Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill was born on December 19, 1975, in Chandigarh, India. She hails from a Punjabi Jat Sikh family and completed her Master's degree in Theater from Panjab University in 1998. Mahie began her acting career in Punjabi cinema with the film "Hawayein" in 2003 and gained significant recognition for her role as Paro in Anurag Kashyap's "Dev.D," which earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Gill has been open about her personal life, revealing that she was married at 17 but later divorced due to immaturity. She has a daughter named Veronica and confirmed her marriage to businessman Ravi Kesar in 2023.