Editing Gul Panag

{{short description|Indian actress}}

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{{Infobox person
| name               = Gul Panag
| image              = Gul LFW-2017.jpg
| caption            = Panag in 2017
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|3}}<ref name=official /> <!-- Please don't change the DoB. Gul Panag confirmed her DoB with the passport.-->
| othername          = Gul Panag-Attari, Gulkirat Kaur Panag
| birth_place        = [[Chandigarh]], India<ref name="Dhawan, 2014">{{cite news|last1=Dhawan|first1=Himanshi|title=AAP ups the glamour quotient with Gul Panag|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/AAP-ups-the-glamour-quotient-with-Gul-Panag/articleshow/31870374.cms|access-date=23 September 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN|date=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://archive.is/20160922201720/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/AAP-ups-the-glamour-quotient-with-Gul-Panag/articleshow/31870374.cms|archive-date=22 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| spouse             = {{marriage|Rishi Attari|2011}}
| occupation         = [[Actress]], [[voice actress]], [[Model (person)|model]], [[politician]]
| years active       = 2003–2020
| height             = {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on|lk=off}}
| website            = http://www.gulpanag.net
| party              = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
}}
'''Gul Panag''' (born '''Gulkirat Kaur Panag''', 3 January 1979<!-- Please don't change the DoB. Gul Panag confirmed her DoB with the passport.-->; [[Chandigarh]], India) is an [[India]]n actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the [[Miss Universe]] pageant. Panag began her career in [[Bollywood]] with the 2003 film ''[[Dhoop]]''. Since then, she has worked in films like ''[[Jurm (2005 film)|Jurm]]'' and the TV series ''Kashmeer''.<ref>{{cite web|title='Kashmeer' - Guns and Roses|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kashmeer.htm|publisher=Indiantelevision|access-date=2010-11-30|archive-date=22 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063459/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kashmeer.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Her films include ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]'', ''[[Dhoop]]'', ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'', ''[[Hello (2008 film)|Hello]]'', ''[[Straight (2009 film)|Straight]]'', and ''[[Ab Tak Chhappan 2]]''.

She played a commoner, fighting hard to save her husband from going to the gallows, in the 2006 [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] film, ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]''. In 2008, she acted in the films ''[[Hello (2008 film)|Hello]]'' and ''[[Summer 2007]]''. In 2009, she appeared in the movie ''[[Straight (2009 film)|Straight]]''. She featured in ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' in a role attempting to stop her boyfriend from doing the right thing. Panag appeared on the front page of [[Maxim India (magazine)|Maxim]] with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008.<ref name="Gul Panag's sexy makeover!">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/09slid1.htm|title=Gul Panag's sexy makeover!|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=2008-11-04|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194812/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/09slid1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BED ' BUTTER">{{cite news|url=http://www.maximindia.in/girls/Cover_Girls/173129/gul_panag.html|title=Gul Panag amazing Maxim photoshoot|date=September 2008|publisher=Maxim India|access-date=2008-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325215646/http://www.maximindia.in/girls/Cover_Girls/173129/gul_panag.html|archive-date=25 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She debuted in Punjabi movies with ''Sarsa.''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemapunjabi.com/films/sarsa |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009101730/http://www.cinemapunjabi.com/films/sarsa |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] candidate from [[Chandigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandigarh]] for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.<ref name="PANDHER">{{cite news|last=PANDHER|first=SARABJIT|title=Gul Panag declared AAP candidate from Chandigarh|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gul-panag-declared-aap-candidate-from-chandigarh/article5780965.ece|access-date=14 March 2014|newspaper=The HINDU|date=14 March 2014|archive-date=15 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315131603/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gul-panag-declared-aap-candidate-from-chandigarh/article5780965.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Panag started her education in [[Sangrur]], in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|title=Gul Panag Biography|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Gul-Panag/biography-4728.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=2010-11-30|archive-date=14 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514145633/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Gul-Panag/biography-4728.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her father, [[Harcharanjit Singh Panag|Lt. Gen. Panag]] was in the [[Indian Army|army]] and the family moved to different places across India and abroad. As a result of this, she studied in 14 different schools including [[Kendriya Vidyalayas]] ([[Chandigarh]], [[Mhow]], [[Leh]] and [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu]]), [[Lawrence School, Lovedale|The Lawrence School, Lovedale]] and the International School of Lusaka, [[Zambia]].<ref name="yahoo"/> She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from [[Punjabi University]], [[Patiala]], and Masters in Political Science from [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="yahoo"/> As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking.  She won numerous state and national level [[debate]] competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=About Gul|url=http://www.gulpanag.net/about_gul_panag.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704210017/http://www.gulpanag.net/about_gul_panag.php|archive-date=4 July 2010|access-date=2012-08-23|publisher=Gul Panag&nbsp;– Official website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why Gul Panag doesn't want to be a star overnight|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/07gul.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|author=Ronjita Kulkarni|access-date=2010-11-30|archive-date=22 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622041123/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/07gul.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Gul-Panag.jpg|thumb|Gul Panag in Lakme Fashion Week, 2009]]

