“I enjoy transforming myself for my roles”: Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi Pednekar has proved her mettle with all the variety of roles she has been playing all across the films. She also has worked in films like ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ and ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhaan’. The actress was surprised and was in awe of the first look of Deepika revealed for Chhapaak. She was all praises for Deepika and her dedication she shows to remain in character.

Bhumi Pednekar also tells DNA, “It was brilliant. Seeing Deepika transform and become unrecognisable and stay so true to her role was amazing. Her transformation stopped the press. I’m really proud to see the work that actresses are doing. It pushes me to do better work.”

Bhumi Pednekar also revealed her happiness regarding how women also represent a significant part of Bollywood. She says  “It is a great time for actresses as right from Saand Ki Aankh to Chhapaak, unconventional subjects are coming to the forefront and are being written for women. This effectively means people just want to see good cinema and all the talk of how movies can’t revolve around female leads because of business reasons is nothing but a patriarchal stereotype“.

Bhumi has a new film on her plate. She tells us about her character, “I enjoy transforming myself for my roles. It’s exciting for me to see the way people react and how amazed they are with everything new you do. So, yes the transformation to become Chandro (her character in Saand Ki Aankh) was necessary as it was important that I look real”. She adds on “I feel a lot of responsibility playing her on screen. Both Chandro dadi and Prakashi dadi (whose role Taapsee Pannu will essay) are champions and I’m happy that the film is getting so much love“.

On the work front, Bhumi Pednekar was last seen in ‘Sonchiriya’ along with Sushant Singh Rajput, Ashutosh Rana, Manoj Bajpai and Ranvir Shorey. Her next film in line is ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ along with Taapsee Pannu in the lead. It is set to hit the screens on the 25th of October.

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