Jagjeet Sandhu
Born on June 08, 1991, Jagjeet sandhu joined theatre in the school time, at the age of 7. He completed his masters in theatre from Panjab University, Chandigarh & thereafter joined Padma Shree Neelam Mann SIngh's theatre group 'The Company Theatre". After pursuing theatre for 15 years, he bagged his first movie, Rupinder Gandhi (2015) which was a super hit and his first role as "Bhola" struck big with audiences, resulting in commencement of his filmy career, hence, taking his journey to 16 pollywood movies till his last released" Sufna" (2020). His role as 'Speed' in his 2nd film, Qissa Panjab (2015), brought a critical acclaim as well as international recognition. Academy Award Nominee Deepa Mehta chose him to play a significant part in her film "The Anatomy of Violence" (2016) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Another prodigious role in "Mehsampur" (2018) marked the place in Sydney, Goa and Mami film festivals. Over the succeeding time, he made his Bollywood debut though Leila (2019), featuring on Netflix.
Born into the rustic life of a small village in district Fatehgarh Sahib, Himmatgarh Chhanna, Punjab, he took the task upon his tiny shoulders. A forming spark was luckily noticed by the school authorities. At the age of 7, a theatre group of the neighbouring city of Amloh enrolled Jagjeet into their production company and hence fueled the inner fire even more. While in school, he performed in numerous plays in villages for which he would receive Rs 50 each, an amount quite pleasing to the family. During college, he won the Best Actor Accolades in various youth festivals secondary to his versatile performances.
The journey this far has been an adventure in the exploration of the possibilities of the human mind and its bodily representations. He enjoys the cerebral study of characters as much as he enjoys the visceral. The pursuit of the required character condition is where he like to spend most of his time.
By: Jagjeet Sandhu
