Biography

Shergill was born in a Sikh family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985 where he studied in Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and Bikram College Patiala. He learnt acting from Sri Harpal Singh, and then moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry. He's married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi and they have a son named Veer Shergill.
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Often collaborates with producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani.

Starred in the shelved movie Amit Arts "Dum Dum Diga Diga"(1996)Starring Jimmy Shergill, Mayuri Kango,Antara Mali Nasir Khan,Punit Issar,Mohnish Bahl,Deven Verma, Mohan Joshi, Music by Lucky Ali, Koko, Music by Bobby Khan,Reels:13.

Starred in the shelved movie V Shantaram's " Humsaaya" (2003). Starring Dino Morea, Shilpa Shetty,Jimmy Shergill, Om Puri, Alok Nath. Music by Shankar Ehsaan , Produced by Madhura Jasraj (Daughter of V Shantaram and wife of Pandit Jasraj) Directed by Kawal Sharma.

Starred in Venus Films shelved film "Love In Kashmir"(2001). Starring Jimmy Shergill, Bhumika Singh,Karan Nath, Produced by Ratan Jain,Ganesh Jain, Directed by S.V. Rajendra Singh.

In 2004 producer Harish Shah approached Jimmy Shergill for a film titled "Golmaal". Harish had signed Ajay Chandhok to direct the film. Aftab Shivdasani agreed to the film but did not want to work with Ajay Chandhok. The film was eventually shelved.