Monica Gill

Biography

Monica Gill is an American model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss India USA in 2013 and won Miss India Worldwide in 2014. In 2015, she participated in the MTV India show India's Next Top Model.

== Career == Gill was working in pharmaceuticals trying to figure out if she wanted to pursue her medical career. After winning Miss India Worldwide USA, Gill decided to pursue Bollywood in India. Her pageant win opened up doors in the Indian film industry including a meeting with Tips Industries that lead to a three-film deal. Gill was originally hoping to land roles in Bollywood but her Hindi-speaking skills were an issue. As a fluent Punjabi speaker, she decided to pursue Punjabi films instead. Gill landed a talent agent in Mumbai and went to acting school before making her film debut. Gill made her Punjabi film debut in the 2016 film Ambarsariya opposite Diljit Dosanjh. That year, she went on to star in three back to back blockbuster Punjabi films. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut in the 2017 film Firangi. In 2018, she was seen in the Hindi film Paltan, where she played the love interest of, Harshvardhan Rane. In 2019, she acted in Punjabi-language period drama Yaara Ve.

== Personal life == Gill met Gurshawn Sahota, a California-based dentist, at her cousin's wedding. The couple had long-distance relationship and were engaged in 2018. Gill moved back home with her parents to plan her wedding but delayed their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gill and Sahota separated in Nov 2021. Gill supported the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest.

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Monica Gill at IMDb Monica Gill on Instagram