1. Bhumi Pednekar rose to prominence starring in the commercially successful films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Bala and Pati Patni Aur Woh.
28 Facts About Bhumi Pednekar
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Bhumi Pednekar has since starred in the social dramas Bheed, Afwaah and Bhakshak.
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Bhumi Pednekar was born in Bombay on 18 July 1989.
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Bhumi Pednekar is of Konkani and Haryanvi descent; her father, Satish Pednekar, was a former MLA and Home and Labour Minister of Maharashtra.
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Bhumi Pednekar has a younger sister named Samiksha, who is a lawyer and a model.
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Bhumi Pednekar did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu.
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Bhumi Pednekar went on to work with the company for six years under Shanoo Sharma.
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Bhumi Pednekar's acting debut came as the overweight wife of Ayushmann Khurrana's character in the Yash Raj Films-produced and Sharat Katariya-directed romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
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Two years later, Bhumi Pednekar was cast in the satire Toilet: Ek Prem Katha as a young woman in rural India who insists on the eradication of open defecation, opposite Akshay Kumar.
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Bhumi Pednekar played a young housewife on the run in rural Chambal, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee.
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In preparation, Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar spent time with the two women and trained in shooting a gun.
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Bhumi Pednekar suffered from skin allergies from filming in the heat wearing prosthetic make-up.
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Udita Jhunjunwala of Mint wrote, "Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar are wonderful and spunky and embrace their parts even though their body language and posture is variable".
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Controversy arose for casting a fair-skinned woman in the role, but Bhumi Pednekar defended herself by saying that an actor should be allowed to play any part.
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Bhumi Pednekar has an intelligence that rescues some of the silliest scenes in this film, especially in the climax.
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Bhumi Pednekar was pleased with the opportunity of playing the vulnerable character of a closeted lesbian, as it marked a departure from the strong-willed women she typically played.
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Bhumi Pednekar won another Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, in addition to her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
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Bhumi Pednekar then appeared in Shashank Khaitan's comic thriller Govinda Naam Mera, co-starring Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani, which released on Disney+ Hotstar.
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In 2023, Bhumi Pednekar reteamed with Rajkummar Rao in Anubhav Sinha's Bheed, a drama in black-and-white about the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
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Bhumi Pednekar then starred alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Sudhir Mishra's Afwaah, a thriller about fake news.
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Bhumi Pednekar portrayed a journalist in the crime drama Bhakshak, which released on Netflix in 2024.
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Bhumi Pednekar described the role as "one of my most mature", causing her to "question my empathy and how I had become so numb towards somebody else's pain".
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Bhumi Pednekar was featured by Forbes India in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018.
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Bhumi Pednekar was featured various times in Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list.
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Bhumi Pednekar ranked 40th in 2019 and 39th in 2020.
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In 2019, Bhumi Pednekar began a campaign named Climate Warrior to raise awareness on environmental protection and global warming.
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Bhumi Pednekar is vocal about issues such as pay parity and has spoken out about the gender pay gap in Bollywood, calling it "insulting" and "heartbreaking".
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Bhumi Pednekar was appointed as the brand ambassador of Nykaa in 2022.