Gippy Grewal
Gippy Grewal (Punjabi: ਗਿੱਪੀ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ Gippy Garēvāl, born January 2, 1983) is an Indian Singer and Actor. He is known for his Punjabi songs. He rose to fame from his hit single Phulkari which broke many records in Punjab. He made his debut in the 2010 movie- Mel Karade Rabba. He has also received "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his performance in 2011 blockbuster-Jihne Mera Dil Luteya. He received "PIFAA best actor award" in 2012 along with Diljit Dosanjh.
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Career
He has been on many interview shows. One of them being "Ki Haal Chaal Hai". At the 2012 kabaddi tournament Grewal along with Gurpreet Ghuggi and Akshay Kumar;; announced they would be in an upcoming Punjabi movie together calls Paaji In Trouble.
Music
He made his debut with the album Chakkh Lai which went on to became an instant success and brought him into the limelight in the Punjabi Music Industry. His album, which was produced by Aman Hayer, made him a superstar, and went on to become one of the highest selling Punjabi albums of all time. He saw further success with albums like "Nasha," "Phulkari," "Phulkari 2 Just Hits" and "Gangster." His 2012 song "Angreji Beat", a collaboration with Honey Singh for his album International Villager, stormed the Punjabi Music Charts, and featured in Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone's Bollywood film Cocktail that released in July 2012.
Film
He made his debut in Punjabi Films in a supporting role in 2010 with the hit film Mel Karade Rabba opposite Jimmy Shergill and Indo-Canadian actress Neeru Bajwa. He followed that up with a lead role in Jihne Mera Dil Luteya with Diljit Dosanjh which became the biggest hit in Punjabi Cinema when it released.[1] In April 2012 his film Mirza - The Untold Story released with the highest opening for a Punjabi film at the time of release[2] opposite UK-Punjabi actress Mandy Takhar. His next movie Carry On Jatta paired him with critically acclaimed Bollywood actress Mahie Gill, it released in July 2012 and had the second highest opening and total collections for Punjabi film, it is on course to collect Rs 10 Crore in India.[3] Gippy Grewal's latest movie Singh vs Kaur released on 15 February 2013, has garnered positive reviews mostly. Critics have appreciated Gippy for his remarkable acting and have also termed him as the 'first action hero of Punjab. .[4] Gippy Grewal's upcoming film is Lucky Di Unlucky Story. Directed by Smeep Kang, this film falls under the banner of Gurfateh films and Sippy Grewal Productions.[5] Lucky Di Unlucky Story is releasing on 26 April 2013. He is also currently working with Jazzy Bains, who will be making his Punjabi film debut in Best of Luck, opposite Miss India Universe 2008 Simran Mundi.[6]
Personal life
Gippy Grewal is married to Ravneet Kaur and has two sons named, Gurfateh and Ekomkar. It is on his younger son, Gurfateh's name, that Gippy Grewal launched his production house called, Gurfateh Films. His elder brother Sippy Grewal is based in Australia and also produces films under the banner- Sippy Grewal Productions. 'Carry on Jatta' was produced under Sippy Grewal Productions.[7]
Discography
Year Released Album Music Record Label Most Gross
May 2002 Chakk Ley Atul Sharma Anand Music 5.1
November 2003 Aaja Wey Mitra Atul Sharma Nupur Audio 2.10
March 2004 Mele Mittaran De Kiss'n'tell Finetone 8.9
July 2005 Phulkari 2 Kiss'n'tell Planet Recordz, Speed Records 7.1
February 2006 Akh Larh Gayi Sukhpal Sukh Planet Recordz, Speed Records 7.2
September 2007 Chandi De Challe Bhinda Aujla Planet Recordz/Speed Records 11.3
August 2008 My Time To Shine Bhinda Aujla Planet Recordz/Speed Records/Kamlee Records 1.5
October 2010 Desi Rockstar Aman Hayer Kamlee Records LTD/Speed Records 27.4
April 2011 Talwar Annu-Mannu, Jatinder Shah, Honey Singh Speed Records 9.2
Singles
Year Album Song Music Record label Notes
2007 Youngster Gabru Gabru Bhinda Aujla Speed Records/Moviebox 1st Join
2008 Brown Sugar Tareya Joti Dhillon Planet Recordz/Speed Records/Moviebox Records Economy
2009 Put Your Hands up Raj Karda Prince Ghuman Planet Recordz/Speed Records Also Available in Canada & India
2009 Youngster Gabru 2 Kini Sohni Bhinda Aujla Planet Recordz/Speed Records/Kamlee Records All Done
2011 The Entourage Gal Teri Wang Di Aman Hayer Speed Records/Moviebox Records 24 February 2011
2010 Sharaabi Ft. Bohemia Sh! Sh! Sharabi Bohemia Speed Records Others in Kamlee Records
2011 International Villager Angreji Beat Honey Singh Speed Records/MovieBox Records/Planet Recordz 11 November 2011
2012 Mulahjedaariyaan Mulahjedaariyaan Jatinder Shah Speed Records
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Mel Karade Rabba Nihal Dhasah Debut Film
2011 Dharti Himself Special Appearance in song Sarkaaran
2011 Jihne Mera Dil Luteya Yuvraaj PTC Best Actor Award
2012 Mirza - The Untold Story Mirza
2012 Carry On Jatta Jass Dhillon Debut as a Producer/GurFateh Films
2013 Singh vs Kaur Nihal Singh
2013 Lucky Di Unlucky Story Lucky
2013 Best of Luck Kullu Music: Sukshinder Shinda & Jatinder Singh-Shah
2013 Bhaji in Problem Jita
2014 Carry On Jatta 2 Jass Dhillion
2014 Chak de Phatte 2
2014 Jatt James Bond
Dubbing career
Gippy Grewal has also started a career in the dubbing. He has given the Punjabi dubbing voice for Jai Courtney's character in A Good Day to Die Hard. This is the first ever Hollywood movie to be dubbed in Punjabi. It was also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.[8]
