Wamiqa Gabbi

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Wamiqa Gabbi
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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 works in Punjabi and Hindi films and series. She made her screen debut as a child with a brief role in the Hindi film Jab We Met (2007). She subsequently had success as the leading lady in the Punjabi films Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 (2013), Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017) and its sequel Nikka Zaildar 3 (2019), and Kali Jotta (2023).

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Gabbi also starred in the Tamil film Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam (2016) and the Malayalam film Godha (2017), and gained recognition for her performances in the Hindi streaming series Grahan (2021), Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022), Modern Love Mumbai (2022), and Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley (2023). The latter two were directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. A turning point in her career came in 2023 with her portrayal of an aspiring actress in the acclaimed period drama series Jubilee and as the wife of a spy in Bharadwaj's thriller film Khufiya , for which she earned a Filmfare OTT Award.

Early life

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. [4] [5] She did her schooling at St. Xavier's School, Chandigarh, and completed her degree in Arts from DAV College, Chandigarh. [6]

Career

Early work and expansion (2007–2019)

Gabbi made her film debut at the age of thirteen with a brief role in Imtiaz Ali's Hindi romantic comedy Jab We Met (2007), playing the cousin of Kareena Kapoor's character. [7] She admitted to feeling uncertain about her future in the film industry while working on the picture, as she did not come from an acting family like Kapoor. [7] Following a series of supporting roles in Love Aaj Kal (2009), Mausam (2011) and Bittoo Boss (2012), 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] It emerged as a commercial failure. [10] After the film's failure, she admitted to nearly giving up acting due to consistent rejections. [11]

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Gabbi in 2019

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. [12] It was a box-office success. [13] Her subsequent roles in the Punjabi romances Ishq Brandy (2014) and Ishq Haazir Hai (2015) generally went unnoticed. [14] In Bhale Manchi Roju , Gabbi expanded to Telugu cinema opposite Sudheer Babu as a woman abducted on her wedding day. [15] Made on a shoestring budget, the film was a major box-office success.[ citation needed ] She next made her debut into Tamil cinema in 2016 when she starred in 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 previously in her Punjabi films. [16] While criticising the film's regressive themes, a critic for The New Indian Express labelled Gabbi "a talent to watch out for". [17]

In 2017, she debuted into Malayalam cinema with the sports comedy Godha , opposite Tovino Thomas. [18] To prepare for her role as a Punjabi wrestler, she trained for the sport in Amritsar, Punjab, and lived with her coach for a month. [19] In the film's climactic combat scene, Gabbi sustained physical injuries throughout her entire body. [19] Her performance was positively received, with Firstpost 's Anna MM Vetticad describing her as "luminous" and praising her accurate portrayal of a professional wrestler’s body language. [20] Additionally, Deepa Soman of The Times of India noted that she overshadowed Thomas' performance. [21] Godha emerged as a sleeper hit at the box-office. [22] Gabbi ended the year with her return to Punjabi films in the commercially successful spiritual sequel Nikka Zaildar 2. [23] [24] Parahuna was Gabbi's sole 2018 release, a film that Film Companion's Sangeet Toor described as a "purely entertaining". [25]

In 2019, Gabbi had five releases—four of which were Punjabi. She began the year as part of an ensemble cast alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Alok Krishna, and Mamta Mohandas in the Malayalam science fiction film 9 . In a mixed review for Film Companion, Neelima Menon wrote that Gabbi was "scintillating as the mysterious stranger". [26] She followed this with the unremarkable Punjabi features Nadhoo Khan and Dil Diyan Gallan. [27] [28] In the romantic comedy Nikka Zaildar 3 , Gabbi starred opposite Ammy Virk and Sonia Kaur as a struggling poetess caught in a love triangle. Gurnaaz Kaur of The Tribune was appreciative of her addition to the film. [29] It emerged as a commercial success. [30] Doorbeen—a drama centred on the illegal drug trade in Punjab—cast Gabbi as the love interest of Ninja's character. [31] She was drawn to the film's "unique story", which explored a theme previously untouched in Punjabi cinema. [31]

Streaming projects and breakthrough (2020–present)

In Galwakdi (2020), Gabbi played a free-spirited woman who falls in love with a librarian (played by Tarsem Jassar) that suffers from obsessive–compulsive disorder. [32] In 2021, she returned to Hindi cinema after eight years with Kabir Khan's sports drama 83 , starring Ranveer Singh. She had a supporting role as cricket player Madan Lal's wife. [33] Gabbi acknowledged that her role was brief but chose to sign the film regardless out of admiration for Khan. [34] She next made her foray into streaming with the crime drama series Grahan , in which she played Manu, a Sikh girl who becomes romantically involved with a Hindu boy (played by Anshuman Pushkar) during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. [35] Released directly on to Disney+ Hotstar, she said that the role helped her in feeling "calm and peaceful", as her character belonged to an era "where people didn’t even know what their lovers were up to". [36] Shweta Keshri of India Today wrote that Gabbi and Pushkar "do proper justice while bringing alive the 80s romance to screen", but The Quint's Shefali Deshpande bemoaned that Gabbi's "fake freckles and Instagram filter like make up" detracted from the character's authenticity and criticised the pair's poorly written roles. [37] [38]

