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Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi Pednekar is an Indian actress and one of the newest talents of Bollywood who made her debut in 2015 in Yash Raj banners Dum Laga Ke Haisha opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. She doesnt have any filmy background and she used to work as a casting professional under Yash Raj Films casting director Shanoo Sharma and she used to cast for the role of the leading lady. For her debut in Dum Laga Ke Haisha, she had to gain 12 kgs and her role was critically acclaimed and the movie was commercially as well as critically very successful. She won the Best Female Debut award in the 61st Filmfare awards. After a brilliant debut, Bhumi Pednekar is now working for her upcoming movie Manmarziyan opposite Ayushmann Khurrana once again.Born on 18th July 1989 in Mumbai in a family with a non filmy background, Bhumis father is Maharashtrian and her mother belongs to Haryana. Bhumi completed her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu, Mumbai and then joined first Abhimanyu Ray and later Shanoo Sharma of Yash Raj Films as a casting director. Her job was to audition actors for supporting roles. She has casted over 800 people and has worked 15 to 16 Yash Raj Films and also has cued actors such as Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput and on most occasions shed end up reading the actors lines. Bhumi had a passion for acting from her childhood days and she considered Rani Mukherjee and Karishma Kapoor as her idol. Her love and passion for acting gave her a chance to work as a lead in the movie. She gave approximately 100 auditions for the role and one day she got a call from Shanoo stating that she has been selected for the role and she had to gain 12kg weight for her role. In the movie, she played the role of Sandhya Varma who is an educated but overweight woman and is not liked by his husband. The role of the husband is played by Ayushmann Khurrana. The story was set in Haridwar and Rishikesh and it is also the first movie to be entirely shot in the twin temple towns. The film received a huge response from the audience and the movie won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Bhumis role also received critical acclamation and she won the Best Female Debut Award in the 61st Filmfare Awards. She also won the best female debut in the 11th Star guilds award, 22nd screen awards, Zee Cine Awards of 2016, 2016 Stardust Awards and in the 17th IIFA Awards. After her debut, it is reported that she has signed a three film deal with Yash Raj films and immediately after the release of her movie, she started losing weight and had already lost reasonable weight for her upcoming movie. In the same year, she appeared in Y-Films mini web-series called Mans world. The four part series raised issues like gender inequality and it premiered on YouTube on 29th September 2015. Apart from Bhumi Pednekar, the series also featured actresses like Parineeti Chopra, Kalki Koechlinand Richa Chadda. Bhumi will be seen next in a movie called Manmarziyan. The movie is produced by Anand Rai and directed by Sameer Sharma. Bhumi is featured opposite Ayushmann Khurrana who was her co-star in her debut movie.

Sonchiriya promo: Manoj Bajpayee's rustic voice raises our expectations from Sushant Singh Rajput-Bhumi Pednekar-starrer dacoit drama - watch video
Ganesh Aaglave | February 20, 2019 1:35 PM IST
After releasing two hard-hitting promos, the makers of Sonchiriya released a new promo, where Manoj ...
Sonchiriya promo: Manoj Bajpayee's rustic voice raises our expectations from Sushant Singh Rajput-Bhumi Pedne
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Sonchiriya: Bhumi Pednekar's Workout Regime For Abhishek Chaubey Directorial Included Walking Barefeet Carrying 5-6 Litres of Water on Head, Grinding 'Chakki'
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 19, 2019 10:13 AM IST
Gearing up for her March 1 release Sonchiriya, Bhumi Pednekar spills beans on prepping up for the gr...
Sonchiriya: Bhumi Pednekar's Workout Regime For Abhishek Chaubey Directorial Included Walking Barefeet Carryi
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2019-02-18T23:13:40+00:00
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Bhumi Pednekar on preparing for her role in Sonchiriya: I would carry 10-15 kg of a wheat sack on my back and again walk and run
BollywoodLife | February 18, 2019 8:29 PM IST
Three-film old Bhumi Pednekar is perhaps one of the most promising actors from the current generatio...
Bhumi Pednekar on preparing for her role in Sonchiriya: I would carry 10-15 kg of a wheat sack on my back and
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Director Prakash Jha Joins Starcast of Saand Ki Aankh, Will be Acting in Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Starrer
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 18, 2019 10:30 AM IST
In what is being reported as the latest edition to Anurag Kashyap's upcoming movie, Saand Ki Aankh, ...
Director Prakash Jha Joins Starcast of Saand Ki Aankh, Will be Acting in Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Starrer
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2019-02-17T23:30:28+00:00
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Prakash Jha joins the cast of Anurag Kashyap's Saand Ki Aankh - view posts
IANS | February 17, 2019 7:43 PM IST
Filmmaker Prakash Jha is upbeat about joining the cast of Saand Ki Aankh, which is based on sharpsho...
Prakash Jha joins the cast of Anurag Kashyap's Saand Ki Aankh - view posts
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2019-02-17T08:43:35+00:00
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Valentine's Day 2019: Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan, Sushant Singh Rajput's Tinder bios could read like this
Urmimala Banerjee | February 14, 2019 12:42 PM IST
It is that time of the year when we celebrate love. Valentine's Day is here and no matter how cheesy...
Valentine's Day 2019: Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan, Sushant Singh Rajput's Tinder bios could read like this
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2019-02-14T01:42:42+00:00
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Did you know Bhumi Pednekar does a unique thing after wrapping-up every film? Find out what
Ganesh Aaglave | February 13, 2019 1:58 PM IST
In just a short span of 4 years, actress Bhumi Pednekar didn't only establish her own market but als...