===Modeling===
Panag  won the [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/miss-indias-who-made-it-to-bollywood/50-Years-of-Miss-India-Miss-Indias-who-made-it-to-Bollywood/articleshow/19092847.cms|title=50 Years of Miss India: Miss Indias who made it to Bollywood|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-03-14|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180854/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/miss-indias-who-made-it-to-bollywood/50-Years-of-Miss-India-Miss-Indias-who-made-it-to-Bollywood/articleshow/19092847.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/eventshow/47910783.cms|title=#ThrowbackThursday: When Gul Panag won Miss India 1999 - BeautyPageants|website=Femina Miss India|access-date=2018-03-14|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180414/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/ThrowbackThursday-When-Gul-Panag-won-Miss-India-1999/eventshow/47910783.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> She participated in the [[Miss Universe 1999]] pageant.

===Brand endorsement===
She has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media and is the brand ambassador for [[Tata Sky]], along with [[Aamir Khan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.masala.com/miss-india-tag-a-stumbling-block-for-gul-panag-10410.html|title=Miss India tag a stumbling block for Gul Panag|work=Masala! - Bollywood Gossip News, Indian Celebrities and Pictures|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070436/http://www.masala.com/miss-india-tag-a-stumbling-block-for-gul-panag-10410.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Panag  was the ''Twitter Face'' for the ''Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week'' held in 2009, to cover the happenings/proceedings on the micro-blogging site.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gul: Twitter face for WIFW|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Gul-Twitter-face-for-WIFW/articleshow/5145445.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=2010-11-30|date=2009-10-22|archive-date=25 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025191649/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Gul-Twitter-face-for-WIFW/articleshow/5145445.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Social activism===
Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.womensweb.in/2015/05/interview-with-gul-panag/|title=Interview With Gul Panag {{!}} Meet The Original Livewire|date=2015-05-18|work=Women's Web: For Women Who Do|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US|archive-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529233616/http://www.womensweb.in/2015/05/interview-with-gul-panag/|url-status=live}}</ref> an [[non-governmental organization|NGO]] that works towards a variety of causes including gender equality, education and disaster management. She served on the advisory board of the [[Wockhardt Hospitals|Wockhardt]] Foundation.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gul-on-advisory-board-of-wockhardt-foundation/616712/ | title = Gul on advisory board of Wockhardt Foundation | date = 2010-05-10 | newspaper = Indian Express | access-date = 16 March 2014 | archive-date = 16 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080833/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gul-on-advisory-board-of-wockhardt-foundation/616712/ | url-status = live }}</ref> She also participated in the [[India Against Corruption]] movement.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.firstpost.com/politics/actress-gul-panag-joins-aap-to-contest-polls-from-chandigarh-1433067.html | title = Actress Gul Panag joins AAP, to contest polls from Chandigarh | date = 2014-03-03 | publisher = Firstpost | access-date = 16 March 2014 | archive-date = 14 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314093011/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/actress-gul-panag-joins-aap-to-contest-polls-from-chandigarh-1433067.html | url-status = live }}</ref> She ran at the [[Delhi Half Marathon]] in November 2010, but endured [[eve teasing]] ([[sexual harassment]]) from male runners at the event. She later remarked that the attitude of men in [[Delhi]] needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women.<ref>Sharma, Kalpana (2010-11-27). [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article917408.ece Unsafe for women?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129085417/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article917408.ece |date=29 November 2010 }}. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.</ref>

===Political career===
She was the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] candidate from [[Chandigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandigarh]] for [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref name="PANDHER"/> She came on third position with 1,08,679 votes, while [[Kirron Kher]] won the election with 1,91,362 votes.<ref>{{cite web | title = Election results: BJP's Kirron Kher wins from Chandigarh, Naveen Jindal finishes third | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-BJPs-Kirron-Kher-wins-from-Chandigarh-Naveen-Jindal-finishes-third/articleshow/35213795.cms | date = 16 May 2014 | access-date = 2014-05-16 | work = The Times of India | archive-date = 16 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140516142954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-BJPs-Kirron-Kher-wins-from-Chandigarh-Naveen-Jindal-finishes-third/articleshow/35213795.cms | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Other interests ===
A serial half-marathon runner, avid biker who is also a certified pilot and was trained on a professional platform- Formula E. Panag. She debuted on the racing track at the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/290417/after-becoming-a-pilot-gul-panag-is-now-indias-first-woman-to-race-formula-e-car.html|title=After becoming a pilot, Gul Panag is now India's first woman to race in Formula E|date=2017-04-29|work=www.deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314181821/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/290417/after-becoming-a-pilot-gul-panag-is-now-indias-first-woman-to-race-formula-e-car.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Gul-Panag-s-MobieFit-to-Roll-Out-New-Fitness-Apps-in-the-Next-Quarter/20-04-2017-116710/|title=Gul Panag s MobieFit to Roll Out New Fitness Apps in the Next Quarter|last=Dar|first=Vaishali|work=BW Disrupt|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174534/http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Gul-Panag-s-MobieFit-to-Roll-Out-New-Fitness-Apps-in-the-Next-Quarter/20-04-2017-116710/|url-status=live}}</ref>

