Gill got her first break with the
Punjabi based
Bollywood film
Hawayein and has done a couple of
Punjabi films along with theatre. Anurag first saw her at a party and instantly finalized her to play the character of Paro in the movie
Dev.D. She worked in Ram Gopal Verma's
Not a Love Story, which was based on the Niraj Grover Murder case of 2008. She also worked in
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster with
Jimmy Sheirgill and
Randeep Hooda, which was released on 30 September 2011. This movie earned her a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Gill appeared in
Paan Singh Tomar with
Irrfan Khan. Based on the story of an athlete who became a
dacoit, she played the title character's wife. Gill made her Telugu debut with
Apoorva Lakhia's film
Thoofan, simultaneously shot with the Hindi version,
Zanjeer. She appeared in an
item number in
Tigmanshu Dhulia's film
Bullett Raja. Gill appeared in the 2021 web series
1962: The War In The Hills, directed by
Mahesh Manjrekar. The series features
Abhay Deol,
Sumeet Vyas, and
Akash Thosar. She also appeared in the second season of the web-series,
Your Honor. == Personal life ==