Did you know Bhumi Pednekar does a unique thing after wrapping-up every film? Find out what
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2019-02-13T02:58:24+00:00
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Best dressed celebs of the week: Matte and bling! Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt show us how to wear black
Susri Sahu | February 11, 2019 10:00 AM IST
We know the perils of Monday and we thought we'd make it easy for you. So, assemble, fashion-lovers!...
Best dressed celebs of the week: Matte and bling! Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt show us how to wear black
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2019-02-10T23:00:03+00:00
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Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Begin Shooting for Saand Ki Aankh, Movie Based on World's Oldest Women Sharpshooters
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 10, 2019 10:46 AM IST
Bringing out her upcoming movie from the lap of controversies and rumours, actress Taapsee Pannu, fi...
Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Begin Shooting for Saand Ki Aankh, Movie Based on World's Oldest Women Sharpshoo
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2019-02-09T23:46:57+00:00
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Saand Ki Aankh: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar starrer gets a new title- read tweets
Nirali Kanabar | February 9, 2019 3:14 PM IST
Saand Ki Aankh! Yes, that is the title of Anurag Kashyap's film featuring Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pe...
Saand Ki Aankh: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar starrer gets a new title- read tweets
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2019-02-09T04:14:36+00:00
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Anurag Kashyap's film starring Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar FINALLY goes on-floors- read tweets
Nirali Kanabar | February 9, 2019 12:15 PM IST
Amidst the rumours of getting shelved and the fight over the title, Anurag Kashyap's film featuring ...
Anurag Kashyap's film starring Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar FINALLY goes on-floors- read tweets
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2019-02-09T01:15:55+00:00
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Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar's Sonchiriya gets A certificate
PTI | February 8, 2019 8:12 PM IST
Sushant Singh Rajput "Sonchiriya" has been granted an 'A' certificate after the maker incorporated t...
Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar's Sonchiriya gets A certificate
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2019-02-08T09:12:49+00:00
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#PatiPatniAurWoh: Twitter is flooded with memes on Kartik Aaryan's look and you cannot afford to miss them!
Nirali Kanabar | February 5, 2019 6:37 PM IST
Taking a break from trendy urban characters, Kartik Aaryan is all set to don a moustache for his nex...
#PatiPatniAurWoh: Twitter is flooded with memes on Kartik Aaryan's look and you cannot afford to miss them!
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2019-02-05T07:37:47+00:00
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Pati Patni Aur Woh: Kartik Aaryan drops his cool dude avatar and goes retro with chevron moustache as Chintu Tyagi - view pic
Ganesh Aaglave | February 5, 2019 10:08 AM IST
The GenX star Kartik Aaryan has gained huge popularity among the youth post the huge success of Pyaa...
Pati Patni Aur Woh: Kartik Aaryan drops his cool dude avatar and goes retro with chevron moustache as Chintu
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LFW 2019: Karan Johar, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor turn showstoppers on Day 5 of the fashion extravaganza - view pics
BollywoodLife | February 3, 2019 8:42 PM IST
It's the final day of the Lakme Fashion Week 2019 and we have seen impressive shows of collections f...
LFW 2019: Karan Johar, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor turn showstoppers on Day 5 of the fashion extravaganza -
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2019-02-03T09:42:30+00:00
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Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Womaniya is NOT shelved, Anurag Kashyap to start shooting from THIS date
Ganesh Aaglave | January 30, 2019 7:34 PM IST
Here s good news for the fans of the unconventional filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. He is all set to kicks...
Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Womaniya is NOT shelved, Anurag Kashyap to start shooting from THIS
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Bhumi Pednekar found Disha Patani to be a 'KACCHA NIMBU' and we wonder why
Nirali Kanabar | January 28, 2019 12:38 PM IST
Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar graced the couch of Karan Johar's chat show for the first time and ...
Bhumi Pednekar found Disha Patani to be a 'KACCHA NIMBU' and we wonder why
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2019-01-28T01:38:53+00:00
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Rajkummar Rao reveals he had a major crush on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after their first meet and we don't blame him!
Susri Sahu | January 28, 2019 10:24 AM IST
From holding the title of one of most beautiful women to have graced this world, to being equally be...
Rajkummar Rao reveals he had a major crush on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after their first meet and we don't blam
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2019-01-27T23:24:23+00:00
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Hey Shah Rukh Khan, Rajkummar Rao wants to recreate THIS character from your filmography and we’re hoping you approve
Dishya Sharma | January 27, 2019 7:03 PM IST
Rajkummar Rao is a fine actor with several amazing performances under his belt. The actor has delive...
Hey Shah Rukh Khan, Rajkummar Rao wants to recreate THIS character from your filmography and we’re hoping y
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2019-01-27T08:03:01+00:00
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Bhumi Pednekar shares adorable photo from sets of Sonchiriya to wish her ‘Chambal Buddy’ aka Sushant Singh Rajput on his birthday
Dishya Sharma | January 21, 2019 10:37 PM IST
Sushant Singh Rajput turned 33 today and his fans are celebrating his birthday by sharing photos and...
Bhumi Pednekar shares adorable photo from sets of Sonchiriya to wish her ‘Chambal Buddy’ aka Sushant Sing
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2019-01-21T11:37:34+00:00
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