Wamiqa Gabbi | |
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Born | Chandigarh, India | 29 September 1993
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Wamiqa Gabbi (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in Punjabi and Hindi films. She made her screen debut in the Hindi film Jab We Met (2007) with a small role. But her major success came with Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 (2013) alongside Yo Yo Honey Singh and Amrinder Gill. Then she went onto star in many Punjabi films like Ishq Brandy (2014), Nikka Zaildar 2 (2017), Parahuna (2018), Dil Diyan Gallan (2019) and Nikka Zaildar 3 (2019).
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]
She is a trained Kathak dancer. Her big break came with the Punjabi film with Yo Yo Honey Singh and Amrinder Gill, Tu Mera 22 Mai Tera 22. She went on to star in two other Punjabi films Ishq Brandy and Ishq Haazir Hai as a co-star to actor Diljit Dosanjh.
She gave her first female lead role as Tanisha in Sixteen. She starred as the lead actress in the Telugu film, Bhale Manchi Roju as the female lead.
Gabbi starred as the female lead in a Tamil film, Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam (2016).[6] She was the female lead in the Malayalam film, Godha, alongside Tovino Thomas.[7] In March 2017, Wamiqa signed onto a new Tamil film, Iravaakaalam, directed by Ashwin Saravanan, also starring Sshivada and S. J. Surya.[8] Wamiqa played the lead role in 9, also starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mamta Mohandas.[9] Wamiqa starred as the female lead opposite Ishaan Khattar in the short film, Fursat, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which released in early 2023. She was cast in Bharadwaj's Khufiya, which was released in October the same year on Netflix. She also played Niloufer in the Amazon original series, Jubilee, which also released in April 2023.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Jab We Met | Geet's and Roop's cousin | Hindi | |
2009 | Love Aaj Kal | [10] | ||
2011 | Mausam | Lala Durgadas's daughter | [11] | |
2012 | Bittoo Boss | Lead actress'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 | ||
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 | [12] | |
2021 | 83 | Annu Lal, Madan Lal's wife | Hindi | |
2023 | Kali Jotta | Anant | Punjabi | |
Khufiya | Charu Ravi Mohan | Hindi | [13] | |
2024 | Kikli † | TBA | Punjabi | Filming completed[14] |
Genie † | Tamil | Filming[15] | ||
Baby John † | Hindi | Filming[16][17] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2023 | Fursat | Diya | Hindi | [18] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Language | Ref. |
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2021 | Grahan | Manjeet Kaur Chhabra / Manu | Disney+ Hotstar | Hindi | [19] |
2022 | Mai: A Mother's Rage | Supriya Chaudhary | Netflix | [20] | |
Modern Love: Mumbai | Megha | Amazon Prime Video | [21] | ||
2023 | Jubilee | Nilofer Qureshi | [22] | ||
Modern Love Chennai | Sam | Tamil | [23] | ||
Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley | Charlie Chopra | SonyLIV | Hindi | [24] |
Year | Song | Artist | Music | Lyrics |
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2015 | "Ishq Hazir Hai" | Diljit Dosanjh | ||
2017 | "Manak di kali" | Ranjit Bawa | Jatinder Shah | Harpreet Singh Shahpur |
"Angreji wali Madam" | Kulwinder Billa, Shipra Goyal | Dr Zeus | Shivjot | |
2018 | "Teri Khamiyan" | Akhil | B Praak | Jaani |
"100 Percent" | Garry Sandhu | Dr Zeus | Garry Sandhu | |
2020 | "Kajla" | Tarsem Jassar | Pav Dharia | Tarseem Jassar |
2021 | "Kade Kade" | Ammy Virk | Avvy Sra | Happy Raikoti |
"Tere Laare" | Afsana Khan, Amrit Maan | Desi Crew | Happy Raikoti |