Bhumi Pednekar

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Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi Pednekar promoting Sonchiriya.jpg

Pednekar in 2019

Born 18 July 1989 (age 33)

Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Occupation Actress

Years active 2015–present

Bhumi Pednekar (born 18 July 1989) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. After working as an
assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, she made her film debut as an overweight bride
in the company's romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for
Best Female Debut.

Pednekar rose to prominence by playing headstrong small-town women in the comedy-dramas Toilet: Ek
Prem Katha (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Bala (2019) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019).[1][2] For
her portrayal of the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in Saand Ki Aankh (2019), she won the
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.[3