Gippy Grewal


Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made his acting debut in the 2010 movie, Mel Karade Rabba, and which he followed with Carry On Jatta, Lucky Di Unlucky Story, Bhaji in Problem and Jatt James Bond. He revived "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his performance in the 2011 film Jihne Mera Dil Luteya. He received the "PIFAA Best Actor Award" in 2012 along with Diljit Dosanjh and received "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2015 for Jatt James Bond along with Diljit Dosanjh. He is owner of production houses Humble Motion Pictures and Big Daddy Films along with his brother Sippy Grewal.

Personal life

Grewal was born in Ludhiana and his hometown is Koom Kalan village, Ludhiana. He did his schooling from Nankana Sahib Public School, Kot Gangu Rai and studied at North India Institute of Hotel Management, Panchkula. His brother Sippy Grewal is a distributor based in Australia.
Grewal is married to Ravneet Kaur and has three sons.

Music career

Grewal made his debut with the album Chakkh Lai was produced by Atul Sharma.
Before his fame though he was a wedding singer. He frequently performed at weddings in Punjab, India. He followed with the albums Aaja Ve Mitraa, Mele Mitraan De, Phulkari 2 and many more. He become a famous name in Punjabi Music among the audience. In 2010, his eighth album "Desi Rockstar" produced by Aman Hayer was a huge hit and was very much loved by Audience. After the album he released song "Angreji Beat" with Yo Yo Honey Singh which proved to be one of the most successful songs of his career. He enjoyed the prime time of stardom during the period of 2010-2014, making him one of the leading artists in Punjabi music industry. In 2012, "Angreji Beat", was also featured in the Bollywood film Cocktail.
The video for his 2013 single "Hello Hello" was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed at the Sandwell and Birmingham Mela in 2014.

Film career

Grewal made his film debut as the main antagonist in 2010 Punjabi-language film Mel Karade Rabba. He followed that up with a lead role in Jihne Mera Dil Luteya which became the biggest hit in Punjabi cinema when it released. In April 2012 his film Mirza – The Untold Story released with the highest opening for a Punjabi film at the time.
His next movie Carry On Jatta released in July 2012 and had the second highest opening and total collections for Punjabi film. In 2013, Grewal released the action film Singh vs Kaur and comedy films Lucky Di Unlucky Story, Best of Luck and Bhaji in Problem.
In 2014, he appeared in the dramatic thriller Jatt James Bond. His second film of 2014 was the comedy film Double Di Trouble.
He lent his voice for dubbing in the Punjabi version of A Good Day to Die Hard, which was the first Hollywood movie to be dubbed in Punjabi.
In 2015, Grewal entered Bollywood with a guest appearance, portraying pop star Manjeet Manchala in the comedy-drama film Dharam Sankat Mein. He then made his lead acting debut in Bollywood with the romantic-comedy film Second Hand Husband.
In 2016, he launched own production house Humble Motion Pictures with his first directional debut Ardaas.
In September 2017, Grewal starred in his most recent Hindi movie, Lucknow Central, along with Farhan Akhtar. Carry on Jatta 2 released on 1 June 2018.
In 2022, he launched a new production house "Big Daddy Films".

Discography

Studio albums
  • Chakk Ley
  • Aaja Wey Mitra
  • Mele Mittaran De
  • Phulkari 2
  • Akh Larh Gayi
  • *The Album
  • Chandi De Challe
  • *Im Here
  • My Time To Shine
  • Desi Rockstar
  • Talwar
  • Desi Rockstar 2
  • The Main Man
  • ''Limited Edition''

    Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Actor

Special appearances

Dubbing roles

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAward CeremonyCategoryResult
2009Mel Karade RabbaPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Male DebutNomitated
2009Mel Karade RabbaPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest VillainNomitated
2011PTC Punjabi Film AwardsPunjabi Music Best Folk pop Album AwardWon
2011Jihne Mera Dil LuteyaPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Actor
Diljit Dosanjh for Jihne Mera Dil Luteya		Won
2012PTC Punjabi Film AwardsPunjabi Music Most Popular song of the yearWon
2012Mirza: The Untold StoryPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorNomitated
2012Mirza: The Untold StoryPTC Punjabi Film AwardsCritics Best ActorWon
2012Carry On JattaPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorNomitated
2012Mirza: The Untold Story
Carry On Jatta		PTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Popular Star Of The YearWon
2013Singh vs KaurPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorNomitated
2014Jatt James BondPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorWon
2014PTC Punjabi Film AwardsEntertainer of The YearWon
2015FaraarPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorNomitated
2016KaptaanPTC Punjabi Film AwardsMost Popular song of the yearWon
2016ArdaasPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest DirectorNomitated
2016ArdaasPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Debut DirectorWon
2016ArdaasPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ScreenplayNomitated
2016ArdaasPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest StoryNomitated
2016KaptaanPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorNomitated
2016ArdaasFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest DirectorNomitated
2016ArdaasFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest Debut DirectorWon
2016ArdaasFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest Original StoryWon
2016KaptaanFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest ActorNomitated
2017Manje BistreFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest ActorNomitated
2017Manje BistreFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest Original StoryNomitated
2017Manje BistreFilmfare Awards PunjabiBest ScreenplayWon
2017Manje BistreBrit Asia AwardsBest ActorWon
2017Punjabi Music AwardsBest Duat vocalist for patt Lain geWon
2018Carry on Jatta 2PTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest ActorWon
2018Carry on Jatta 2Brit Asia AwardsBest ActorWon
2020Ardaas KaraanPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest DirectorWon
2020Ardaas KaraanPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest FilmWon

Controversy

Grewal faced strong opposition in Punjab over his film Akaal: The Unconquered. Several Sikh organisations protested against the film, raising questions about Grewal’s character as well. These groups claimed that the film distorted Sikh history, pointing out that there is no historical evidence of the main character, Akaal Singh. Moreover, the film shows several Sikh characters consuming meat and alcohol, which goes against Sikh religious beliefs. Grewal was also criticised for wearing a fake beard in his role, which many people found disrespectful. Questions were also raised about Nimrat Khaira’s character. Additionally, several screenings of the film were cancelled at various locations.