Wamiqa Gabbi Reveals What Imtiaz Ali Messaged Her Before Bhool Chuk Maaf Release
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Wamiqa Gabbi, in an exclusive interview with News18, spoke about how she felt when director Imtiaz Ali went out of his way to send wishes to her before the release of her film.
Wamiqa Gabbi has impressed us with her exceptional portrayal of Titli in Karan Sharma's Bhool Chuk Maaf opposite Rajkummar Rao, who plays the character of Ranjan Tiwari. The film is set in Banaras and involves a time loop, where Rao's character keeps waking up to the day of his haldi ceremony. The sci-fi comedy film sees Gabbi take up the challenge to transform into a small-town girl, who is fiery, yet childlike in nature. It is the first time she has explored comedy as a genre.
However, what makes Bhool Chuk Maaf more special for Gabbi is the end credit song that was recreated by Tanishk Bagchi for the film. The makers decided to go with Chor Bazaari Phir Se, which is a remix from Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. What many don't know is that Gabbi was one of the background dancers in the original track. And she feels that life has finally come to full circle with the remix now.
Talking exclusively to News18 Showsha, she said, 'Pata nahi kaisi feeling hai yeh (I don't know what kind of feeling is this). I didn't know I would feel like this. But this is something that I've been feeling, and it's overwhelming. Never thought this would happen. Sometimes people say manifest, but meine kabhi manifest sochke manifest nahi kiya. I was always thinking about things like these. And it's happening. It's coming true now. A film with Maddock, with Rajkumar Rao and Karan (Sharma) directing it with such a stellar cast, it's like a dream and now it's coming true."
'I think I realise when my friends are talking about it, when they are sending these long messages and my parents, my father commenting, that's when I'm realising, 'wow, this is a very big deal. Is this true?'" she said.
It was a cherry on the cake for Gabbi when director Imtiaz Ali sent his wishes to her too ahead of Bhool Chuk Maaf release. 'He had sent a long voice note [to me]. But in the end he said, 'Poori baat yahan pe khatam hoti hai ki well done Wamiqa'. That was so sweet [of him]. Look, he doesn't have to do that, right? But he just knows what it means to me. So, he will send his wishes. So, it's very overwhelming. I am so glad that I met some really good people in my life and I am working with good people. I think that is the best thing."
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