Watched Wamiqa Gabbi as Charlie In ‘Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley’? Explore Some Of Her Recent Projects

Wamiqa Gabbi has roped her first Bollywood commercial project and will be working with director Atlee in his Hindi production—sharing the screen with Keerthy Suresh and Varun Dhawan.

Wamiqa Gabbi made her acting debut with Imtiaz Ali’s 'Jab We Met' in 2007— in a supporting role. In 2013, she stepped into the Punjabi film industry and featured in a film titled 'Tu Mera 22 Mai Tera 22' alongside Yo Yo Honey Singh and Amrinder Gill. In the same year, Wamiqa bagged her first lead role in the Hindi flick ‘Sixteen,’ and played the character of Tanisha.

The budding actress has worked across different languages, like Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, and Malayalam—but her brilliant performance in Jubilee— as Niloufer Qureshi has helped Wamiqa receive unprecedented accolades and love from the audience and critics. She was recently seen in ‘Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley’, a thriller TV series on SonyLIV directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Let us explore the artist’s most recent releases and much-anticipated upcoming projects.

Grahan (2021)

Stream On: Disney + Hotstar

Role: Manu

The Punjabi actress’ OTT debut was marked by this web series—Grahan. Wamiqa received rave reviews from the audience for her outstanding performance in Grahan. After vaguely starting her acting career with Jab We Met as a child artist in a supporting role, Wamiqa is now earning undivided attention and praises from the fans, for playing Manu in the Disney+Hotstar series. This 2021 crime drama drew inspiration from Chaurasi—a popular novel by Satya Vyas. Grahan depicts two parallel accounts set three decades apart.

One account follows a love story that involves a boy named Rishi (played by Anshuman Pushkar) and his lover Manu (played by Wamiqa Gabbi) — set during the 1980s in Bokaro, Jharkhand. The blossoming romance between the couple is interrupted by political insurgencies—and as a result—their world tumbles upside down.

Mai (2022)

Stream On: Netflix

Role: Supriya Chaudhary

After a personal tragedy, Sheel (played by Sakshi Tanwar), a compliant 47-year-old mother and wife—finds her world crashing down and is exposed to extraordinarily difficult circumstances. She is on a quest to disclose the truth. Sheel soon finds herself trapped in a rabbit hole of power and violence, intertwined with dirty politics and white-collar crimes that alter the course of her life. In Mai, Wamiqa Gabbi plays the role of Supriya Chaudhary—Sheel's daughter.

Modern Love: Mumbai (2022)

Stream On: Amazon Prime Video

Role: Megha

Modern Love: Mumbai is a romantic comedy anthology—and Wamiqa Gabbi features in the episode directed by Vishal Bhardwaj titled Mumbai Dragon. The actress plays the role of Megha—a free-spirited woman from a Gujarati vegetarian family—who is keen on navigating her connection with an Indo-Chinese man. The actress has beautifully explored a new culture through Megha—her character in the series—and left a lasting impact on the director.

Jubilee (2023)

Stream On: Amazon Prime Video

Role: Niloufer

The character played by Wamiqa Gabbi in 'Jubilee ' pays tribute to female artists from the golden era, like Nargis, Madhubala, Asha Parekh, Mumtaz, Geeta Bali, Waheeda Rahman, and others. Wamiqa plays Niloufer Qureshi, the role of an aspiring actress during the 40's and 50's. Niloufer is unapologetically passionate about her career and can go to any lengths to establish herself in the film industry. Jubilee features an ensemble cast of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aparshakti Khurana, and Ram Kapoor in prominent roles. Directed and created by Vikramaditya Motwane, Jubilee received immense love from the audience.

Khufiya (2023)

Stream On: Netflix

Wamiqa’s upcoming project is with ace director Vishal Bhardwaj again, who cast her in an episode of the ‘Modern Love’ anthology and in ‘Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley.’ The actress worked with Bhardwaj in Khufiya and can be seen sharing the screen with the very talented Tabu and Ali Fazal.

The filmmakers released an unconventional announcement video for ‘Khufiya’ that humorously depicts how the actors have gone out of their way to make sure that no information associated with the film is disclosed to the media. Hence, you have to watch the film to learn more about Wamiqa’s role in Khufiya

From playing a yesteryear artist in Jubilee to starring alongside Tabu in Khufiya, Wamiqa Gabbi’s talent and passion for acting have helped her rope some of the most influential and powerful characters. The actress has a long way to go, and we are in for the treat.