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Wamiqa Gabbi

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Wamiqa Gabbi
Gabbi in 2024
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)
Chandigarh, India
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Wamiqa Gabbi (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi and Hindi films and series. She made her screen debut with a brief role in the Hindi film Jab We Met (2007). She had success as the leading lady in the Punjabi romances Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 (2013), Ishq Brandy (2014), Godha (2017), Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017), Parahuna (2018), and Nikka Zaildar 3 (2019). Gabbi has since starred in the Hindi series Modern Love: Mumbai (2022), Jubilee (2023), and Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley (2023), and film Khufiya (2023).

Early life and education

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Gabbi was born in a Punjabi family in Chandigarh on 29 September 1993.[1][2][3] Her father Govardhan Gabbi is an author and writes in Hindi and Punjabi languages, who uses Gabbi as a pseudonym.[4][5]

Gabbi did her schooling at St. Xavier's School, Chandigarh. She then completed her degree in Arts from DAV College, Chandigarh.[6]

Career

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Gabbi made her film debut in a brief role at thirteen with Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met (2007), as the character of Kareena Kapoor Khan’s cousin.[7] She admitted to feeling doubtful about her future in the film industry while on set for the film as she did not come from an acting family like Kapoor Khan.[7] Following a series of supporting roles in several films, Gabbi had her first lead role as Tanisha, a teenager who engages in a relationship with a man twice her age in the coming-of-age drama, Sixteen (2013).[8] In a review for Mumbai Mirror, Karan Anshuman commended Gabbi as "the standout" in a mediocre film.[9] The film emerged as a commercial failure.[10]

Gabbi next made her debut into Punjabi cinema alongside Amrinder Gill and Yo Yo Honey Singh in the comedy film Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22.[11] The film was a commercial success.[12] Her roles in the Punjabi films Ishq Brandy and Ishq Haazir Hai (2015) generally went unnoticed. In Bhale Manchi Roju, Gabbi made her debut into Telugu cinema opposite Sudheer Babu as a woman abducted on her wedding day.[13] Despite its shoestring budget, the film was a box-office success.[14] In 2016, Gabbi expanded to Tamil cinema with the romantic drama Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam opposite Balakrishna Kola. She was drawn to the role as it was a departure from the "chirpy" roles she had portrayed in her Punjabi films.[15] In a negative review, a critic for The New Indian Express labelled Gabbi "a talent to watch out for" but lamented the film's regressive themes.[16]

In 2017, Gabbi debuted into Malayalam cinema with the sports comedy Godha, alongside Tovino Thomas.[17] To prepare for her role as a Punjabi wrestler, she learnt the sport in Amritsar, Punjab and lived with her coach for several weeks.[18] In the film's climactic scene, Gabbi sustained physical injuries throughout her entire body.[18] Her performance received positive feedback critically with Firstpost's Anna MM Vetticad describing her as "luminous" and commending her accurate portrayal of a professional wrestler's body language.[19] Additionally, The Times of India's Deepa Soman found that she overshadowed the performance of Thomas.[20]

Wamiqa signed onto a new Tamil film, Iravaakaalam, directed by Ashwin Saravanan, also starring Sshivada and S. J. Surya.[21] Wamiqa played the lead role in 9, also starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mamta Mohandas.[22] Wamiqa starred as the female lead opposite Ishaan Khattar in the short film, Fursat, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which released in early 2023.[23] She was cast in Bharadwaj's Khufiya, which was released in October the same year on Netflix.[24] She also played Niloufer in the Amazon original series, Jubilee, which also released in April 2023.[25]


Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2007 Jab We Met Geet's and Roop's cousin Hindi
2009 Love Aaj Kal [26]
2011 Mausam Lala Durgadas's daughter [27]
2012 Bittoo Boss Mrinalini's sister
2013 Sixteen Tanisha
Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 Nikky Punjabi
2014 Ishq Brandy Kimmi
2015 Ishq Haazir Hai Simar
Bhale Manchi Roju Sitha Telugu Credited as Vamika
2016 Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Manoja Tamil
2017 Godha Adithi Singh Malayalam
Nikka Zaildar 2 Saawan Kaur Punjabi
2018 Parahuna Maano
2019 Nine Eva Malayalam
Nadhoo Khan Punjabi
Dil Diyan Gallan Natasha
Nikka Zaildar 3 Palpreet
Doorbeen
2020 Galwakdi Amberdeep Kaur [28]
2021 83 Annu Lal Hindi
2023 Fursat Diya Srivastav Short film [29]
Kali Jotta Anant Punjabi
Khufiya Charu Ravi Mohan Hindi [30]
2024 Baby John † TBA Hindi Completed [31][32]
Kikli † Punjabi Completed [33]
Genie † Tamil Filming [34]
2025 Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling † Hindi Filming [35]

Television

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Year Title Role Language Ref.
2021 Grahan Manjeet Kaur Chhabra / Manu Hindi [36]
2022 Mai: A Mother's Rage Supriya Chaudhary [37]
Modern Love: Mumbai Megha [38]
2023 Jubilee Nilofer Qureshi [39]
Modern Love Chennai Sam Tamil [40]
Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley Charlie Chopra Hindi [41]
TBA Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom † TBA [42]

