Quotes from Wamiqa Gabbi

Whenever I am sad, I paint, I do that whenever I am happy too.

I acted in a Punjabi serial 'Saude Dillan De' when I was eight years old and after that I was among the top five participants in a dance show judged by Aamir Khan.

I want to do good films, with good content. I am not selecting projects based on language.

I'd be doing all sorts of odd jobs and traveling the world. Let alone if I wasn't an actress, even now if my films stop doing well and people stop liking me, I'd go do odd jobs, like a waitress or something like that and save just about enough to see the world.

After 'Ishq Brandy,' I was either not getting good scripts or not good characters.

In 'Bhale Manchi Roju' I had to wear a sari and dance, with make up and styling as a bride.

It may sound very cliched but seriously, since childhood I always wanted to be an actress.

I am just so glad to be a part of the industry right now, where everyone from across the country want to collaborate with each other and tell really beautiful stories.

I make sure my lip sync is correct. It's a long process. But I enjoy it.

There is no particular character that I wish to portray. I just want to push myself to do justice to whichever role I am offered.

When I realized I can actually lift and drop someone, I was convinced I have become stronger.

It is very satisfying to see people praising you and your character, and the journey of the character moved them. It gives you a lot of confidence as an actor.

As an actress, I am eager to explore different characters.

All I knew about Malayalam cinema prior to 'Godha' was that it is an industry that celebrates content and has an audience that appreciates it.

I don't discern between OTT and theatre because this is incredible work that I 'chose' to do.

You can't discuss everything with a male director.

I have acted in Tamil and Telugu, languages that were alien to me. It was then that I got the call to Malayalam.

Punjabi is a growing industry and we need to be more professionally aligned with other industries.

It is different because 'Grahan' was promoted Pan India and audience from all over the country watched it. It was obviously a very different feeling and a different kind of success.

The Punjabi film industry is fairly new and needs all the support it can get.

My dadi was hospitalized because of COVID, and my chacha, a doctor, and brother, also tested positive.

Wamiqa means the goddess of wind; my dad is a poet and writer in Punjabi and Gabbi is his pseudonym.

I didn't even tell any of my girlfriends that I was doing a film with Prithviraj because they would have wanted to come and see him... Imagine a bunch of Punjabi girls with an unsuspecting South Indian boy.

Whenever there used to be any audition in Chandigarh I would go for it.