Neeru Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa | |
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Bajwa promoting Shadaa in 2019 | |
| Born | 26 August 1980 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse |
Harry Jawandha (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Rubina Bajwa (sister), Gurbaksh Chahal (brother-in-law) |
Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1980) is a Canadian actress, director and producer best known for her work in Punjabi cinema; she has also appeared in Hindi cinema and made her Hollywood debut with the supernatural thriller It Lives Inside (2023). One of the highest-paid performers in Pollywood, Bajwa has head-lined a string of record-setting hits – including Jatt & Juliet (2012), Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013), Sardaar Ji (2015), Laung Laachi (2018), Shadaa (2019), Kali Jotta (2023) and Jatt & Juliet 3 (2024) – each ranked among the highest-grossing Punjabi releases of its year.
Jatt & Juliet 3 became the fastest Punjabi film to cross the ₹100-crore (US $12.5 million) worldwide mark, setting a new industry record.
The title track of Laung Laachi, featuring Bajwa and sung by Mannat Noor, became the first Indian song to surpass one billion views on YouTube in December 2019 and has crossed 1.5 billion views as of June 2025.
She is a three-time PTC Punjabi Film Award winner and received the Critics’ Award for Best Actress at the inaugural Filmfare Awards Punjabi for Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2017).