Rubina Bajwa is a Canadian actress who works in Indian Punjabi films. The sister of Indian-Canadian actress Neeru Bajwa, she started her career in 2017 in her sister's film Sargi, for which she was awarded the Debut Female Actress Award in 2018 during the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.[1][2]

Rubina Bajwa
Bajwa in 2019
Born
NationalityCanadian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2017 – present
Spouse
(m. 2022)
RelativesNeeru Bajwa (sister)

Career

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Bajwa started her career in the 2017 Punjabi film Sargi, promoted and directed by her sister Neeru Bajwa.[3] She then appeared in Laavaan Phere along with Roshan Prince in 2018, which received moderate success at the box office and had received mixed reviews by critics.[4][5]

In 2019, Bajwa also appeared in Laiye Je Yaarian with Harish Verma[6] and also in the film Munda Hi Chahida.[7][8] She also had a role in Gidarh Singhi.[9]

In 2022, Bajwa appeared with her sister, Neeru Bajwa in the movie, Beautiful Billo, produced by Neeru's production company,[10] and also appeared in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi, directed by Priti Sapru.[11]

Personal life

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Rubina Bajwa

Bajwa was born in an Indian Punjabi Sikh family in Vancouver, British Columbia to Jaswant Bajwa[12] and Surinder Bajwa.[13] She grew up in Vancouver and later came to India to shadow her sister Neeru Bajwa within the Punjabi cinema industry.[14]

In 2019, Bajwa started dating Gurbaksh Chahal.[15][16] In July 2022, the couple announced their engagement and their plans to be married in October[17] and on 26 October 2022, they got married with a private ceremony in Mexico.[18]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2017 Sargi Sargi Punjabi Film Debut[3]
2018 Laavaan Phere Neetu Punjabi [5]
Aate Di Chidi Punjabi Special appearance in the song Mucch [19]
2019 Laiye Je Yaarian Jaanpreet Punjabi [6]
Munda Hi Chahida Rani Punjabi [8]
Dil Diyan Gallkan Punjabi Special Appearance [20]
Gidarh Singhi Simmi Punjabi [9]
Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi Guri Punjabi [11]
2020 Parauneya Nu Dafa Karo Raavi Punjabi [21]
Beautiful Billo Sonica Punjabi [22]
Good Luck Jatta Preeti Punjabi [23]
2021 Laavan Phere 2 Neetu Punjabi Filming[24][25]
2022 Beautiful Billo Sonika Punjabi [26]
2023 Buhe Bariyan Kammi Punjabi

Music video

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Song Performer Year Ref
"Ve Aivein Taan Ni Rondi Tere Layi" Babbal Rai 2017 [27]
"28 Kille" Gippy Grewal 2018 [28]
"Peacock" Jordan Sandhu 2019 [29]

Awards and nominations

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Year Film Award Ceremony Category Result
2018 Sargi Jio Filmfare Awards Best Actress, Female Debut Nominated[30]
2018 Sargi PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress, Female Debut Won

References

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  1. ^ Kaur, Nimrat (30 March 2018). "Parmish Verma, Rubina Bajwa :Award for the Best Debut at PTC". PTC NEWS. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Neeru Bajwa and Rubina Bajwa sizzle at the Jio Filmfare Awards (Punjabi) 2018". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Love... lost". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ Batra, Sakshi (10 March 2018). "After The Tremendous Success Of 'Laavaan Phere', The Sequel Is Scheduled Next Year". PTC Punjabi. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Glad we were invited to this wedding". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Rubina Bajwa as Jaanu will steal your heart". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Munda Hi Chahida: Rubina Bajwa didn't remove the baby bump padding until they wrapped up the shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Movie Review: Munda Hi Chahida | Something to write home about". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Gidarh Singhi". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Neeru Bajwa Plays A Pregnant Woman In Comedy Drama 'Beautiful Billo'". 29 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Poise, passion & perseverance". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. ^ "From the trunk of memories Rubina Bajwa shares a childhood picture of her with her father and sister". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Rubina Bajwa writes a beautiful message on her mother Surinder Bajwa's birthday - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Launching The Gorgeous Rubina Bajwa". magzter.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  15. ^ Kaur, Ranpreet (10 December 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Rubina Bajwa CONFIRMS her relationship with Gurbaksh Chahal; Says 'He is the centre of my world'". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Exclusive Interview! Gurbaksh Chahal shares candid confessions on Rubina Bajwa's birthday". The Times of India. 24 February 2021.
  17. ^ Nath, Rajan (7 June 2022). "Rubina Bajwa and Gurbaksh Singh Chahal's wedding date confirmed". PTC Punjabi.
  18. ^ "Rubina Bajwa marries Gurbaksh Chahal in Anand Karaj ceremony, watch". The Indian Express. 27 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Mucch: Ammy Virk and Rubina Bajwa make a special appearance in the latest song of 'Aate Di Chidi' - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Dil Diyan Gallan Review: A modern love story lacking emotional engagement". in.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  21. ^ "You just cannot take your eyes off THIS monochrome picture of Rubina Bajwa - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Neeru Bajwa and Rubina Bajwa to share screen space for the first time in Roshan Prince starrer Beautiful Billo". PINKVILLA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Ninja turns producer with 'Good Luck Jatta'! Details inside - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  24. ^ SpotboyE. "Rubina Bajwa Makes For The Prettiest Bride In This TB Shot From The Sets Of Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi". spotboye.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Laavan Phere 2 (New Punjabi Movie) Announced During the Success Party of Laavan Phere | Know Release date". Chandigarh Metro. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Beautiful Billo: Neeru Bajwa and Rubina Bajwa starrer hits the floor; Roshan Prince to join the shoot". PINKVILLA. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Rondi Tere Layi By Babbal Rai and Pav Dharia (New Punjabi Song) | Official Video". Chandigarh Metro. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  28. ^ Bajwa, Rubina. "28 Kille". Stardom. Stardom.wiki. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  29. ^ "Jordan Sandhu and Rubina Bajwa win hearts with their chemistry in the latest song 'Peacock' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Punjabi) 2018". Filmfare. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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