Bhumika Chawla

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Bhumika Chawla
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Bhumika Chawla in 2024
Born
Rachna Chawla

(1978-08-21) 21 August 1978 (age 46)
New Delhi, India
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Bharath Thakur
​
(m. 2007)​
Children1

Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu-language films along with a few in Hindi and Tamil. [1] [2] Chawla made her acting debut with the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000). [3] [4] Chawla is best known for her role as Nirjara Bhardwaj in the film Tere Naam . [5]

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Early life

Chawla was on born 21 August 1978 to a Punjabi Hindu family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there. [6] Her father is a retired Army officer. [6] Bhumika has two siblings, an elder brother and an elder sister.

She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started her career with Ad films and Hindi music video albums. She appeared in the Zee TV series Hip Hip Hurray and Star Best Sellers – Fursat Mein.

Career

Chawla's film career began with the Telugu film industry, starring in the feature film Yuvakudu (2000) alongside actor Sumanth. Her second release, Kushi (2001), in which she starred opposite Pawan Kalyan was a box office success, winning her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu following which she acted in several films in Telugu, including Okkadu (2003) [7] opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri (2003). [8] Meanwhile, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as well, starring in the film Badri (2001) opposite actor Vijay, which was followed by her second Tamil film Roja Kootam (2002).

After a number of critically and commercially successful films in the South, Chawla starred in her first Bollywood film, Tere Naam (2003), alongside Salman Khan. The film was one of the year's highest grossers. [9] and won the Best Debut trophy at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony. [10]

Subsequently, she starred in a number of Hindi films including Run (2004), Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004), Silsilay (2005) and Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005). She returned to Telugu, acting in the films Naa Autograph (2004) and Jai Chiranjeeva (2005).

In 2006, Chawla appeared in the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal , alongside real-life couple Surya and Jyothika which became a big hit worldwide. The same year she appeared in the Hindi film Family - Ties of Blood and the Telugu film Mayabazar . Following this, she acted in the Hindi film Gandhi, My Father as Gulab Gandhi and played the title roles in the Telugu films Satyabhama [11] and Anasuya , a crime thriller.

In 2008, she made her debut in the Punjabi film industry, starring in Yaariyan , opposite Gurdas Maan, following which she debuted in Malayalam as well, starring in Bhramaram alongside Mohanlal. Later she was seen in Yagam and Thangar Bachan's Kalavadiya Pozhudugal . She also appeared in the 2016 movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story . She portrayed the character of MS Dhoni's sister in the movie. [12]

Chawla acted in the sports action movie Seetimaarr (2021). [13]

In 2024, she starred in the comedy-drama Brother , directed by M. Rajesh. The film was released in theaters on October 31, 2024, and later premiered on the ZEE5 OTT platform on November 29, 2024. [14] [15]

Personal life

Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and yoga teacher, Bharat Thakur, on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara. [16] The couple has a son. [17] [18]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Bhumika Chawla film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000 Yuvakudu Sindhu Telugu
2001 Badri Janaki Tamil
Kushi Madhumitha / BujjiTelugu
Snehamante Idera Yuvarani PadminiTelugu
2002 Roja Kootam ManoTamil
Vasu DivyaTelugu
2003 Okkadu Swapna ReddyTelugu [7]
Missamma MeghanaTelugu
Simhadri InduTelugu
Tere Naam Nirjara Bharadwaj Hindi
Aadanthe Ado Type Surya's loverTeluguSpecial appearance
2004 Run Jhanvi ChoudhryHindi
Samba NanduTelugu
Naa Autograph DivyaTelugu
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa DhaniHindi
2005 Silsiilay Zia RaoHindi
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... Dr. Gayarti PandeyHindi
Jai Chiranjeeva NeelimaTelugu
2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal IshwaryaTamil
Family Dr. Kavita BhatiaHindi
Mayabazaar AnupamaTelugu
2007 Gandhi, My Father Gulab GandhiHindi
Satyabhama SatyabhamaTelugu
Gangotri Gangotri Bhojpuri
Anasuya AnasuyaTelugu
2008 Swagatam Vidhya KKTelugu
Mallepuvvu Malleshwari "Malli" KannegantiTelugu
Yaariyan Simran Punjabi
2009 Bhramaram Jaya Malayalam
Naa Style Veru ParvatiTelugu
Amaravathi AmaravathiTelugu
2010 Yagam NandiniTelugu
Thakita Thakita VishaliTeluguProducer
Special appearance
Collector Gari Bharya Indira GautamTelugu
2012 Godfather Herself Kannada Special appearance in the song "Aalapane Mellane"
2013 Buddy PadmaMalayalam
Chithirayil Nilachoru Mentally challenged personTamilSpecial appearance
2014 Laddu Babu MadhuriTelugu
April Fool SwapnaTeluguCameo [19]
2015 Luv U Alia BhoomiKannada
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Jayanti GuptaHindi
2017 Middle Class Abbayi JyothiTelugu
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal JayanthiTamil
2018 U Turn MayaTamil
Telugu		Bilingual [20]
Savyasachi SiriTelugu
2019 Khamoshi Mrs. DesaiHindi
Kolaiyuthir Kaalam Mrs. SawantTamil
Ruler Niranjana PrasadTelugu
2021 Idhe Maa Katha LakshmiTelugu
Paagal Prem's deceased motherTeluguCameo
Seetimaarr BhumiTelugu
2022 Operation Romeo ChhayaHindi
Sita Ramam Mrinalini SharmaTelugu [21]
Butterfly Advocate VaijayanthiTelugureleased on Disney+Hotstar
2023 Kannai Nambathey Kavita / SavitaTamilDual role [22] [23] [24]
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Gundamaneni AnandiniHindi [25]
2024 Brother AnandhiTamil [26]
Naam PoojaHindiFilmed in 2004;
Released after 20 years [27]

Web series

List of Bhumika Chawla film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2018 Bhram Ankita PaulHindiDebut Web Series

Music videos

List of Bhumika Chawla music video credits
YearTitlePerformer(s)RoleAlbumRef.
2004"Maahiya" Adnan Sami UnnamedTeri Kasam

Awards and nominations

List of Bhumika Chawla awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2002 49th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Kushi Won [3]
2003 Nandi Awards Best Actress Missamma Won [28]
2004 51st Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [29]
7th Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Tere Naam Won [30]
2006 53rd Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Nominated[ citation needed ]
2007 Nandi Awards Special Jury Award Satyabhama Won [31]
2008 55th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Anasuya Nominated [32]
6th Santosham Film Awards Best Actress Won[ citation needed ]
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Middle Class Abbayi Nominated [33]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Won [34]

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