Rubina Bajwa

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Rubina Bajwa
Rubina Bajwa 2019.jpg
Bajwa in 2019
Born
NationalityCanadian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2017 – present
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Children1
Relatives Neeru Bajwa (sister)

Rubina Bajwa is a Canadian actress who works in Indian Punjabi films. The sister of actress Neeru Bajwa, she started her career in 2017 in her sister's film Sargi, for which she was awarded the Debut Female Actress Award in 2018 during the PTC Punjabi Film Awards. [1] [2]

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Early life

Rubina Bajwa Rubina Bajwa.jpg
Rubina Bajwa

Bajwa was born in an Indian Punjabi family in Vancouver, British Columbia to Jaswant Bajwa and Surinder Bajwa. [3] [4] She grew up in Vancouver and later came to India to shadow her sister Neeru Bajwa within the Punjabi cinema industry. [5] She has two other siblings, sister Sabrina Bajwa and a brother, Suhail. Rubina completed her acting school at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares academy in Mumbai before entering films. [6]

Career

Bajwa started her career in the 2017 Punjabi film Sargi , promoted and directed by her sister Neeru Bajwa. [7] She then appeared in Laavaan Phere along with Roshan Prince in 2018, which received moderate success at the box office and had received mixed reviews by critics. [8] [9]

In 2019, Bajwa appeared in the romcom Laiye Je Yaarian with Harish Verma [10] and in the social satire film Munda Hi Chahida. [11] [12] She also had a role in the film Gidarh Singhi. [13]

In 2021, the romcom Good Luck Jatta, starring Bajwa opposite singer-actor Ninja, was released in cinemas after pandemic delays. [14]

In 2022, Bajwa appeared with her sister, Neeru Bajwa in the film, Beautiful Billo , produced by Neeru's production company, and also appeared in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi, directed by Priti Sapru and co-starring singer Akhil. [15]

Personal life

In 2019, Bajwa started dating Gurbaksh Singh Chahal. [16] [17] In July 2022, the couple announced their engagement and their plans to be married in October [18] and on 26 October 2022, they got married in a private Anand Karaj ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. [19] Their son, Gurbaksh “Veer” Singh Chahal Jr. was born on 15 November 2024. [20]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Sargi SargiFilm debut [7]
2018Laavaan PhereNeetu [9]
Aate Di Chidi Special appearance in the song "Mucch" [21]
2019 Laiye Je Yaarian Jaanpreet "Jaanu" [10]
Munda Hi Chahida Rani [12]
Dil Diyan GallkanSpecial appearance [22]
Gidarh SinghiSimmi [13]
2020Parauneya Nu Dafa KaroRaavi [23]
Beautiful BilloSonica [24]
Good Luck JattaPreeti [25]
2022 Beautiful Billo Sonika ZEE5 original [26]
Teri Meri Gal Ban GayiGuri
2023Buhe BariyanKammi
TBALaavan Phere 2NeetuPost-production [27]

Music video

SongPerformerYearRef
"Ve Aivein Taan Ni Rondi Tere Layi" Babbal Rai 2017 [28]
"28 Kille" Gippy Grewal 2018 [29]
"Peacock" Jordan Sandhu 2019 [30]

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAward CeremonyCategoryResult
2018 Sargi Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Actress, Female DebutNominated [31]
2018 Sargi PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress, Female DebutWon

References

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  7. 1 2 Service, Tribune News. "Love... lost". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. Batra, Sakshi (10 March 2018). "After The Tremendous Success Of 'Laavaan Phere', The Sequel Is Scheduled Next Year". PTC Punjabi. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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  10. 1 2 "Rubina Bajwa as Jaanu will steal your heart". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "Munda Hi Chahida: Rubina Bajwa didn't remove the baby bump padding until they wrapped up the shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. 1 2 Service, Tribune News. "Movie Review: Munda Hi Chahida | Something to write home about". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  13. 1 2 Service, Tribune News. "Gidarh Singhi". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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  16. Kaur, Ranpreet (10 December 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Rubina Bajwa CONFIRMS her relationship with Gurbaksh Chahal; Says 'He is the centre of my world'". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  17. "Exclusive Interview! Gurbaksh Chahal shares candid confessions on Rubina Bajwa's birthday". The Times of India . 24 February 2021.
  18. Nath, Rajan (7 June 2022). "Rubina Bajwa and Gurbaksh Singh Chahal's wedding date confirmed". PTC Punjabi .
  19. "Rubina Bajwa marries Gurbaksh Chahal in Anand Karaj ceremony, watch". The Indian Express . 27 October 2022.
  20. "Rubina Bajwa and Gurbaksh Chahal blessed with baby boy". The Times of India. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  21. "Mucch: Ammy Virk and Rubina Bajwa make a special appearance in the latest song of 'Aate Di Chidi' - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  22. "Dil Diyan Gallan Review: A modern love story lacking emotional engagement". in.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  23. "You just cannot take your eyes off THIS monochrome picture of Rubina Bajwa - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  24. "Neeru Bajwa and Rubina Bajwa to share screen space for the first time in Roshan Prince starrer Beautiful Billo". PINKVILLA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  25. "Ninja turns producer with 'Good Luck Jatta'! Details inside - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  26. "Beautiful Billo: Neeru Bajwa and Rubina Bajwa starrer hits the floor; Roshan Prince to join the shoot". PINKVILLA. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  27. "Laavan Phere 2 (New Punjabi Movie) Announced During the Success Party of Laavan Phere | Know Release date". Chandigarh Metro. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  28. "Rondi Tere Layi By Babbal Rai and Pav Dharia (New Punjabi Song) | Official Video". Chandigarh Metro. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  29. Bajwa, Rubina. "28 Kille". Stardom. Stardom.wiki. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  30. "Jordan Sandhu and Rubina Bajwa win hearts with their chemistry in the latest song 'Peacock' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  31. "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Punjabi) 2018". Filmfare . 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.