Bhumi Pednekar

Indian actress

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2025 Bhumi Pednekar is currently filming the movie Sophia Kanmani Shekhar, where she plays a lead role.
2025 She will star as an unnamed character in 'Mere Husband Ki Biwi'.
2024 Bhumi Pednekar is set to feature in the social drama Bhakshak.
2024 She portrayed a journalist in the crime drama Bhakshak, released on Netflix, which is based on the Muzaffarpur shelter case.
2024 In 'Khel Khel Mein', Bhumi will provide a voice cameo as Sandhya.
2023 Bhumi Pednekar starred in the social drama Bheed.
2023 Pednekar starred opposite Arjun Kapoor in the thriller The Lady Killer, which was released without principal photography being completed.
2023 She also appeared in the film Afwaah.
2023 Pednekar's sex comedy Thank You for Coming premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, marking her first project in an urban setting.
2023 Pednekar was named by the United Nations Development Programme as India's first National Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on raising awareness about climate change on social media.
2023 She received a Best Actress nomination at Filmfare for her performance in Thank You for Coming.
2022 Bhumi Pednekar was appointed as the brand ambassador of Nykaa.
2022 Pednekar appeared in the family film Raksha Bandhan, which received criticism for its storytelling and performed poorly at the box office.
2022 She co-starred in Shashank Khaitan's comic thriller Govinda Naam Mera, released on Disney+ Hotstar, where her performance was noted as the highlight of a disappointing film.
2022 She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her role as a closeted lesbian in the film Badhaai Do.
2020 In 'Bhoot', Bhumi Pednekar appeared as Sapna Prakashan.
2020 She starred as Kajal 'Kitty' Yadav in 'Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare'.
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare was released on Netflix after its screening at the Busan International Film Festival.
2020 Pednekar ranked 39th in Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list.
2020 Pednekar starred in a remake of the horror film Bhaagamathie titled Durgamati, which was released on Amazon Prime Video.
2020 She made a cameo appearance as Devika Bhatt in 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'.
2020 She spoke out about the gender pay gap in Bollywood, describing it as 'insulting' and 'heartbreaking.'
2020 She teamed up with MTV India for their Nishedh campaign, aimed at raising awareness about health issues, including reproductive health.
2019 Bhumi Pednekar starred as Shreya in the anthology series 'Pyaar Actually'.
2019 Bhumi Pednekar's first release of 2019 was Abhishek Chaubey's crime drama Sonchiriya, where she played a young housewife on the run, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee.
2019 For her performance in Saand Ki Aankh, Bhumi Pednekar won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
2019 Bhumi Pednekar ranked 40th in Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list.
2019 Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu were jointly awarded the Screen Award and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for their performances in Saand Ki Aankh.
2019 In the film Bala, Pednekar portrayed a dark-skinned woman facing prejudice, which led to controversy regarding the casting of a fair-skinned actress in the role.
2019 Pednekar began the Climate Warrior campaign to raise awareness about environmental protection and global warming.
2019 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, a film featuring Pednekar, was screened at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in 2019.
2019 Bhumi Pednekar rose to prominence with her performances in the films Bala and Saand Ki Aankh, where she portrayed Chandro Tomar, a septuagenarian sharpshooter.
2019 Pednekar co-starred in Pati Patni Aur Woh, a remake of a 1978 film, receiving praise for her spirited performance as a housewife with a philandering husband.
2018 Bhumi Pednekar was featured in Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list.
2018 Pednekar appeared in Zoya Akhtar's segment of the Netflix anthology film 'Lust Stories,' where she played a maid involved in an affair with her employer. Her performance was highlighted as 'hauntingly good.'
2017 Pednekar starred in the film 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha,' where she played a young woman campaigning against open defecation in rural India. The film became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.
2017 That same year, Pednekar received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan,' a satire on erectile dysfunction.
2017 Pednekar starred in the commercially successful films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.
2015 Bhumi Pednekar made her film debut as an overweight bride in the romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

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