Baljinder Kaur is an Indian actress who has appeared in Haryanvi, Hindi and Tamil films.
Career Kaur was born and brought up in the village of Bhondian near Bhogpur, Punjab. She developed an interest in theatre during her education at DAV College, Hoshiarpur and in 1994, chose to study a degree in drama over education at Punjab University. After graduating, she started teaching drama at a school in Hisar, Haryana and later married Brijesh Sharma in 2000, who was her classmate at university and during another stint at the National School of Drama. During her time at drama school, she learnt various forms of classical dance and music and later worked for six years as a member of the repertory.
Kaur made her acting debut as a film actress through the critically acclaimed Hindi film, Shahid (2013), after being approached by the casting director, Mukesh Chabra, who had see one of Kaur's stage performances. She won critical acclaim for her role in the project and was subsequently approached to play roles in two of Aamir Khan's films, PK (2014) and Dangal (2016), but turned down the opportunities indicating her reluctance to work on glamorous roles. In 2014, she worked on the Haryanvi film Pagdi: The Honour directed by Rajiv Bhatia, whom she knew from her time at the School of Drama. Her husband, Brijesh Sharma, also portrayed a role in the film as the heroine's father. For her performance in the film, she received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and was also subsequently recognised by Punjab University for her work. She was then subsequently seen as a Mardwari woman from the slums of Chennai in Sudha Kongara Prasad's bilingual film, Saala Khadoos. For her part in the Tamil version, she memorised her dialogues after translating the script phonetically into English.
Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2013 Shahid Ammi Hindi Commando Preethi Hindi 2014 Pagdi: The Honour Haryanvi National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 2016 Irudhi Suttru Damayanthi Tamil Saala Khadoos Hindi 2018 Sajjan Singh Rangroot Punjabi Qismat Chamm 2019 S.P. Chauhan Hindi Rabb Da Radio 2 Punjabi Surkhi Bindi 2020 Chhalaang Hindi Chal Mera Putt 2 Punjabi Raat Akeli Hai Hindi 2021 Chal Mera Putt 3 Punjabi Seep Warning Thana Sadar 2022 Shava Ni Girdhari Lal Shikari Badhaai Do Hindi Aaja Mexico Challiye Punjabi Cheta Singh Babbar Kokka Khaao Piyo Aish Karo Lover Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya Challa Mud Ke Ni Aya Ziddi Jatt 2023 Dear Jassi Sukhdev Kaur 2025 Maalik Hindi
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