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Bhumi Pednekar - Indian Bollywood Actress

Bhumi Pednekar is an Indian actress who was born on 18 July 1989 in Bombay Maharashtra, India. She is of Marathi and Haryanvi descent. Her father Satish Pednekar was a former Maharashtra home and labor minister and her mother Sumitra became an anti-tobacco campaigner when her husband died of mouth cancer. Bhumi received her education at Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu.

Bhumi Pednekar - Indian Bollywood Actress
Bhumi Pednekar – Indian Bollywood Actress

The actress had always been interested in films owing to which she took admission in Whistling Woods International to pursue it as a career. Her parents even took a loan for her studies but she was expelled due to poor attendance. She got a job as an assistant film director at Yash Raj Films and paid off the loan in one and half years. She stayed with the organization for six years, working under Shanoo Sharma.

 

Pednekar made her acting debut with romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015). She played Sandhya, an overweight woman who marries Ayushmann Khurrana’s character, opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. In preparation for the role, Pednekar gained close to 12 kg, despite being slightly overweight before filming commenced. Bhumi’s acting was greatly applauded by the audience and the critics owing to which she won seven awards. Since then Bhumi had acted in several films like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Lust Stories, Saand Ki Aankh, Bala, Sonchiriya, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare and many more…

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