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Published 09:18 IST, December 9th 2020

Remember Priya Gill? On her birthday, check out what 'Josh' actor is doing now

Actor Priya Gill, who worked in several films, is not on any social media handles. Here's a quick look at her career and what's she's up to now. Read on.

Reported by: Alifiya Shaiwala
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Actor Priya Gill, who set her foot in the entertainment world with her debut in Tere Mere Sapne, alongside Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh in 1966, turned a year older on December 9. After her first movie, Priya worked in several films. However, the actor is not on any social media platforms and has been away from the celluloid since her 2006 film. Here's a look at her career.  

Priya Gill's movies 

After Tere Mere Sapne, Priya was roped in for back-to-back movies like Sham Ghansham, Sirf Tum, Bade Dilwala. This year in June, Boney Kapoor took to Twitter to celebrate 21 years of his 1999 romantic film, Sirf Tum. The movie stars Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Jackie Shroff, and Sushmita Sen. It is the remake of the 1996 Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, directed by Agathian.

After Sirf Tum, Priya Gill began her career in Mollywood with her appearance in the movie, Megham, opposite Mammootty. She came back to acting in Hindi films and her roles in movies like Josh, Jeetenge Hum, were well-received by fans. Interestingly, Gill played prominent roles in the Telugu flicks- Bagunnara, Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary, in a Tamil film- Red, and then also worked in a Punjabi movie titled Jee Aayan Nu. 

 After working in Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Malayalam industry, she was roped in for a Bhojpuri film as well, titled Piya Tose Naina Lage, opposite Akhilesh Pandey. In 2006, she spoke to The Telegraph and said that it was a different experience but she enjoyed every bit of it. Though it was difficult to understand the nuances of the language initially, she managed the dialogues well, stated the star. The report added that she participated in a tree-planting ceremony at Gandhi Ashram, Dhurwa, and also attended a Bhojpuri Samaj function held at local Zilla school during her visit to Ranchi while promoting the movie. 

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Priya's notable work is in movies like LOC Kargil, Border Hindustan Ka and her last film in Bollywood, Bhairavi. A report by ghaintpunjab.com stated that after her film journey, Priya got married and is now settled in Denmark. In 2015, she also attended an OROP (One Rank One Pension) rally related to Ex-Army services in Mumbai. On Priya Gill's birthday, netizens remembered the star and penned wishes for her. 

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Updated 09:18 IST, December 9th 2020

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