Role Actor Name Mangal Dhillon | Height 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in) Occupation Actor, Film producer Spouse Ritu Dhillon (1994-2023) | |
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Education Zila Panchayat Inter CollegeNighasan-KheriUttar Pradesh(Formerly Zila Parishad Inter College) Website www.mangaldhillon.comwww.sikhfilms.com Movies Yash, Khoon Bhari Maang, Janasheen, Yugandhar, Swarg Yahan Narak Ya Similar People Harmesh Malhotra, Prakash Mehra, Pamela Rooks, Lawrence D'Souza, Ramesh Sippy Died 11 June 2023 (aged 64) Ludhiana, Punjab, India Born 18 June 1958 (age 64), Wander Jatana, Faridkot district, Punjab Religion Sikhism Height 5 ft 11 inch Cast Jat | ||
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Mangal Singh Dhillon, better known as Mangal Dhillon was an Indian actor and film producer. He was born in the village Wander Jatana near Kotkapura in the Faridkot district, Punjab.
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- Actor Director Mangal Dhillon doing his best for sikh community
- Early life
- Production House
- Awards
- Filmography
- Death
- References
Actor / Director Mangal Dhillon doing his best for sikh community.
Early life
He was born in a Jat Sikh family in a village Wander Jatana, in Faridkot district of Punjab, India. He studied in a Govt. school Panj Graayin Kalan till 4th Standard & after that he was shifted to U.P. as his father had his agricultural farm there & he completed his matriculation from Zila Parishad high school, Nighasan, distt. Lakhimpur Kheri. After matriculation he was shifted back to punjab where he completed his higher secondary from Kot Kapura & did his graduation from Govt. College Muktsar. He did theatre for some time in Delhi after his graduation & joined Indian Theatre department, Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1979 & completed his post graduate diploma course in acting in 1980. He was awarded with Mohan Rakesh Gold Medal for best actor.
Production House
Mangal Dhillon had formed a production company and released a historical film entitled Khalsa. The film was well received. His other productions include "A Day at the Golden Temple"-(about the 24 hours holy practice every day)", "Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib" (in 2004 about the uniqueness of Guru Granth Sahib), "Sikh Ate Dastaar", "The Inseparable-A Sikh & his Turban", (about the unbreakable bond of every sikh with his turban & long hair)"Sarvnash"-(in 2007 against drug abuse)" Gurbani De Kautak Part-1 & Part-2" (in 2009-10 about the divine healing powers of Gurbani)" "Toshakhana Sri Darbar Sahib" (about the priceless articles kept at Toshakhana) and Ḧarinam Ke Chamatkar" (a documentary about the divine healing powers of Harinam).
Forth coming projects include "Shahadat" (a feature film, about politics of votes & countless other social issues of Punjab, India & NRIs), "Ä Western Salutation to Sikhism" (about the devotion, faith & conviction of western people who embraced sikhism) "Saaka-Sarhind" (a docu-drama film about the martyrdom of the sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji), and "Gurbani De Kautak part-3, Part4 & Part-5" (documentary films about the divine healing powers of spiritual hymns of Sri Guru Granth Sahib)and many others.
Awards
He won the RAPA (Radio and Television Advertising Practitioners' Association) award for best actor for the year 1998 for television serial Junoon. Honored with Baba Farid Award by Punjab Government for the film Khalsa and received outstanding achievements award from Chief Minister Punjab in 2006 as well as various other organizations all over Punjab and abroad.
Filmography
Death
Dhillon died after a long battle with cancer in Ludhiana, Punjab, on 11 June 2023. He was 64.