Jagjeet Sandhu

Born June 8, 1991, Jagjeet Sandhu’s story kicks off in Himmatgarh Chhanna, a tiny village in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district. We’re talking proper small-town vibes—think dirt roads, close-knit folks, and probably more cows than cars. He jumped into theatre at age 7 (which is bananas, honestly), mostly ‘cause some sharp-eyed teachers spotted something special. Pretty soon, he’s acting with a group from nearby Amloh, getting fifty bucks a show, which, let’s be real, felt like winning the lottery back then. Fast forward a bit, and Jagjeet’s racking up Best Actor awards at youth festivals during college, not just coasting through. He even nailed a master’s in theatre from Panjab University, and then joined Neelam Mann Singh’s legendary theatre crew. After grinding away in theatre for 15 long years, he finally lands his big film break with “Rupinder Gandhi” in 2015, smashing it as Bhola. Audiences loved it, and suddenly he’s off to the races in Pollywood—16 films deep by the time “Sufna” dropped in 2020. He’s not just another face in the crowd, either. His role as Speed in “Qissa Panjab” (2015) got critical and international buzz. Deepa Mehta picked him for “The Anatomy of Violence,” which hit Toronto’s film fest. “Mehsampur” (2018) took him to Sydney, Goa, and MAMI festivals, and then he made his Bollywood debut in Netflix’s “Leila” (2019). For Jagjeet, diving into the minds of his characters is the real thrill—he’s all about the mental game, not just the drama.