Wait, Was That Wamiqa Gabbi in Love Aaj Kal? Know All About It Amid Chor Bazari Phir Se Release
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Wamiqa Gabbi's journey from a background dancer in Love Aaj Kal to starring in Chor Bazari Phir Se showcases her perseverance.
How do you measure success? Well, there are no definite tick boxes for that. But you know your life has come full circle when you start your career from scratch and make it big with years of perseverance. Wamiqa Gabbi and Rajkummar Rao are sharing screen space in Bhool Chuk Maaf. The film also features a reprised version of the Chor Bazari song, which originally starred Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan in 2009 film, Love Aaj Kal. As the much-loved track continues to trend on the web, we tell you the story of Wamiqa's early days in the film industry – her days as a background dancer in the Thoda Thoda Pyar song from the Imtiaz Ali film.
Wamiqa Gabbi had a blink-and-miss appearance in Thoda Thoda Pyar song, which featured Giselli Monteiro as Harleen Kaur. At exactly 1 minute 11 seconds, Wamiqa appears wearing a kurta, tehmat (dhoti), turban and a moustache for a few seconds before fading away from the scene. Cut to today: The actor is starring as the female lead alongside Rajkummar in Chor Bazari Phir Se, a reprised version of the same track in a film which featured her as a background dancer. Watch the video here:
For the unversed, Wamiqa also played a crisp role in Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan's Jab We Met as Geet and Roop's cousin. Before making it big in Bollywood, she has also worked in films of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages.
Wamiqa's breakthrough performance came in her portrayal of a courtesan-turned-actor in Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee. Next was her role in Vishal Bhardwaj's Khufiya, where she shared screen space alongside Ali Fazal as his wife. A particular clip of the actor dancing her heart out to Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani brought her into the limelight almost overnight.
Next, she has has array of films in the pipeline. Some of which are Kikli, Iravaakaalam, Genie, Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling, Tiki Taka, G2 and Bhooth Bangla.
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