![]() Early Life of Gul Panag Gul was born on January 3, 1979 Panag started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab. Her father had been in Army and as an obvious result her family moved to different places across India and abroad. She studied in 14 different schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas (Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh and Wellington, Tamil Nadu), The Lawrence School, Lovedale and the International School of Lusaka, Zambia. She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh. As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. She won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition. Career of Gul Panag She happened to audition for a theatrical part in a theatre exchange program. She was chosen and her work was appreciated, she believed this is something she could do. Entering the Miss India Pageant was a mere extension of her multitalented personality. It came as no surprise when she was crowned Miss India Universe in 1999, at twenty years of age while in third year of her college. ![]() She has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media and is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan. Works of Gul Panag An Actor and Producer who has been part of the Entertainment Industry for the last 13 years Gul has always travelled the less travelled ways. As she evolved with time and emerged as a thinking actor; her choice of work had set her apart from her contemporaries. The film fraternity respects her for her ability to render diverse characters with ease in multiples languages. She has attained critical acclaim for each of her roles, winning awards, nominations and adulation. Her role is not being confined to an Actor rather Gul is a responsible activist and powerful opinion maker known to articulate her mind intrepidly on numerous topics covering a spectrum from strategic & foreign affairs to safety of women and citizen responsibility that mainly titillates her sensitive mind and soul. She uses her Twitter platform to facilitate debates, discussions and discourses on topical matters, and endeavours to amplify causes with a solution oriented approach. Gul runs an NGO - The Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation that works towards promoting citizen-government partnership towards gender equality, addiction awareness, education, employment and disaster management. The Foundation also runs an online volunteering portal the Social Outreach and Accreditation Program. She is dangerously passionate about automobiles, fitness, technology and aviation. She is a freelance columnist writing on automobiles, travel, fitness and technology and; has been on the jury of various Automobile and Technology Awards. She is well known for being supremely fit, is a serial half-marathon runner and has now been approached to do a fitness DVD showcasing her philosophy of strength, endurance and flexibility. Gul is currently pursuing her Private Pilot License with the ultimate aim of doing a round the world trip in a single engine plane. She is also has plans of pursuing a Law Degree in the near future. |