Jass Bhatia (born Jaskaran Singh Bhatia on 29 June 1988) is an Indian actor and model. He began his career by working in several television commercials and print ads. He made his Bollywood debut with a supporting role in the Indian romantic drama film Mausam in 2011. He followed it with a role in the less successful film I Don't Luv U.[2] In 2013, the Indian biographical sports drama film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag[3] directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra proved to be his first commercially successful film in 5 years. In 2014, Bhatia portrayed Parineeti Chopra's friend named "Chimsy" in Shaad Ali's Indian crime drama film Kill Dil.[4] In the television circuit, Jass featured as Happy in Rab Se Sona Ishq and played the character Bakshish in Firangi Bahu.[5]

Jass Bhatia
Born (1988-06-29) 29 June 1988 (age 36)[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesJaskaran Singh Bhatia
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
SpouseSarvjyot Kaur Bhatia

Early life and family

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Jass was born on 29 June 1988 in Ludhiana, Punjab, to businessman Gurpal Bhatia and Pinky Bhatia. His elder brother Gagan Bhatia is a commercial pilot with Indigo Airlines. Bhatia's family moved to Delhi in 1991. He studied at Guru Nanak Public School.[6] Bhatia comes from a non-film background and is the first one in his family to be a part of Bollywood.[7] Bhatia uses his grandmother's first name "Jass" as his screen name.

Career

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Before starting his career as an actor Jass worked in several TV commercials and advertisements, including Alto K10 and Indian National Lok Dal (a Haryana political party) in 2009. He started his career as a model and participated in Singh and Kaur of the Year in 2007. In 2011 Jass played his first supporting role as Kartar, a young Sardar man in Pankaj Kapur's romantic drama film Mausam,[8] opposite Aditi Sharma. The film received a mixed response from critics. He also acted in movies like I Don't Luv U (2013),[2] Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)[9] and Kill Dil (2014). His television career began with Rab Se Sona Ishq in 2012 on Zee TV, followed by Firangi Bahu in 2013 on Sahara One.[10] As of July 2015, he has completed work on Dreamspark Movies' DNA of Love, a film described as a "thriller love story", in which he will appear as Jass. The film will release next year on Valentine's Day.

Filmography

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Year Film Character
2011 Mausam (2011 film), Cinergy Kartar
2013 I Don't Luv U – Amrapali Media Vision Lovely
2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – ROMP/ Viacom18 Mahinder
2014 Kill Dil – Yashraj Films Chimsy
2016 DNAoflove – Dreamspark movies Jass

Television

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Year Title
2012 Rab Se Sona Ishq (TV series)
2013 Firangi Bahu (TV series)

References

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  1. ^ "We are Indiwood.com, Best Talent Website of India".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Hungama, Bollywood (17 May 2013). "I Don't Luv U Movie: Reviews | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (14 November 2014). "Kill Dil Movie: Reviews | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ komalreviews (15 November 2014). "Komal Nahta's Blog". Komal Nahta's Blog. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Amritsar PLUS". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ FilmiClub. "Jass Bhatia – Biography, Movies, Photos, Videos". FilmiClub. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ Bajwa, Sukhpal (13 May 2013). "The Punjabi Guy making it to Bollywood: Jass Bhatia". Punjabi Mania. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Amritsar PLUS". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Jass Bhatia Movies, News, Songs, Images, Interviews – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Jass Bhatia | Nettv4u". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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