Gabbi with co-star Sidhant Gupta promoting Jubilee in 2023 Wamiqa Gabbi and Sidhant Gupta snapped promoting their show Jubilee (cropped).jpg
Gabbi with co-star Sidhant Gupta promoting Jubilee in 2023

In 2022, Gabbi featured in two series— Mai: A Mother's Rage and Modern Love Mumbai— which were released on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, respectively. In the former, she played a mute girl whose mother (played by Sakshi Tanwar) investigates the circumstances surrounding her death. [39] Gabbi admitted that the "intense" role took an emotional toll on her, and she often broke down crying after filming several scenes; however, she deemed it essential for the audience to experience such scenes to reflect reality. [40] The Times of India's Archika Khurana described her as "particularly effective" and The Indian Express 's Shubhra Gupta took note of her "eloquently using sign language" to communicate. [41] [42] In Vishal Bhardwaj's segment of the latter anthology series, she essayed a young Gujarati woman navigating her relationship with an Indo-Chinese man (played by Meiyang Chang). [43] She was drawn to exploring a different culture through the character, as most of her previous roles did not offer this opportunity. [44] Reception to the series was generally favourable; Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote that, "Wamiqa and Chang fit effortlessly into their parts". [45]

2023 proved to be a breakthrough year for Gabbi, during which she appeared in six projects. [46] [47] [48] She started the year in Bhardwaj's short film Fursat , about a scientist (played by Ishaan Khatter) who discovers an artefact that transports him to the future. Filming for Fursat took place on the iPhone 14 Pro in collaboration with Apple Inc. as Bhardwaj felt it was a "liberative" experience, compared to filming on traditional cameras. [49] [50] He was also initially sceptical of Gabbi's dancing abilities and considered simplifying the choreography for her; however, he was immediately impressed by her skills during the first rehearsal. [51] [52] In preparation, she learned contemporary dance steps for her role in just nine days due to commitments to other projects. [53] [53] India Today's Roktim Rajpal took note of Gabbi's ability to "convey a lot through silence and expressions" and appreciated her chemistry with Khattar given the duration of the film. [54] However, other reviewers of the film generally felt that the film prioritised showcasing the capabilities of the iPhone at the expense of the script's quality. [55] [55] Gabbi's next release, the Punjabi crime drama Kali Jotta , premiered within a week of Fursat. She played a lawyer who investigates the disappearance of her former school teacher (played by Neeru Bajwa). The film was met with critical acclaim upon release; [56] Sukhpreet Kahlon of The Indian Express, wrote that Gabbi brought "a carefree exuberance to her performance". [57] Kali Jotta emerged as a major commercial success, ranking as the third-highest-grossing Punjabi film of the year. [58]

A turning point in Gabbi's career came in Vikramaditya Motwane's period series Jubilee , in which she appeared among an ensemble cast which included Aparshakti Khurana and Sidhant Gupta. [59] [47] Set against the emergence of the Hindi film industry in post-Partition India, she portrayed Niloufer, a headstrong courtesan with aspirations of becoming an actress. [60] Motwane cast Gabbi in the role for her understanding of the nuance and emotion required by the director, along with her "gorgeous screen presence". [60] To prepare for the song "Babuji Bhole Bhale", she took inspiration from actresses Rekha, Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. [61] Upon release on to Amazon Prime Video, Jubilee received critical acclaim, with Gabbi's performance also being positively received. [59] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote that "Gabbi cements her reputation as one of the most promising, and frankly stunning actresses of our time", and Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV described her as "splendid" and took note of the subtleties she showcased as her character developed. [62] [63] Critic Udita Jhunjhunwala observed that while her performances in Grahan, Mai: A Mother’s Rage, and Modern Love Mumbai demonstrated her versatility, it was Jubilee that truly showcased her capabilities as an actor. [46] She earned a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Filmfare OTT Awards. [64] In May, Gabbi featured once again in the Modern Love franchise for its Tamil iteration, Modern Love Chennai ; she cited her aspiration to collaborate with director Thiagarajan Kumararaja as the primary reason for accepting the project. [65] She portrayed a woman tasked with helping her ex-boyfriend (played by PB) recover his memory following a car accident, a storyline that Firstpost's Bhuvanesh Chandar considered the series' highlight. [66]

