Bhumika Chawla
| Bhumika Chawla | |
|---|---|
 Chawla at M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story media meet | |
| Born |
Rachna Chawla 21 August 1978[1] New Delhi, India[1] |
| Other names |
Rachna Chawla (birth name) Gudiya (nickname) Bhoomika (also credited as) |
| Occupation | Actress, former model |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Bharath Thakur (2007–Present) |
Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978[1]) is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi. Her notable performances include Kushi, Okkadu, Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father, Buddy and Anasuya.
Early life
Chawla was born in a Punjabi family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there. Her father was an Army officer. 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.
Career
Chawla started off her film career in 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) opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri (2003) opposite Jr. NTR, which became two of the year's highest grossers in Telugu.[2] 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. It was a critical success and her performance in the film won her many positive notices as well as several nominations for Best Debut at different award ceremonies. She was nominated for her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and won the Best Debut trophy at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony.[3]
Subsequently, she got to star in a number of Hindi films as Run (2004), a remake of the same-named Tamil film, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004), again opposite Salman Khan, Silsilay (2005) and Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005) alongside Amitabh Bachchan. She returned to Telugu, acting in the films Naa Autograph (2004) (a remake of the Tamil film Autograph) and Jai Chiranjeeva, alongside Chiranjeevi and Sameera Reddy. Whilst Chawla's performance in the former won her accolades and the CineMAA Jury Award for Best Actress, the latter went to become a super hit film.
In 2006, Chawla appeared in the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, alongside real-life couple Surya and Jyothika which became a big hit worldwide, whilst playing a vital role in the Hindi film Family - Ties of Blood, in which she shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, and starring in the Telugu fantasy film, Mayabazar. Following which, she acted in the Hindi film Gandhi, My Father as Gulab Gandhi and enacted the title roles in the Telugu films Sathyabhama, in which she played a woman who suffers from Short-term memory loss,[4] and Anasuya, a crime thriller, and in the Bhojpuri film, Gangotri (2007 film), a sequel to the successful 2006 Bhojpuri film Ganga, acting again alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
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. Currently, she is working on half-a-dozen films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, which include Thangar Bachan's Kalavadiya Pozhudugal opposite Prabhu Deva in Tamil, Yagam alongside Navdeep and Sathyaraj in Telugu and Classmates, a remake of the 2006 Malayalam film, in Hindi.
Personal life
Bhumika Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and Yoga teacher Bharat Thakur on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara.[5] She went regularly to Thakur's courses and is said to have dated him for four years, before eventually marrying him.[6] The couple has a son born on February 2014.[7][8] Bhumika has two siblings; one brother, and one sister, both elder to her.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Yuvakudu | Sindhu | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Badri | Janaki | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Kushi | Madhumitha | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
| 2001 | Snehamante Idera | Yuvrani Padmini | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Roja Koottam | Mano | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Vasu | Divya | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Okkadu | Swapna Reddy | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Missamma | Meghana | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Simhadri | Indu | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Tere Naam | Nirjara Bharadwaj | Hindi | Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut |
| 2003 | Aadanthe Ado Type | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| 2004 | Run | Jhanvi Choudhry | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Samba | Nandu | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Naa Autograph | Divya | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa | Dhani | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Silsilay | Zia Rao | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... | Dr. Gayarti Pandey | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Jai Chiranjeeva | Neelima | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Ishwarya | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Family - Ties of Blood | Dr. Kavita | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Mayabazaar | Anupama | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Gandhi, My Father | Gulab Gandhi | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Sathyabhama | Sathyabhama | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Gangotri | Gangotri | Bhojpuri | |
| 2007 | Anasuya | Anasuya | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Swagatham | Vidhya KK | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Mallepuvvu | Malleshwari "Malli" Kanneganti | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Yaariyan | Simran | Punjabi | |
| 2009 | Bhramaram | Jaya | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Naa Style Veru | Parvati | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Amaravathi | Amaravathi | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Yagam | Nandini | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Thakita Thakita | Professor | Telugu | Also producer |
| 2010 | Collector Gaari Bharya | Indira Gautam | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Siruthai | Rathnavel Pandian's wife (in portrait) | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal | Jayanthi | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Godfather | Kannada | Special appearance | |
| 2013 | Buddy | Padma | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Chithirayil Nilachoru | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Laddu Babu | Madhavi | Telugu | |
| 2014 | April Fool | Swapna | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Luv U Alia | Bhoomi | Kannada | |
| 2016 | Luv U Alia | Bhoomi | Hindi | |
| 2016 | M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Jayanti Gupta | Hindi | |
Awards
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kushi | Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu | Won |
| 2003 | Missamma | Nandi Award for Best Actress | Won |
| 2003 | Tere Naam | Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut | Won |
| 2003 | Tere Naam | Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tere Naam | Star Screen Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2007 | Satyabhama | Nandi Special Jury Award | Won |
References
- 1 2 3 "About Me". Bhumika Chawla. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Telugu mid-year report". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ↑ "Nominees for the 49th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2003". The Times Of India. March 2008.
- ↑ "Interview with Bhumika Chawla". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ↑ "Bhumika Chawla weds yoga guru Bharat". Screenindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
- ↑ "Bhumika weds Bharath on Oct 25 th". Oneindia. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ↑ "Bhumika delivered a baby boy - Bhumika Chawla- Laddu Babu- Allari Naresh- Ravi Babu- Misama- Khushi - Cinemalead.com -".
- ↑ iQlik Movies. "Actress Bhumika Chawla blessed with a baby boy". iQlikmovies.
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