Meet Priya Gill launched by Amitabh Bachchan’s ABCL in ‘Tere Mere Sapne’
Meet Priya Gill launched by Amitabh Bachchan’s ABCL in
‘Tere Mere Sapne’
Not every aspiring actor is launched by the biggest superstar of the country, and then star opposite two reigning box office kings, all in the first five years of their career.
But it wasn’t in the case of Priya Gill. The actress featured in a cult classic romantic drama. It was her peak and sadly, soon after, it all fell apart.
Actress Priya Gill was launched by Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ produced under the banner of ABCL.
Priya Gill embarked on her films career with ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ released in 1996. It also featured Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh.
Notedly, the film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan’s production house ABCL and won for Priya a Filmfare nomination for Best Debut.
Later, Priya relished success in the form of the 1999 super hit Sirf Tum, which also featured Sanjay Kapoor.
The year 2000 was her best year in films as she got the opportunity to share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in Josh and made her Telugu debut in Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary.
Over the next few years, she worked opposite top actors like Ajith Kumar (in Red) and Nagarjuna (in LOC Kargil).
Things never seemed to be going well for Priya’s career in the early 2000s when she was subjected to some mudslinging through a rumour that quickly became fake news.
A video went viral showing Priya homeless and hungry, and surviving on alms from a gurudwara to feed herself.
Although video later turned out to be a fake, it nevertheless impacted on Priya’s image in the industry and also hurt the actress, who distanced from media after that.
Having already been part of selected films, Priya then took a break, following which she did only two films, one in Bhojpuri and one in Hindi. The 2006 release Bhairavi was her last film.
Priya quit films at the end of the 2000s and got married. Her husband is not from the film industry.
As per reports, after marriage, the couple moved out of India over a decade ago and that Aaj she leads a private life with her family in Denmark, away from the glitter and glamour of showbiz.
News Edit K.V.Raman
