Wamiqa Gabbi

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.

[6] 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.

[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.

[19] Her performance was positively received by critics, with Firstpost's Anna MM Vetticad describing her as "luminous" and praising her accurate portrayal of a professional wrestler’s body language.

[28][29] Gabbi returned to the Nikka Zaildar franchise for its third instalment, as a struggling poetess caught in a love triangle opposite Ammy Virk and Sonia Kaur.

[41] Writing for The Times of India, Archika Khurana described her as "particularly effective" and The Indian Express's Shubhra Gupta took note of her "eloquently using sign language" to communicate.

[42][43] 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).

[47][48][49] 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.

[54][54] 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.

The film was met with critical acclaim upon release;[59] Sukhpreet Kahlon of The Indian Express, wrote that Gabbi brought "a carefree exuberance to her performance".

[61] 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, Sidhant Gupta and Aditi Rao Hydari.

[62] 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.

[65][66] Critic Udita Jhunjhunwala observed that while her performances in Grahan, Mai: A Mother’s Rage, and Modern Love Mumbai demonstrated her versatility to a certain extent, it was Jubilee that truly showcased her capabilities as an actor.

[68] 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.

[69] 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.

[72] Citing the series as one of Bhardwaj's weaker projects, Mashable India's Sanyukta Thakare found that the weak plot had constrained Gabbi's performance, but thought that she "showed great promise in deep emotional moments".

[80] She has several upcoming projects across multiple languages, including the Tamil fantasy film Genie opposite Jayam Ravi;[81] the Tamil romance Iravaakaalam opposite SJ Suryah;[82] the Punjabi romance Kikli alongside Mandy Takhar and Jobanpreet Singh;[83] the Malayalam action film Tiki Taka starring Asif Ali;[84] the Telugu spy thriller G2 starring Adivi Sesh and along with Emraan Hashmi;[85] Vikas Bahl's Hindi comedy Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling with Jaya Bachchan and Siddhant Chaturvedi;[86] and Raj & DK's Hindi Netflix fantasy miniseries Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Aditya Roy Kapur and Ali Fazal.

Gabbi in 2019
Gabbi with co-star Sidhant Gupta promoting Jubilee in 2023
Gabbi in 2024