Wamiqa Gabbi

Kareena Kapoor's character in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met (2007) had a cousin played by a 13-year-old Wamiqa Gabbi, in what was her first screen appearance. Born in Chandigarh on 29 September 1993, she studied at St. Xavier's School and DAV College there, and her work has been mainly in Hindi and Punjabi films. Her first lead came in the Hindi film Sixteen (2013). Her Punjabi debut, Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 (2013), was a box-office success, and she later led the comedies Nikka Zaildar 2 and Nikka Zaildar 3 and the crime drama Kali Jotta (2023). She also worked in Telugu in Bhale Manchi Roju, in Tamil in Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam (2016) and in Malayalam in the wrestling comedy Godha (2017), training in the sport in Amritsar for it. Playing an aspiring actress in the 2023 series Jubilee drew praise, and her role in Vishal Bhardwaj's Khufiya won her a Filmfare OTT Award. Her Hindi comedies include Bhool Chuk Maaf (2025), and Bhooth Bangla and Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (both 2026). She also plays Chandra in the Tamil romantic action film DC (2026).