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Bhumi Pednekar

Acting · Born 1989-07-18 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Biography

Bhumi Pednekar is an Indian film actress. After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, Pednekar made her acting debut with the starring role of an overweight bride in the company's 2015 romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha. Her performance was acclaimed and she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Pednekar rose to prominence in 2017 by playing headstrong women in two commercially successful comedy-dramas, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. The latter earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Known for

Filmography

2027The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajBelawadi Mallamma
2026DaldalRita Ferreira
2025The RoyalsSophia Shekhar
2025Mere Husband Ki BiwiPrabhleen Kaur Dhillon
2024Khel Khel MeinSandhya (Voice)
2024BhakshakVaishali Singh
2023The LadykillerJansey Burman
2023Thank You For ComingKanika Kapoor
2023AfwaahNivedita Singh aka Nivi
2023BheedRenu Sharma
2023The RomanticsSelf
2022Govinda Naam MeraGauri Waghmare
2022Raksha BandhanSapna
2022Badhaai DoSuman Singh
2020Durgamati: The MythIAS Chanchal Chauhan
2020Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling StarsKaajal/Kitty
2020Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted ShipSapna Prakashan
2020Shubh Mangal Zyada SaavdhanDevika Bhatt
2019Pati Patni Aur WohVedika Tripathi
2019BalaLatika Trivedi
2019Saand Ki AankhChandro Tomar
2019SonchiriyaIndumati Tomar
2018Kanpur Waale KhuranasHerself
2018Pyaar ActuallyShreya
2018Lust StoriesSudha
2017Shubh Mangal SaavdhanSugandha
2017Toilet: A Love StoryJaya Sharma
2016BFFs with VogueSelf
2016The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf
2015Dum Laga Ke HaishaSandhya Verma
2009India's Got TalentSelf
2004Koffee with KaranSelf
2004Indian IdolSelf
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