Wamiqa Gabbi


Wamiqa Gabbi is an Indian film actress, who works in Punjabi, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her screen debut in the Hindi film Sixteen in 2013.

Early life

Gabbi belongs to a Punjabi family. She did her schooling at St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh and was graduated from DAV College, Chandigarh.

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 lead actress in the Telugu film Bhale Manchi Roju as female lead.
Wamiqa starred as the female lead in a Tamil film Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam. She was the female lead in the Malayalam film Godha alongside Tovino Thomas. In March 2017, Wamiqa signed onto a new Tamil film, Iravaakaalam, directed by Ashwin Saravanan, also starring Sshivada and S. J. Surya. Wamiqa played the lead role in 9, also starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mamta Mohandas.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2007Jab We MetYashHindi
2009Love Aaj KalHindi
2011MausamLala Durgadas's daughterHindi
2013SixteenTanishaHindi
2013Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22NikkyPunjabi
2014Ishq BrandyKimmiPunjabi
2015Ishq Haazir HaiSimarPunjabi
2015Bhale Manchi RojuSithaTelugu
2016Maalai Nerathu MayakkamManojaTamil
2017GodhaAdithi SinghMalayalam
2017Nikka Zaildar 2Saawan KaurPunjabi
2018ParahunaMaanoPunjabi
2019NineEvaMalayalam
2019Nadhoo KhanPunjabi
2019Dil Diyan GallanPunjabi
2019Nikka Zaildar 3PalpreetPunjabi
2019DoorbeenPunjabi
2019Bodhi Gadhi MukthiMalayalamMusic album
2020GalwakdiAmberdeep KaurPunjabiReleasing 3 April 2020

Awards and nominations