Sameep Kang is an Indian actor, director, producer and story writer known for his work in Pollywood and Bollywood. He is very popular for making comedy films, some of which have become the highest-grossing films of Pollywood.
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Wiki/Biography
Harsmeep Singh Gurcharan Singh Kang aka Smeep Kang was born on Tuesday, 30 January 1973 (age 50 years; as in 2023) in Patiala, Punjab, India. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his schooling from Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. He played cricket and was a member of the Punjab Under-16 team in the 1991 Vijay Merchant Trophy and won the National Championship in Cuttack, Odisha. He earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from Panjab University, Chandigarh from 1994 to 1998. While studying in college, he started working in films; However, after completing college, he moved to Mumbai and became a marketing professional to gain financial security. He continued working in the film and TV industry and became a full-time actor when he realized he was earning more from acting than his marketing job.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′
Weight (Approx): 90 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
He was born in a Sikh family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Gurcharan Singh Kang.
wife and children
He married Parneet Sarkaria Kang in 2001. The couple have a son named Caravbir Kang, born on November 12, 2003, and directed the YouTube miniseries Divorce Dede Darling.
A poster of the YouTube miniseries Divorce Dede Darling featuring Sameep Kang with his wife Parneet Sarkaria Kang and son Kairavbir Kang.
Address
304/1-D, Oshiwara Link View CHS, Patliputra Nagar, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai, Maharashtra- 400102
livelihood
actor
TV
In the early 2000s, she worked in several Punjabi TV shows including Lori, Kaun Dillan Diyan Jaane, Hidayat and Sarhad.
polywood/punjabi
He made his debut as an actor in the 1999 film Mahoul Theek Hai and played the role of Vicky.
Smeep Kang (right) during the shooting of his debut film Mahoul Theek Hai
He went to his first film audition only to meet Jaspal Bhatti; However, manager Kuldeep Sharma liked his look and asked for his photograph. Smeep submitted his passport-sized photograph, and he was eventually cast in the film and the film was shot from 1996 to 1998 while attending college. He acted as Pal Jindal in the 2006 film Ek Jind Ek Jaan, as Sameep in the 2008 film Chak De Phatte, as Mr. Bhullar in the 2018 film Carry On Jatta 2, as a producer in the film Naukar Vahuti Da. As and acted as Jeet. In the film Band Waje, both in 2019.
Sameep Kang with Binnu Dhillon (left) during a scene from the 2019 Punjabi film Band Waje
Smeep Kang with Jimmy Shergill (right) and Sunil Grover (left) during the shooting of a film.
Bollywood/Hindi
He made his Bollywood debut with the 2007 film Kaafila and played the role of Makhan Singh. He also starred as Smeep Kang in the 2008 film 26th of July at the Barista.
Poster of Seem Kang’s first Bollywood film Kaafila
Writer, Producer and Director
polywood/punjabi
He made his debut as a director and producer with the 2007 direct-to-video film Meri Vahuti Da Viyah. His first film as a writer was the 2008 film Chak De Phatte.
Poster of Seemip Kang’s film Chak De Phatte
His big break as a director came in 2012 with the film Carry On Jatta, which was the highest-grossing Punjabi film of that year. He later wrote, produced and directed the 2013 film Lucky The Unlucky Story. He later also directed the 2016 film Vaisakhi List, 2018 film Laavan Phere and Carry On Jatta 2 & 3.
A picture of Sameep Kang directing Carry On Jatta
In 2022, he made his first web series as a director, ‘Ki Banu Punia Da’.
Sameep Kang’s first directorial web series, Banu Punia Da
Bollywood/Hindi
His debut film as a writer and director in Bollywood was the 2015 film Second Hand Husband; The film was the debut film of Tina Ahuja, daughter of popular Indian actor Govinda, and the Bollywood debut of popular Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal.
Sameep Kang with Dharmendra (centre) and Govinda’s daughter Tina Ahuja (left)
He later directed the 2019 film Jhootha Kahin Ka starring Rishi Kapoor and Jimmy Shergill in the lead roles.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Critics Award for Best Director at the 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2013
- Best Director and Best Film awards for Carry On Jatta 2 at the PTC Film Awards in 2019
Sameep Kang (in blue blazer and white shirt) receiving the Best Director and Best Film awards for Carry On Jatta 2
car collection
He has Maruti Suzuki Dezire.
Nearby Kang’s Maruti Suzuki Dezire car
Favorite
- Film: Channa Pardesi (1981)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Sameep Kang revealed during the trailer launch of Carry On Jatta 3 movie that she once opened a vada pav shop near Jogeshwari station in Mumbai as her career was not going well. The name of his shop was Choti Bytes. Hearing this, popular Indian actor Aamir Khan, who was present during the trailer launch, saluted Kang’s courage and dedication towards his work.
Smeep Kang with Aamir Khan
- Popular Punjabi singer-actor Gippy Grewal reveals the beginning of Kang’s first big hit film Carry On Jatta. Grewal said that he once went to watch Kang’s film Chak De Phatte; However, the theater was empty, and he had to convince his friends to watch at least the first 10 minutes. Grewal and his friends liked the film and watched the entire film. When he tried to reach Kang, Kang had changed his number; However, he somehow managed to catch them and acted in the film Carry On Jatta, which became the highest-grossing Punjabi film of that year.
Smeep Kang (left) with Gippy Grewal
- In June 2023, he appeared on an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show to promote his film Carry On Jatta 3.
Sameep Kang (right) with Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sharda (left) during an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show.
- His film Carry On Jatta has been made in Oriya, Telugu, Bangladeshi and Bengali languages.
- On 13 August 1993, he filed a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against Panjab University’s decision to refuse him the study of chemical engineering. Kang had appeared for the Common Entrance Examination under sports quota and had scored 53.5 marks. He passed the interview; But when the time came for the trial, the sports director did not take his trial and did not directly give him permission. He filed a case against this decision and the court ordered the university to grant him admission. This case is cited as an example in the third chapter, Education and Students’ Rights, of the law curriculum 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 Sameep Kang as very passionate about his work. When Kang wrote the script for the film Carry On Jatta, Gippy Grewal wanted to buy the script; However, Ghuggi talked to Kang that he should not sell the script and direct the film, and Ghuggi convinced Grewal to buy the script and star in the film instead of making the film with another director.
Samip Kang (left) with Gurpreet Ghuggi
- Samip Kang’s directorial style and the comedic plot of his films have been documented and researched in his doctoral students’ thesis.
- She is very popular for posting pictures with funny captions on her social media.
A photo posted by Sameep Kang on Facebook with a funny caption
- He started working out during the COVID-19 lockdown to lose weight.
Smeep Kang is working out during the COVID-19 lockdown
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