Bhumi Pednekar on completing 10 years in Bollywood: I'm resilient enough to keep challenging the status quo

As Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Bhumi Pednekar complete 10 years in Bollywood, the actor reflects on making it as an outsider and distinction between actor and celebs

As Dum Laga Ke Haisha clocks in 10 years today, Bhumi Pednekar also completes a decade as a Hindi film actor, and she has only gratitude towards this journey. “I'm a lucky girl, who still gets to do what she loves so deeply. I still remember the day when the premiere of Dum Laga Ke Haisha happened. I was completely clueless, but so happy because I had no pressure for a hit or a flop. My first film was releasing and that was probably the greatest achievement of my life. I always tap into that energy when in doubt, thinking that if that girl did it then, you will survive it,” Bhumi Pednekar says.

Bhumi Pednekar (Photo: Instagram)

The actor didn’t have a film background, and she started her acting journey with an unconventional role—of an overweight protagonist. She admits she has been making such choices ever since because she doesn’t want to confine herself. “I am not trying to fit into any space or do what any other colleague of mine has done, I do work that I resonate with. Some of it works, some of it doesn't, but all of these are my choices that I'm proud of. I feel like you have to experiment and challenge your comfort. I've made a career out of it,” she says, adding, “I don't really have an ecosystem or an infrastructure that would keep giving me films irrespective of whatever the outcome of my previous film has been. The reason I get it, and I say it in the humblest way, is because I try my level best to at least give a certain level of a performance. That's why there are certain filmmakers that keep coming back to me.”