Quotes from Wamiqa Gabbi

The writer in my dad is someone whom I've been inspired greatly by since my childhood.

I believe that OTT platforms definitely have helped neutralize the budget debate in the industry. Instead of only casting A-listers in the lead, makers are now more receptive and willing to try out newer actors for their big, multi-million projects.

I think down South, the film industry has the most hardworking, passionate filmmakers.

I am from Chandigarh, and while my friends wanted to pick up a proper job in the corporate world, I was dreaming of becoming a heroine.

In 'Godha,' I was a Punjabi girl and had Hindi, English and Punjabi dialogues.

Whatever I have been doing in regional cinema, is restricted to the region.

Obviously... I feel it is important for women as well as men. Learning any kind of martial arts will help them when faced with atrocities. There are many incidents where men are also attacked.

It's not every day you get to play a wrestler. The experience of playing one in 'Godha' has made me stronger and it has given me immense confidence.

Stage phobia never touched me. I was naturally drawn towards the spotlight.

It may seem that I am doing films in different languages, which of course I am, but more importantly, I am performing different characters and every character has so much to teach. It makes me happy that I am associated with so many film industries.

While training is important to fine-tune one's skill set, in my case, the exhaustive theatre experience and the grind of rehearsals ensured an easy transition into different roles.

I don't want to be the one dancing behind the trees and getting my stomach pinched.

I have never slapped a boy in my life except for my brother.

My sense of cinema improved slowly as I started watching South cinema, got to know that cinema is much appreciated here.

If you don't know something completely, you tend to have a misconception.

These days, I ask anyone I meet if I can do a wrestling move on them.

I trained for a month and learnt all the basic moves at a wrestling school in Amritsar, Punjab. Wrestling is pretty easy.

In fact, my dad has a significant role to play in shaping my opinions and value system.

Being a non-athletic person, I had to strengthen my core, arm and leg muscles before learning the wrestling moves.

After playing such a strong character like Aditi Singh in 'Godha,' I was keen to play strong roles in Malayalam.

If the vibe between two actors is not good, it shows in the work, so it's very important that everyone in the cast and crew is supportive to each other.

Every night, I sit with an assistant director and learn my dialogues.