Neeru Bajwa

Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1980) is a Canadian-born Indian actress, director and producer associated with Punjabi cinema. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film Main Solah Baras Ki and then moved on to working in Hindi soap operas and Punjabi language films.[3]

Neeru Bajwa
Bajwa promoting Shadaa in 2019
Born (1980-08-26) 26 August 1980[1][2]
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active1998 – present
Spouse(s)
Harry Jawandha
​
(m. 2015)​
Children3

Career

Bajwa started her career in Indian soap operas in 2005 with Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi[4] on DD1 before moving on to Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani on Zee TV followed by Jeet on Star Plus and then Guns and Roses on Star One.[5]

In January 2013, Bajwa appeared in the multi-starer Punjabi film Saadi Love Story, produced by Jimmy Sheirgill productions, directed by Dheeraj Rattan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, and Surveen Chawla. She paired up opposite Diljit Dosanjh again in the film Jatt and Juliet 2 which broke all the previous opening day collection records for Punjabi cinema.[6] In August 2013, her film, Naughty Jatts was released in which she featured along with Binnu Dhillon, Arya Babbar and Roshan Prince. The movie got mixed reviews from critics.[7]

Bajwa debuted as a director in 2017 with the Punjabi movie Sargi, which stars her sister Rubina Bajwa in the leading role alongside Jassi Gill and Babbal Rai.[8] She also owns a production company called Neeru Bajwa Entertainment. In November 2019, Bajwa starrer and produced film Beautiful Billo went on floors, in which she will be sharing the screen with her sister Rubina Bajwa.[9]

Personal life

In her documentary film Bollywood Bound, Bajwa admits to being a high school drop out who had little interest in studies and was always inspired by the glamour of Bollywood, so she moved to Mumbai to fulfill her dreams.[10]

Bajwa married Harry Jawandha in 2015.[11] The couple had their first child in August 2015.[12] In 2020, Bajwa gave birth to twins, both girls.[13]

Filmography

As actor
YearMovieRoleLanguageRef.
1998Main Solah Baras KiTinaHindi
2003Bollywood BoundHerselfEnglish
2004Asa Nu Maan Watna DaNeeru (as Arshveer Bajwa)Punjabi
2006Dil Apna PunjabiLaadiPunjabi
2009Munde U.K. DeReet BrarPunjabi
2009Heer RanjhaHeerPunjabi
2010Mel Karade RabbaSeerat RandhawaPunjabi
PrincePriyaHindi
Phoonk 2ArushiHindi
Akh LabdiAmarPunjabi
2011Jihne Mera Dil LuteyaNoor BajwaPunjabi
Miley Naa Miley HumManjeet AhluwaliaHindi
2012Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch RaaziSimranPunjabi
Jatt & JulietPoojaPunjabi
Pinky Moge WaliPinkyPunjabi
2013Saadi Love StorySpecial Appearance (Tanya)Punjabi
Special 26Special appearance in song "Gore Mukhde Pe Zulfen Di Chaava"Hindi
Jatt & Juliet 2PoojaPunjabi
Naughty JattsSimmi KheraPunjabi
Ronde Saare Vyah PichoManpreet Kaur, Mannu, Monika, MunniPunjabi
2014Dil Vil Pyaar VyaarprabhjeetPunjabi
Aa Gaye Munde U.K. DeDisha DhillionPunjabi
Proper PatolaPreeti, Jeeti (Double Role)Punjabi
2015Sardaar JiPinkyPunjabi
2016Channo Kamli Yaar DiChannoPunjabi
2017JinduaIshPunjabi
2018Laung LaachiLaachiPunjabi[14]
Aate Di ChidiElizaPunjabi
2019Uda AidaManjeetPunjabi
ShadaaVanjhaliPunjabi
2021Paani Ch MadhaaniPunjabi[15]
Phatte Dinde Chakk PunjabiPunjabi[16]

As director
YearMovieCastNotes
2017SargiJassi Gill, Babbal Rai, Karamjit Anmol, Rubina BajwaDebut

Television
Year Series Role Notes
2003Astitva...Ek Prem KahaniKiran
2003-2004JeetNandini
2004-2005Guns & RosesDivya
2005Hari Mirchi Lal MirchiRinku
2006Nach Baliye 1Contestant

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Ceremony Category Result
2011 Mel Karade Rabba PTC Punjabi Film Awards Critics Best Actress Won
Best Actress Nominated
2012 Jihne Mera Dil Luteya PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Won
2013 Jatt & Juliet PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Won
2013 Pinky Moge Wali PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2014 Jatt & Juliet 2 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Won
2015 Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2015 Proper Patola PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2016 Sardaarji PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2017 Channo Kamli Yaar Di Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Actress-Critics Won
2018 Jindua Filmfare Awards Punjabi, PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress, Best Actress-Critics Nominated
2019 Laung Laachi PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Nominated

References
  1. Kaur, Prabhneet (26 August 2015). "From TV actress to Pollywood diva, happy birthday Neeru Bajwa". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. Sharma, Aabhas (21 June 2013). "Jatt di film". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. Jha, Shefali S (29 May 2012). "If asked to do 'Prince' today, I would not: Neeru Bajwa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. Chhabra, Arvind. "Simply Punjabi – Neeru Bajwa". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  5. "Reality Shows – Just Good Friends". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2006.
  6. Ballewood. "Jatt and Juliet 2 smashes Box office". Ballewood.in. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  7. Ballewood. "Naughty Jatts – Review". Ballewood.in. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. "Sargi Punjabi Movie Review – Jassi Gill, Babbal Rai, Rubina Bajwa | Plot, Story". All About Movies. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Raghveer Boli joins the cast of Neeru Bajwa's 'Beautiful Billo' - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. Townend, Paul. "Bollywood Bound Movie Review". Canadian Independent Film & Television Publishing Association. Retrieved 1 May 2002.
  11. "Neeru Bajwa gives a kiss of love to hubby Harry Jawandha on his birthday - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  12. "Once in a lifetime..." Trinuneindia News Service. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. "Neeru Bajwa blessed with twin girls Alia and Akira - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. "Laung Laachi Movie Cast, Crew Details". DeeduKnowAll. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  15. "Paani Ch Madhani". timesofindia.
  16. "Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa starrer 'Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi' goes on the floor". Times of India. 27 October 2020.
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