Mangal Dhillon


Mangal Singh Dhillon, better known as Mangal Dhillon is an Indian actor, writer, director and film producer. He was born in Wander Jatana near Kotkapura in Faridkot district, Punjab.

Early life

He was born in a Jat Sikh family in a village Wander Jatana, in Faridkot district of the Indian state of Punjab. He studied in Panj Graayin Kalan Government school until 4th Standard. He then moved to Uttar Pradesh near his father's farm. He graduated from Zila Parishad high school in Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri district. He then returned to Punjab where he completed his higher secondary from Kot Kapura. He graduated from Muktsar Government College.
He worked in theatre in Delhi and joined Indian Theatre department at Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1979 and completed his post-graduate diploma course in acting in 1980.

Filmography

Television

Feature films

Production house

Dhillon formed a production company and released a well-received historical film entitled Khalsa. His other productions include A Day at the Golden Temple-", Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh Ate Dastaar, The Inseparable-A Sikh and his Turban, Sarvnash- Gurbani De Kautak Part-1 and Part-2 Toshakhana Sri Darbar Sahib and Ḧarinam Ke Chamatkar.
Forth coming projects include Shahadat, Ä Western Salutation to Sikhism Saaka-Sarhind, and Gurbani De Kautak Parts 3, 4 and 5 and many others.

Awards