Rubina Bajwa

Bajwa was born in an Indian Punjabi family in Vancouver, British Columbia to Jaswant Bajwa and Surinder Bajwa.^[3][4] She grew up in Vancouver and later came to India to shadow her sister Neeru Bajwa within the Punjabi cinema industry.^[5] She has two other siblings, sister Sabrina Bajwa and a brother, Suhail. Rubina completed her acting school at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares academy in Mumbai before entering films.^[6]

Bajwa started her career in the 2017 Punjabi film Sargi, promoted and directed by her sister Neeru Bajwa.^[7] 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.^[8][9]

In 2019, Bajwa appeared in the romcom Laiye Je Yaarian with Harish Verma^[10] and in the social satire film Munda Hi Chahida.^[11][12] She also had a role in the film Gidarh Singhi.^[13]

In 2021, the romcom Good Luck Jatta, starring Bajwa opposite singer-actor Ninja, was released in cinemas after pandemic delays.^[14]

In 2022, Bajwa appeared with her sister, Neeru Bajwa in the film, Beautiful Billo, produced by Neeru's production company, and also appeared in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi, directed by Priti Sapru and co-starring singer Akhil.^[15]

In 2019, Bajwa started dating Gurbaksh Singh Chahal.^[16][17] In July 2022, the couple announced their engagement and their plans to be married in October^[18] and on 26 October 2022, they got married in a private Anand Karaj ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.^[19] Their son, Gurbaksh “Veer” Singh Chahal Jr. was born on 15 November 2024.^[20]