Rimpy Kaur Gill, known professionally as Mahie Gill (born 19 December 1975), is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi and Punjabi-language films. She began her acting career in Punjabi cinema before making her Hindi film debut with Dev.D (2009), directed by Anurag Kashyap.
Gill received wider recognition for her portrayal of Paro in Dev.D, a modern adaptation of Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayâÂÂs novella Devdas, for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress in 2010. She later appeared as Madhavi Devi in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster and its sequel Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
Gill was born in Chandigarh in a Punjabi Jat Sikh family on 19 December in 1975. She completed her master's degree in theater from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1998.
Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie Dev D. She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's Not a Love Story, which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. She also worked in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster with Jimmy Sheirgill and Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.
Gill appeared in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her Telugu debut with Apoorva Lakhia's film Thoofan, simultaneously shot with the Hindi version, Zanjeer. She did her first ever item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Bullett Raja.
Mahie Gill to be next seen in upcoming web series , directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The series features Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar.
Gill has lived in Goa and has a daughter, Veronica. In 2023, she confirmed that she is married to Ravi Kesar.