{"id":406342,"date":"2026-04-19T08:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/406342\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:17:09","slug":"akshay-kumar-backs-wamiqa-gabbi-against-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-and-katrina-kaif-comparisons-she-has-her-own-identity-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/406342\/","title":{"rendered":"Akshay Kumar backs Wamiqa Gabbi against Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif comparisons; ‘She has her own identity’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AkshayAkshay Kumar teams up with Wamiqa Gabbi in Priyadarshan\u2019s horror\u2011comedy Bhooth Bangla, defending her against comparisons with Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif and praising her distinct journey in cinema. Wamiqa hits back at such labels with humour, while the film, co\u2011starring Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Jisshu Sengupta and Tabu, has grossed around Rs 35 crore domestically. Akshay Kumar<\/a> teams up with Wamiqa Gabbi<\/a> in Priyadarshan<\/a>\u2019s latest release, \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019. In a recent interview, he expressed strong support for Wamiqa, pushing back against ongoing comparisons to Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif. Many social media fans anticipate that Akshay and Wamiqa’s fresh pairing will echo the spark he had with Katrina on screen. Wamiqa is frequently compared to Aishwarya due to her captivating eyes. In response, Akshay highlighted how Wamiqa has found her unique journey in the industry.<\/p>\n

Akshay Kumar on Wamiqa Gabbi’s identity<\/p>\n

In a recent chat with Shubhankar Mishra, Akshay said, \u201cHer (Wamiqa\u2019s) eyes are like Aishwarya Rai\u2019s, but she has her own identity. She is doing things her own way. She entered the film industry after a lot of struggle. She worked in Punjabi films, and now she is working across Hindi, Telugu and Tamil cinema, exploring every genre.\u201d <\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

Celebrities light up Bhooth Bangla screening as Akshay Kumar film builds massive pre-release buzz <\/p>\n

Wamiqa Gabbi’s witty reply to comparisons<\/p>\n

Wamiqa has also tackled these comparisons with her signature wit in the past. Social media buzz has led some to dub her \u201cAishwarya\u2019s daughter\u201d over their uncanny resemblance. When an influencer grilled her on the PR angle of it all, she fired back: \u201cTalented aur khoobsurat bhi? Uff, thaaaank you. And baaki sab ka pata nahi, but we did try \u2018Wamiqa for next President!\u2019 approve nahi hua (Talented and beautiful too? Thank you. I don\u2019t know about the rest, but we did try \u2018Wamiqa for next President\u2019, but that wasn\u2019t approved).\u201d<\/p>\n

Akshay Kumar’s \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 details<\/p>\n

Directed by Priyadarshan, \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 features Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Jisshu Sengupta, and Tabu in pivotal roles alongside the leads. This horror-comedy reunites Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan after a 14-year gap. Despite mixed reviews at launch, it has grossed approximately Rs 35 crore domestically so far. The plot centers on London resident Arjun (Akshay) and his sister, who suddenly inherit their grandfather’s wealth and a palace. Arjun heads to Mangalpur, India, to ready the palace for his sister’s wedding but a village legend warns that no nuptials there ever finish, thanks to the bride-snatching spirit Vadhusur.<\/p>\n

Akshay Kumar’s next film \u2018Welcome To The Jungle\u2019<\/p>\n

On the work front, Akshay Kumar’s next film is \u2018Welcome to the Jungle\u2019, directed by Ahmed Khan. It stars Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Lara Dutta, Raveena Tandon, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, and many more. The movie will hit theaters on June 6, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Akshay Kumar teams up with Wamiqa Gabbi in Priyadarshan\u2019s horror\u2011comedy Bhooth Bangla, defending her against comparisons with Aishwarya…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[12004,5189,113952,93,61,60,9692,270,6407,27214],"class_list":{"0":"post-406342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-aishwarya-rai-bachchan","9":"tag-akshay-kumar","10":"tag-bhooth-bangla","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-katrina-kaif","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-priyadarshan","17":"tag-wamiqa-gabbi"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}