Gul Panag Biography

Name:Gul Panag

Date of Birth:January 3, 1979

Place of Birth:Chandigarh, India

Other names:Gul Panag-Attari

Occupation:Actress, Model

Years active:2000–present

Height:5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Spouse:Rishi Attari (March 13, 2011-)

Gul Panag (born 3 January 1979; Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Her notable films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, and Straight.

Gul started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab. However, her father's army career ensured that, she 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.Gul Panag  did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh.As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. Gul Panag  won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition.

Career

Gul won the coveted Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant. At the Miss Universe 1999 pageant, she was ranked among the Top 10 contestants. Gul began her career in Bollywood, with the 2003 film Dhoop. Since then, she has worked in films like Jurm (2005) and the TV series Kashmeer. Gul Panag 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 was seen in the movie Straight. Gul Panag featured in Rann in a role attempting to stop her boy friend from doing the right thing. Gul appeared on the front page of Maxim with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008.

Gul has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media over the past decade or so (most notably - The Titan Raga watches ads, and most recently in the Tata Sky ads along with Aamir Khan). Gul is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan.

She ran at the Delhi Half Marathon in November 2010, but endured eve teasing from male runners at the event. Gul Panag later remarked that the attitude of men in Delhi needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women.

Personal life

Gul is techno-savvy, with strong and interesting views on most subjects. Gul Panag is highly active on Twitter. Gul 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.

Gul Panag got married to her long time boyfriend Rishi Attari on March 13, 2011 in a gurudwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.

Awards

Nominated

Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2009) for Hello

Screen Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2007) for Dor

Won

Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress, tied with Ayesha Takia for Dor (2007)

Filmography

Film

2003 Dhoop

2005 Jurm

2006 Dor

2007 Manorama Six Feet Under

2008 Summer 2007

2008 Hello

2009 Straight

2010 Fatso!

2010 Rann

2010 Hello Darling

2011 Turning 30

Television

Kashmeer

Khoobsurat

Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam

Musafir Hoon Yaaron

Vijay Jyoti