An health activist and fitness advocate Gul Panag, co-founded Health and fitness startup MobieFit in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vccircle.com/gul-panag-cofounded-health-and-fitness-startup-mobiefit-raises-1-35-mn/|title=Gul Panag-cofounded health and fitness startup MobieFit raises $1.35 mn|date=2017-11-28|work=VCCircle|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-US|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314181620/https://www.vccircle.com/gul-panag-cofounded-health-and-fitness-startup-mobiefit-raises-1-35-mn/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gul Panag is also a director at [http://tittarlodgeproductions.com/ Tittar Lodge Productions Private Limited], which provides digital, tailor-made TV content, film and documentary content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tittarlodgeproductions.com/news-media/gul-panag-turns-producer|title=Gul Panag turns producer|website=tittarlodgeproductions.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212004919/http://tittarlodgeproductions.com/news-media/gul-panag-turns-producer|archive-date=12 February 2020|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Panag married her long-time boyfriend, an airline pilot, Rishi Attari on 13 March 2011 in a [[Gurdwara]] in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gul Panag opts for Band, Baaja, Bullet|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gul-panag-opts-for-band-baaja-bullet/762218/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=2011-03-14|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012023622/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gul-panag-opts-for-band-baaja-bullet/762218|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gul Panag To Marry Her Boyfriend|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110171231&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=91092|publisher=NDTV Movies|access-date=2011-03-12|author=Mid-Day.com|date=11 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315081759/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110171231&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=91092|archive-date=15 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The couple has a son named Nihal born in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/gul-panags-adorable-picture-with-son-nihal-and-husband-rishi-attari-is-unmissable/articleshow/65259618.cms|title=Gul Panag's adorable picture with son Nihal and husband Rishi Attari is unmissable - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-20|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804145447/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/gul-panags-adorable-picture-with-son-nihal-and-husband-rishi-attari-is-unmissable/articleshow/65259618.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 2007 - Tied - [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Critics Award]] for Best Actress, tied with [[Ayesha Takia]] for ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]''.
* 2020 - Nominated – [[Filmfare OTT Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress (Drama Series) - ''[[Paatal Lok]]''

==Filmography==
[[File:Gulpanag.jpg|thumb|upright|Gul at an event in 2012]]

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Dhoop]]'' || Peehu A. Verma || Hindi
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Jurm (2005 film)|Jurm]]'' || Sonia || Hindi
|- 
| 2006 || ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]'' || Zeenat Fatima/Zeenat A. Khan || Hindi
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'' || Nimmi || Hindi
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Summer 2007]]'' || Vishakha || Hindi
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Hello (2008 film)|Hello]]'' || Priyanka || Hindi
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Anubhav (2009 film)|Anubhav]]'' || Meera Hemant Valecha / Meera A. Malhotra || Hindi
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Straight (2009 film)|Straight]]'' || Renu || Hindi
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' || Nandita Sharma || Hindi
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Hello Darling]]'' || Mansi Joshi || Hindi
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Turning 30]]'' || Naina Singh || Hindi
|-
| 2011 || ''Phir Zindagi'' || || Hindi
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Fatso!]]'' || Nandini || Hindi
|-
| 2013 || ''Sikander'' || Beant Kaur || Punjabi
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Ab Tak Chhappan 2]]'' || Shalu || Hindi
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ambarsariya]]'' || Boss || Punjabi
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Student of the Year 2]]''|| Coach Kuljeet || Hindi
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bypass Road (film)|Bypass Road]]''|| Romila || Hindi
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
! Year 
! Title !! Role !! Channels 
!Notes
|-
|2013
| ''Khoobsurat''|| Presenter || [[Zee TV]]
|
|-
|2017
| ''Musafir Hoon Yaaron''|| Presenter || [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]
|
|-
|2018
| ''Vijay Jyoti''|| Jyoti || Zee TV
|
|-
|2002
| ''Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam''|| Presenter || Star Plus
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kashmeer (TV series)|Kashmeer]]''|| Zoya || Star Plus
|
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]''
|Saloni
|[[Amazon Video|Amazon Web series]]<ref>{{cite web|date=18 September 2019|title=New mommy Gul Panag makes acting comeback with Manoj Bajpayee's The Family Man|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/new-mommy-gul-panag-makes-acting-comeback-with-manoj-bajpayee-s-the-family-man-1600327-2019-09-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722102007/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/new-mommy-gul-panag-makes-acting-comeback-with-manoj-bajpayee-s-the-family-man-1600327-2019-09-18|archive-date=22 July 2020|access-date=13 July 2020|website=India Today}}</ref>
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Rangbaaz (web series)|Rangbaaz Phirse]]''
|Anupriya
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5 originals]] web series
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Paatal Lok]]''
|Renu Chaudhary
|Amazon Web series
|
|-
|2020
|''Pawan and Pooja''
|Pooja Mehra
|[[MX Player]]
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.gulpanag.net Official website]

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