'Jubilee': From Madhubala to Nargis, Wamiqa pays homage to yesteryear stars

Updated On: 12 April, 2023 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Hiren Kotwani

Playing an aspiring actor of the ’50s in Jubilee, Wamiqa on turning to yesteryear stars Madhubala and Nargis for inspiration

Wamiqa Gabbi

Being signed on for Jubilee was a dream come true for Wamiqa Gabbi, who grew up on a steady diet of black-and-white movies. With it, the actor not only realised her dream of working with creator-director Vikramaditya Motwane, but also revisited the golden era of Hindi cinema. She is ecstatic that her performance as Niloufer Qureshi, an aspiring actor, is being widely praised. Gabbi says that she turned to yesteryear actors — from Madhubala to Nargis, from Waheeda Rehman to Meena Kumari — for inspiration. “Niloufer Qureshi has had a hard life, but she is unapologetically ambitious. I was conscious of not imitating any of the [yesteryear actors], but this is my homage to them,” she shares.

Madhubala and Nargis