Bhumi Pednekar Height Weight Bra Size Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. 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). For her portrayal of the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in Saand Ki Aankh (2019), she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Early life
Pednekar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 18 July 1989. She is of Konkani and Haryanvi descent; her father, Satish, was a former home and labour minister of Maharashtra, and her mother, Sumitra, worked as an anti-tobacco activist after the death of her husband from oral cancer. She did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu. At the age of 15, her parents took out 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 film director, and paid off the loan. She went on to work with the company for six years under Shanoo Sharma.
Bhumi Pednekar Measurements Height Weight Bra Size Age
| Bio | |
| Profession | Actress |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5′ 4″ |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 60 Kg in Pounds- 132 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 34-28-36 |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 18 July 1989 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 33 Years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | Arya Vidya Mandir School, Juhu, Mumbai |
| College/University | Whistling Woods International Institute of Film, Communication & Media Arts, Mumbai (was expelled from the Institute owing to poor attendance) University of Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) |
| Debut Film | Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) |
| Awards, Honours | • Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2016) • Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow- Female (2016) • Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for Best Actress for the film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2018) • Lokmat Most Stylish Award for Most Stylish Rising Star (2018) • Bhumi Pednekar, along with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, was named the Most Beautiful Vegetarian Celebrity of the year in 2021 by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. |
| Family | Father– Late Satish Mother– Sumitra Sister– Samiksha (Twin-sister, Lawyer) Brother– Not Known |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Reading, Practising Yoga |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Missi Roti, Butter Chicken, Dal Makhni, Chocolates, Pizza, Bharta |
| Actors | Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan |
| Actress | Priyanka Chopra |
| Film | Raja Hindustani |
| Disney Character | Ariel |
| Colour | Red |
| Travel Destination | Ibiza |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
Upcoming projects
Pednekar will next star in Shashank Khaitan’s comedy Govinda Naam Mera, co-starring Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani. She will reteam with Akshay Kumar in Aanand L. Rai’s family film Raksha Bandhan and with Rajkummar Rao in Anubhav Sinha’s thriller Bheed. Additionally, she will play a police officer in the thriller Bhakshak, and star with Arjun Kapoor in the thriller The Lady Killer.
Public image
The journalist Priyanka Roy of The Telegraph wrote in 2019 that Pednekar specialises in playing “women of fortitude with a strong moral fibre, mostly hailing from small towns”. She was featured by Forbes India in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018.
In 2019, Pednekar began a campaign named Climate Warrior to raise awareness on environmental protection and global warming. She is also vocal about issues such as pay parity and has spoken out about the gender pay gap in Bollywood, calling it “insulting” and “heartbreaking”. In 2020, she teamed with MTV India for their Nishedh campaign, which aims to create awareness about health issues, including reproductive health, among the youth.
Pednekar was ranked in The Times of India’s listing of the Most Desirable Women at number 40 in 2019 and at number 39 in 2020.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | Sandhya Verma |
| 2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Jaya Joshi |
| Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | Sugandha Joshi | |
| 2018 | Lust Stories | Sudha Maheshwari |
| 2019 | Sonchiriya | Indumati Tomar |
| Saand Ki Aankh | Chandro Dadi | |
| Bala | Latika | |
| Pati Patni Aur Woh | Vedika | |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Devika Bhatt |
| Bhoot | Sapna Prakashan | Cameo appearance |
| Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare | Kajal “Kitty” Yadav | |
| Durgamati | IAS Chanchal Singh Chauhan/Durgamati | |
| 2022 | Badhaai Do | Suman “Sumi” Singh |
Govinda Naam Mera | TBA | Post-production |
| Raksha Bandhan | TBA | Post-production |
| Bheed | TBA | Post-production |
| Bhakshak | TBA | Post-production |
| 2023 | The Lady Killer | TBA |