, Jasmine. "Twin Take". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Vashisht, Neha. "BigInterview: Pawan Gill". www.timesofindia.com. Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Aman Gill on IMDB". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Baddhan, Raj. "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020: Winners list". www.bizasialive.com. Biz Asia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Nath, Rajan. "Full list of nominations for PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020". www.ptcnews.com. PTC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Kaur, Nimrat. "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018- Official list of nominations". www.ptcnews.com. PTC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.