Music videos

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Year Song Singer
2017 "Manak Di Kali" Ranjit Bawa
"Angreji Wali Madam" Kulwinder Billa, Shipra Goyal
2018 "Teri Khamiyan" Akhil
"100 Percent" Garry Sandhu
2020 "Kajla" Tarsem Jassar
2021 "Kade Kade" Ammy Virk
"Tere Laare" Afsana Khan, Amrit Maan
2024 "Ittefaq"[43] Siddhant Chaturvedi, Savera

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) Khufiya Won [44]

References

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  1. ^ "Chennai Express". The Tribune. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi: This is the First Time I will be Celebrating My Birthday Alone". News18. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ Nanda, Karan (16 April 2019). "You Won't Believe These 5 Punjabi Actresses Looked Like This Before!!!". PTC Punjabi. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ "BFFs Wamiqa Gabbi and Mandy Takhar step in for each other". The Times of India. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "All about perceptions: Wamiqa Gabbi". The Hindu. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ Sood, Ribha (21 April 2022). "Pollywood: 'I don't make plans, just choose to live in the present,' says Wamiqa Gabbi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Wamiqa Gabbi had doubts about getting a lead role after working with Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met: 'Their parents already worked in the films..'". The Indian Express. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ Sharma, Paloma. "Review: 16 is a stereotypical teen drama". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Film review: Sixteen". Mumbai Mirror.
  10. ^ "Sixteen - Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Tu Mera 22 Mein Tera 22". CinePunjab.com. cinepunjab.com.
  12. ^ "Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  13. ^ Jonnalagedda, Pranita. "Bhale Manchi Roju Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Weekend box office collection: Bhale Manchi Roju turns big money spinner, beating Soukyam, MMAK". International Business Times. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Couldn't have asked for better debut: Wamiqa Gabbi on 'Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam'". The Indian Express. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  16. ^ "'Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam' Review: Partly Good, Partly Regressive". The New Indian Express. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ^ Jayaram, Deepika (9 June 2017). "Wamiqa Gabbi fondly shares her first picture with Tovino". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  18. ^ a b "I was battered and bruised playing a wrestler in Godha: Wamiqa Gabbi". The Times of India. 27 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  19. ^ Vetticad, Anna MM (28 May 2017). "Godha movie review: A Malayalam Dangal filled with warmth but lacking muscle". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  20. ^ Soman, Deepa. "Godha Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  21. ^ Balachandran, Logesh (30 March 2017). "Wamiqa Gabbi joins SJ Suryah, Sshivada's project". The Times of India. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  22. ^ "9-Nine | 9-Nine Cast and Crew, Release Date and more". Pycker. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi on working with Vishal Bhardwaj: It's been a learning experience like no other". Cinema Express. PTI. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi Teases Baby John Climax: "Expect the Unexpected"". The Times of India. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi was first rejected for Jubilee; her reels in Rakhi Sawant's voice got her the role: 'Vikram Motwane thought ye toh badi chichori hai'". The Indian Express. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  26. ^ Chakrtaborty, Juhi (23 July 2021). "Grahan actor Wamiqa Gabbi: People can be on top of their career and still be depressed". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  27. ^ "I always wanted to be an actress: Wamiqa Gabbi". The Times of India. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Galwakdi: Tarsem Jassar and Wamiqa Gabbi starrer gets a release date". The Times of India. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Fursat Movie Review: Vishal Bhardwaj's Musical Shot On iPhone Weaves A Magical Drama". Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  30. ^ "Tabu and Ali Fazal to fly to Canada for the final schedule of Vishal Bharadwaj's Khufiya". Bollywood Hungama. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Watch: Varun Dhawan starts shooting for VD18, spotted with Atlee on the sets". The Times of India. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  32. ^ "SCOOP: Varun Dhawan's next with Atlee titled Baby John". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  33. ^ "It's a wrap for Mandy Takhar's debut production 'Kikli'". The Times of India. 26 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  34. ^ "Kalyani Priyadarshan excited about being part of 'Genie'". The Times of India. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  35. ^ "Jaya Bachchan, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Wamiqa Gabbi come together for Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling". Bollywood Hungama. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  36. ^ "Hotstar Specials' series 'Grahan' to premiere on June 24". The New Indian Express. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  37. ^ Farzeen, Sana (12 April 2022). "Here's what Sakshi Tanwar has to say about Mai being compared to Sridevi's Mom, Raveena Tandon's Maatr". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  38. ^ Narain, Yatamanyu (25 May 2023). "Wamiqa Gabbi Calls It A 'Stroke Of Luck' On Being Part Of Modern Love Mumbai And Modern Love Chennai". News18. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  39. ^ "Aparshakti Khurana, Aditi Rao Hydari's web series 'Jubilee' trailer out now". ThePrint. ANI. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  40. ^ PTI (8 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai to premiere on Prime Video on May 18. See poster". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  41. ^ "It's a wrap for Vishal Bhardwaj's Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley". Cinema Express. 2 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  42. ^ Yadav, Monica (17 September 2024). "Wamiqa Gabbi kicks off shoot for Raj & DK's action-fantasy series Rakt Bramhand – The Bloody Kingdom". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  43. ^ "Siddhanth Chaturvedi releases his first single 'Ittefaq,' starring Wamiqa". India Today. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  44. ^ "Winners of the Danube Properties Filmfare OTT Awards 2024: Full List Out". Filmfare. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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