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Bhumi Pednekar Hindi born 18 July 1989 is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Known for her portrayals of stubborn small-town women, she is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards.
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. She rose to prominence by starring in the commercially successful films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), Shubh Mangal Savdhan (2017), Bala (2019) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019). For her performances as 70-year-old sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in Saand Ki Aankh (2019) and a closeted lesbian in Badhaai Do (2022), she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress twice.
Behind the scenes, Pednekar is an environmentalist and, as of 2023, raises awareness on climate change for the United Nations Development Programme
Pednekar was born on 18 July 1989 in Bombay (now Mumbai). She is of Konkani and Haryanvi descent; her father, Satish Pednekar, was a former MLA and the Home and Labour Minister of Maharashtra. Her mother, Sumitra Pednekar, worked as an anti-tobacco activist after her husband died of oral cancer. Bhumi has a younger sister named Samiksha, who is a lawyer and a model. She did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu. At the age of 15, her parents took a study loan for her to study acting at Whistling Woods International, but she was expelled due to poor attendance. Within a year and a half, she joined Yash Raj Films as an assistant casting director. She worked with the company for six years under Shanoo Sharma.
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