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HELLO! India Exclusive: Bhumi Satish Pednekkar is unafraid to defy the script
She could have portrayed the conventional Bollywood heroine, stuck to the familiar celebrity-brand playbook, and dressed to please. But this actor had little interest in playing by the rules. Peeling back the layers, HELLO! finds how she’s more interested in following her curiosity than protecting a carefully cultivated image
For newcomers, a debut with Yash Raj Films means a chiffon saree, a barely-there blouse, every curve accentuated, and a romantic song against the snow-dusted Alps. But Bhumi Satish Pednekkar’s introduction to Bollywood was quite different. In Sharat Katariya’s 2015 film Dum Laga Ke Haisha, she played Sandhya, a small-town bride who was a far cry from the conventional Hindi film heroine. Dressed in full-sleeved floral cotton salwar suits, she navigated the narrow lanes of Haridwar in rickshaws instead of sweeping landscapes in designer drapes.
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INTERVIEW: ANANYA GHOSH
PHOTOGRAPHY: TARAS TARAPORVALA
CREATIVE DIRECTION: AVANTIKKA KILACHAND RAJU
STYLING: ANUSHREE SARDESAI