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Gabbi in 2024

The following month, Gabbi reunited with Bhardwaj for their third collaboration in his adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel The Sittaford Mystery—the thriller series Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley. [67] Based on the character of Trefusis, Gabbi played a detective who attempts to prove the innocence of her fiancé (played by Vivaan Shah) in the murder of his uncle, a role she described as "my most ambitious yet" and spent two months preparing for. [68] [11] The series also required her to break the fourth wall, a technique for which she took inspiration from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character in Fleabag . [69] Citing the series as one of Bhardwaj's weaker projects, Mashable India's Sanyukta Thakare found that the weak plot constrained Gabbi's performance, but thought that she "showed great promise in deep emotional moments". [70] She gained further attention for her role in Bhardwaj's spy thriller Khufiya opposite Tabu and Ali Fazal. [46] When casting Gabbi for the film, Bhardwaj recalled her audition for his shelved adaptation of Midnight's Children . [71] In a mixed review of the film, WION's Shomini Sen praised Gabbi for holding her own in the presence of Tabu and Fazal, despite being a relatively new actor. [72] She earned her first award for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) at the Filmfare OTT Awards. [73] Describing her frequent collaborations with Bhardwaj, she called it a "privilege" to work with him and revealed that he instilled confidence in her as an actor at a time when she considered quitting. [74]

Gabbi next featured in the Hindi action film Baby John (2024), starring Varun Dhawan in the title role. She was initially hesitant to accept the film, as it was her first time doing action scenes. [75] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com bemoaned that "the charismatic Wamiqa Gabbi is wasted" in a poorly written role. [76] It emerged as a box-office bomb. [77]

Upcoming projects

She has several upcoming projects across multiple languages, including the Tamil fantasy film Genie opposite Jayam Ravi; [78] the Tamil romance Iravaakaalam opposite SJ Suryah; [79] the Punjabi romance Kikli alongside Mandy Takhar and Jobanpreet Singh; [80] the Malayalam action film Tiki Taka starring Asif Ali; [81] Vikas Bahl's Hindi comedy Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling with Jaya Bachchan and Siddhant Chaturvedi; [82] and Raj & DK's Hindi Netflix fantasy miniseries Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Aditya Roy Kapur and Fazal. [83]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2007 Jab We Met Geet's and Roop's cousin Hindi [7]
2009 Love Aaj Kal [84]
2011 Mausam Lala Durgadas's daughter [85]
2012 Bittoo Boss Mrinalini's sister [86]
2013 Sixteen Tanisha [8]
Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 Nikky Punjabi [12]
2014 Ishq Brandy Kimmi
2015Ishq Haazir HaiSimar [87]
Bhale Manchi Roju Sitha Telugu Credited as Vamika [15]
2016 Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Manoja Tamil [16]
2017 Godha Adithi Singh Malayalam [18]
Nikka Zaildar 2 Saawan KaurPunjabi [23]
2018 Parahuna Maano [25]
2019 Nine EvaMalayalam [26]
Nadhoo KhanPunjabi [27]
Dil Diyan GallanNatasha [28]
Nikka Zaildar 3 Palpreet [29]
Doorbeen [31]
2020GalwakdiAmberdeep Kaur [88]
2021 83 Annu LalHindi [33]
2023 Fursat Diya SrivastavShort film [89]
Kali Jotta AnantPunjabi [56]
Khufiya Charu Ravi MohanHindi [90]
2024 Baby John Tara / Adhira Verman [91]
TBAKikli†TBAPunjabiCompleted [80]
Iravaakaalam†Tamil [79]
Genie †TamilFilming [78]
Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling†Hindi [82]
Tiki Taka†Malayalam [81]
G2 †Mahalakshmi NaaginTelugu [92]
Bhoot Bangla†Hindi [93]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2021 Grahan Manjeet Kaur Chhabra / ManuHindi [94]
2022 Mai: A Mother's Rage Supriya Chaudhary [95]
Modern Love Mumbai Megha [96]
2023 Jubilee Nilofer Qureshi [97]
Modern Love Chennai SamTamil [98]
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley Charlie ChopraHindi [99]
TBARakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom†TBA [83]

Music videos

YearSongLanguage(s)SingerRef.
2017"Manak Di Kali"Punjabi Ranjit Bawa
"Angreji Wali Madam" Kulwinder Billa, Shipra Goyal
2018"Teri Khaamiyan" Akhil [100]
"100 Percent" Garry Sandhu
2020"Kajla" Tarsem Jassar [101]
2021"Kade Kade" Ammy Virk [102]
"Tere Laare" Afsana Khan, Amrit Maan [103]
2024"Ittefaq"Hindi Siddhant Chaturvedi, OAFF, Savera [104]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Actress (Critics) Nikka Zaildar 2 Nominated [105]
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Jubilee Nominated [64]
2024Best Actress in a Web Original Film Khufiya Nominated [106]
Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original FilmWon

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