Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Wamiqa Gabbi joins Rishab Shetty's Jai Hanuman in powerful role
An actress named Wamiqa Gabbi is joining a new movie called Jai Hanuman.
The movie is about Hanuman, a hero from Indian mythology.
It is a sequel to another movie called Hanu-Man, which was very popular in 2024.
Wamiqa will play a strong and important character in the movie.
The exact details of her character are a secret for now.
She will start filming in a city called Hyderabad very soon.
Wamiqa is a busy actress and has many other movies coming up too.
One of her movies called DC is doing well at the box office, earning a lot of money.
Another of her movies, Prahaar, will now come out on September 4, 2026.
Wamiqa Gabbi has reportedly been cast in a prominent and powerful role in Prasanth Varma's Jai Hanuman, starring Rishab Shetty.
Jai Hanuman is the sequel to the 2024 super hit Telugu film Hanu-Man, which featured Teja Sajja, and expectations from it are high.
Details of Gabbi's role are being kept under wraps, and she is set to begin shooting for the mythological film in Hyderabad soon.
The actress has eight other films lined up, including Prahaar, G2, Tiki Taka, Kikli, Iravaakaalam, Genie, Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling, and Kuku Ki Kundli.
Her Tamil film DC collected Rs. 26.95 crore net in India in four days, with a worldwide gross of Rs. 44.26 crore against a Rs. 25 crore budget.
- Who
- Actress Wamiqa Gabbi, lead actor Rishab Shetty, and director Prasanth Varma.
- What
- Wamiqa Gabbi has reportedly been cast in a prominent and powerful role in the mythological film Jai Hanuman, the sequel to the hit Hanu-Man.
- When
- The casting was reported in 2026, with shooting for Jai Hanuman set to begin soon.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India, where shooting for Jai Hanuman is to take place.
- Why
- Jai Hanuman is the sequel to the 2024 box office super hit Hanu-Man, and Gabbi has been brought in to play a powerful role in the film.
- Film
- Jai Hanuman
- Director
- Prasanth Varma
- Lead actor
- Rishab Shetty
- New cast addition
- Wamiqa Gabbi (prominent, powerful role)
- Film type
- Sequel to Hanu-Man (2024)
- Shooting location
- Hyderabad
- Wamiqa's other pending films
- Eight
- Prahaar release date
- September 4, 2026 (postponed from August 7, 2026)