Smeep Kang is an Indian actor, director, producer and story writer, known for his work in Bollywood and Bollywood. He is popular for making comedy films, several of which have become the highest-grossing films in Bollywood.
Wiki/Biography
Harsmeep Singh Gurcharan Singh Kang aka Smeep Kang was born on Tuesday, January 30, 1973 in Patiala, Punjab, India (age 50; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his schooling from Yadavendra Public School, Patiala. He played cricket and was a member of the 1991 Vijay Merchant Trophy Punjab Under-16 team that won the national championship in Cuttack, Odisha. From 1994 to 1998, he studied Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Punjab University, Chandigarh. While studying in college, he started working in films; however, after college, he moved to Mumbai to become a marketing professional to achieve financial security. He continued working in the film and television industry and became a full-time actor when he realized he was making more money from acting than from his marketing job.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′
Weight (approximately): 90kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
He was born into a Sikh family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Gurcharan Singh Kang.
wife and children
He married Parnit Sarkaria Kang in 2001. The couple has a son named Kairavbir Kang, born on November 12, 2003, and directed the YouTube short series “Divorce Dede Darling”.
Poster for the YouTube miniseries “Divorce Dede Darling” starring Smeep Kang with his wife Parnit Sarkaria Kang and son Kairavbir Kang
address
304/1-D, Oshiwara Link View CHS, Patliputra Nagar, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400102
Profession
actor
television
In the early 2000s, he worked in many Punjabi television shows including “Lori”, “Kaun Dillan Diyan Jaane”, “Nasihat” and “Sarhad”.
Bollywood/Punjabi
In 1999, he made his debut as an actor in the movie “Mahaul Theek Hai” and played the role of Vicky.
Smeep Kang (right) filming his debut film “Mahaul Theek Hai”
He went to audition for his first film and met only Jaspal Bhatti. However, manager Kuldeep Sharma liked his appearance and asked for his photo. Smiple provided his passport-sized photo and he was eventually cast in the film, which he filmed while studying at university from 1996 to 1998. Later, he played the role of Pal Jindal in the 2006 film Ek Jind Ek Jaan, Smeep in the 2008 film Chak de Phatte, Mr. Bhullar in the 2018 film Carry On Jatta 2, and Naukar Vahuti Da He played the role of a producer and played the role of Jeet in the 2019 film “Band Vaaje”.
Smeep Kang with Binnu Dhillon (left) on the set of the 2019 Punjabi film Band Vaaje
Smeep Kang with Jimmy Sheirgill (right) and Sunil Grover (left) during the filming of the movie
Bollywood/Hindi
In 2007, he made his debut in Bollywood with the movie “Kaafila” and played the role of Makhan Singh. He also played Smeep Kang in the 2008 film July 26th.
Poster of Smip Khan’s first Bollywood film Kafila
writer, producer and director
Bollywood/Punjabi
He made his directorial and producer debut in 2007 with the direct-to-video film Meri Vahuti Da Viyah. His first film as a screenwriter was the 2008 film Chak de Phatte.
Smeep Kang movie poster of Chak de Phatte
His big breakthrough as a director was the 2012 film Carry On Jatta, which was the highest-grossing Punjabi film that year. He subsequently wrote, produced, and directed the 2013 film Lucky Dee. Later, he directed the 2016 film Vaisakhi List, the 2018 film Laavan Phere and Carry on Jatta 2 and 3.
Photos of Carry on Jatta directed by Smeep Kang
In 2022, he served as director and produced the first web drama “Ki Banu Punia Da”.
Smeep Kang’s first directorial web series ‘Ki Banu Punia Da’
Bollywood/Hindi
His debut in Bollywood as a writer and director was the 2015 film Second Hand Husband; the film was the debut of Tina Ahuja, the daughter of popular Indian actor Govinda and popular Punjabi actor and singer Jipi Grewal’s Bollywood debut.
Smeep Kang with Dharmendra (middle) and Govinda’s daughter Tina Ahuja (left)
He then directed the 2019 film Jhootha Kahin Ka, starring Rishi Kapoor and Jimmy Sheirgill.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Critics Award for Best Director at the 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2013
- “Carry On Jatta 2” won the Best Director and Best Film awards at the 2019 PTC Film Awards
Smeep Kang (in blue blazer and white shirt) won best director and best picture for “Carry On Jatta 2”
car collection
He owns a Maruti Suzuki Dzire.
Maruti Suzuki Dzire car by Smeep Kang
Favorites
- Movie: Chan Pudsey (1981)
Facts/Trivia
- Smeep Kang revealed at the trailer launch of the movie “Carry on Jatta 3” that due to a sluggish career, he once opened a vada pav shop near Jogeshwari station in Mumbai. His shop is called Choti Bites. After hearing the news, the famous Indian actor Aamir Khan, who was present at the trailer launch, paid tribute to Kang’s courage and dedication to his work.
Simip Khan and Aamir Khan
- Popular Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal has revealed the opening sequence of Kang’s first hit film Carry On Jatta. Grewal said he once went to see Kang’s Chak De Phatte movie; however, the theater was empty and he had to convince his friends to watch at least the first 10 minutes. Grewal and his friends loved the movie and watched it in its entirety. When he tried to contact Kang, Kang had changed his phone number; however, he somehow found him and worked in the film Carry on Jatta, which later became the highest-grossing Punjabi film of the year.
Smeep Kang and Gippy Grewal (left)
- In June 2023, he appeared on an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show to promote his film Carry on Jatta 3.
Smeep Kang (right) with Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sharda (left) on The Kapil Sharma Show
- His film Carry On Jatta has been remade in Odia, Telugu, Bengali and Bengali.
- On August 13, 1993, he filed a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the decision of Punjab University barring him from studying chemical engineering. Kang appeared for the Common Entrance Examination under the sports quota and scored 53.5 points. He passed the interview; however, when it came time for trial, the sports director did not accept his trial and directly dismissed his request. He sued over the decision, and the court ordered the university to admit him. This case is cited as an example in Chapter Three of the Law Course “Education and Rights of Students” of the University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal.
- He suffered from depression for two years from 2009 to 2010.
- Famous Punjabi comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi described Smeep Kang as passionate about his work. When Kang wrote the script for the Carry On Jatta film, Gippy Grewal wanted to buy the script; however, Googie told Kang that he should not sell the script and direct the film, and Googie convinced Grewal to star in the film. movie instead of buying a script and making a movie with any other director.
Smeep Kang and Gurpreet Ghuggi (left)
- Smip Kahn’s film directing style and comedic plots have been documented and studied in a PhD student’s thesis.
- He is popular for posting photos with funny captions on social media.
A photo posted by Smeep Kang on Facebook with a funny caption
- He started exercising to lose weight during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Smeep Kang works out during COVID-19 lockdown
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