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Sonam Bajwa to Wamiqa Gabbi - Punjabi actresses and their South cinema debuts

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jul 27, 2021, 17:56 IST
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​Sonam Bajwa to Wamiqa Gabbi - Punjabi actresses and their South cinema debuts

We all know that a number of Punjabi actresses have earned fame in down south. However, do you know what are the titles of their debut South Indian films, or when were they released? Did you know that even some Punjabi actresses were actually first South stars and then they won hearts in Pollywood? Curious? Just scroll down to know all the answers as we have compiled the list of Punjabi actresses and their South cinema debuts.


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​Sonam Bajwa

The 'Guddiyan Patole' fame actress Sonam Bajwa made her debut in Pollywood in the year 2013 with 'Best Of Luck' opposite Gippy Grewal. Thereafter, next year, i.e. in 2014, she made her Tamil debut. She was seen sharing the screen space with Vaibhav in the romantic drama titled 'Kappal'. Then in 2016, she tried her hand in the Telugu film industry as well. She was seen playing the lead in 'Aatadukundam Raa'. It was a comedy-drama in which she was paired opposite Sushanth.


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​Wamiqa Gabbi

Wamiqa Gabbi is one of the Punjabi actresses, who has tried her hand in three sections of South cinema - Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. Her first Telugu movie titled 'Bhale Manchi Roju' came out in 2015. Thereafter, in 2016, she made her Tamil debut with 'Maala Nerathu Mayakkam'. It was a romantic drama by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan. Further, in 2017, she made her Malayalam debut with sports comedy 'Godha'.


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​Aditi Sharma

Before entering Pollywood, Aditi was a Hindi and Telugu movies star. She made her debut in Punjabi cinema in the year 2015 with 'Angrej', while she entered the Telugu entertainment industry in 2008 with 'Gunde Jhallumandi'. She did two Telugu movies before she made her debut in Pollywood.


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​Payal Rajput

A year after she entered Pollywood, Payal Rajput made her debut in the Telugu film industry. It was the year 2018 when her movie 'RX 100' was released. Helmed by Ajay Bhupathi, it was a romantic action drama. Further, reportedly, Payal will also make her debut in the Tamil industry soon with the film 'Angel'.


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Kainaat Arora

'Kitty Party' fame actress Kainaat Arora entered the Tamil cine world via making a cameo appearance in the movie 'Mankatha'. Released in the year 2011, the movie was a Vankath Prabhu directorial. Thereafter, in 2015, with 'Lailaa O Lailaa' she made her Malayalam debut. Mohanlal played the lead role n the movie, and Kainaat was seen essaying a pivotal role.


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