Wamiqa Gabbi
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| Born | 29 September 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Wamiqa Gabbi (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actress, who works in Punjabi, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu 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. For which she was nominated in the PTC Punjabi Film Awards in the category of best supporting actress. 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).
Personal 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 language, who uses Gabbi as a pseudonym.[4][5]
Career
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]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jab We Met | Geet's and Roop's cousin | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Love Aaj Kal | Hindi | [10] | |
| 2011 | Mausam | Lala Durgadas's daughter | Hindi | [11] |
| 2012 | Bittoo Boss | Lead actress's sister | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Sixteen | Tanisha | Hindi | |
| Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Nikky | Punjabi | ||
| 2014 | Ishq Brandy | Kimmi | Punjabi | |
| 2015 | Ishq Haazir Hai | Simar | Punjabi | |
| 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 | Punjabi | |
| 2019 | Nine | Eva | Malayalam | |
| Nadhoo Khan | Punjabi | |||
| Dil Diyan Gallan | Natasha | Punjabi | ||
| Nikka Zaildar 3 | Palpreet | Punjabi | ||
| Doorbeen | Punjabi | |||
| 2020 | Galwakdi | Amberdeep Kaur | Punjabi | [12] |
| 2021 | 83 | Annu Lal, Madan Lal's wife | Hindi | |
| TBA | Khufiya † | TBA | Hindi | Filming[13] |
| 2023 | Chocolate Story Reloaded | TBA | Malayalam | Announced |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Grahan | Manu | Hotstar | |
| 2022 | Mai: A Mother's Rage | Supriya Chaudhary | Netflix | |
| 2022 | Modern Love: Mumbai | Megha | Amazon Prime Video | |
| TBA | Baahubali: Before the Beginning † | Sivagami | Netflix |
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Music | Lyrics | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ishq Hazir Hai | Diljit Dosanjh | |||
| 2017 | Manak di kali | Ranjit Bawa | Jatinder Shah | Harpreet Singh Shahpur | Rhythm boys entertainment |
| 2017 | Angreji wali Madam | Kulwinder Billa, Shipra Goyal | Dr. Zeus | Shivjot | Speed Records |
| 2018 | Teri Khamiyan | Akhil | B Praak | Jaani | Speed Records |
| 2018 | 100 Percent | Garry Sandhu | Dr.Zeus | Garry Sandhu | Lokhdun Punjabi |
| 2020 | Kajla | Tarseem Jassar | Pav Dharia | Tarseem Jassar | Vehli Janta Records |
| 2021 | Kade Kade | Ammy Virk | Avvy Sra | Happy Raikoti | T-Series |
| 2021 | Tere Laare | Afsana Khan, Amrit Maan | Desi Crew | Happy Raikoti | DC Studioz |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PTC Punjabi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Nominated |
| 2014 | Life OK Screen Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Sixteen | Nominated |
| 2015 | PTC Punjabi Film Awards | Best Actress | Ishq Brandy | Nominated |
| 2017 | Malaysia Edison Awards | Best Debut Actress | Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards South | Nominated | |||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Flowers Indian Film Awards | Best Debut Actress | Godha | Won |
References
- ^ "Chennai Express". The Tribune. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi: This is the First Time I will be Celebrating My Birthday Alone". News18. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Nanda, Karan (16 April 2019). "You Won't Believe These 5 Punjabi Actresses Looked Like This Before!!!". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "BFFs Wamiqa Gabbi and Mandy Takhar step in for each other". The Times of India. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "All about perceptions: Wamiqa Gabbi". The Hindu. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Wamiqa Gabbi is Geethanjali Selvaraghavan's heroine". The Indian Express. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Jayaram, Deepika (9 June 2017). "Wamiqa Gabbi fondly shares her first picture with Tovino". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "SJ Suryah-Sshivada-Wamiqa join 'Maya' director now". Top 10 Cinema. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "9-Nine | 9-Nine Cast and Crew, Release Date and more". Pycker. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Chakrtaborty, Juhi (23 July 2021). "Grahan actor Wamiqa Gabbi: People can be on top of their career and still be depressed". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "I always wanted to be an actress: Wamiqa Gabbi". The Times of India. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Galwakdi: Tarsem Jassar and Wamiqa Gabbi starrer gets a release date". The Times of India. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Tabu and Ali Fazal to fly to Canada for the final schedule of Vishal Bharadwaj's Khufiya". Bollywood Hungama. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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