Bhumika Chawla

Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Telugu cinema, along with a few Hindi and Tamil films.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She made her acting debut with the film Yuvakudu (2000) and subsequently became one of the leading female stars of Telugu cinema during the early 2000s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her notable films include Kushi (2001), Okkadu (2003), Simhadri (2003), Tere Naam (2003), Jai Chiranjeeva (2005), Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006), Badri (2001), and Middle Class Abbayi (2017).<ref name="Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Chawla was born on 21 August 1978 to a Punjabi Hindu family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there.<ref name=Chawla2015>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her father is a retired Army officer.<ref name=Chawla2015/> 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 career began in 1998 with her first music video, "Yuhi Kabhi Mila Karo" performed by Zubeen Garg, which was her first on-screen appearance. She made her debut 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)<ref name="hindu.srihari.2003">Template:Cite news</ref> opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri (2003).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and won the Best Debut trophy at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony.<ref name="FF">Template:Cite news</ref>

Subsequently, she starred in a number of Hindi films including Run (2004), Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004), Silsiilay (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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chawla acted in the sports action movie Seetimaarr (2021).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and yoga teacher, Bharat Thakur, on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara.<ref name="BT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The couple has a son.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

List of Bhumika Chawla film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Yuvakudu	Sindhu	Telugu
2001	Badri	Janaki	Tamil
	Kushi	Madhumitha / Bujji	Telugu
	Snehamante Idera	Yuvarani Padmini
2002	Roja Kootam	Mano	Tamil
	Vasu	Divya	Telugu
2003	Okkadu	Swapna Reddy		<ref name="hindu.srihari.2003"/>
	Missamma	Meghana
	Simhadri	Indu
	Tere Naam	Nirjara Bharadwaj	Hindi
	Aadanthe Ado Type	Surya's lover	Telugu	Special appearance
2004	Run	Jhanvi Choudhry	Hindi
	Samba	Nandu	Telugu
	Naa Autograph	Divya
	Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa	Dhani	Hindi
2005	Silsiilay	Zia Rao
	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...	Dr. Gayarti Pandey
	Jai Chiranjeeva	Neelima	Telugu
2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Ishwarya	Tamil
	Family	Dr. Kavita Bhatia	Hindi
	Mayabazaar	Anupama	Telugu
2007	Gandhi, My Father	Gulab Gandhi	Hindi
	Satyabhama	Satyabhama	Telugu
	Gangotri	Gangotri	Bhojpuri
	Anasuya	Anasuya	Telugu
2008	Swagatam	Vidhya KK
	Mallepuvvu	Malleshwari "Malli" Kanneganti
	Yaariyan	Simran	Punjabi
2009	Bhramaram	Jaya	Malayalam
	Naa Style Veru	Parvati	Telugu
	Amaravathi	Amaravathi
2010	Yagam	Nandini
	Thakita Thakita	Vishali		Also producer
	Collector Gari Bharya	Indira Gautam
2012	Godfather	Herself	Kannada	Special appearance in the song "Aalapane Mellane"
2013	Buddy	Padma	Malayalam
	Chithirayil Nilachoru	Mentally challenged person	Tamil	Special appearance
2014	Laddu Babu	Madhuri	Telugu
	April Fool	Swapna		Cameo<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015	Luv U Alia	Bhoomi	Kannada
2016	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Jayanti Gupta	Hindi
2017	Middle Class Abbayi	Jyothi	Telugu
	Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal	Jayanthi	Tamil
2018	U Turn	Maya	Tamil Telugu	Bilingual film<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Savyasachi	Siri	Telugu
2019	Khamoshi	Mrs. Desai	Hindi
	Kolaiyuthir Kaalam	Mrs. Sawant	Tamil
	Ruler	Niranjana Prasad	Telugu
2021	Idhe Maa Katha	Lakshmi
	Paagal	Prem's deceased mother		Cameo
	Seetimaarr	Bhumi
2022	Operation Romeo	Chhaya	Hindi
	Sita Ramam	Mrinalini Sharma	Telugu	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Butterfly	Advocate Vaijayanthi		Released on Disney+Hotstar
2023	Kannai Nambathey	Kavita / Savita	Tamil	Dual role<ref name="toi.kannai-nambathey.review">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan	Gundamaneni Anandini	Hindi	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Brother	Anandhi Aravind	Tamil	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Naam	Pooja	Hindi	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	School	Anbarasi	Tamil	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Web series

List of Bhumika Chawla film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2018	Bhram	Ankita Paul	Hindi	Debut Web Series

Music videos

List of Bhumika Chawla music video credits

Year	Title	Performer(s)	Role	Album	Template:Refh
1998	"Yuhi Kabhi Mila Karo"	Zubeen Garg	Unnamed	Yuhi Kabhi
2004	"Maahiya"	Adnan Sami		Teri Kasam

Awards and nominations

List of Bhumika Chawla awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Template:Abbr
2002	49th Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Telugu	Kushi	Template:Won	<ref name="Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards"/>
2003	Nandi Awards	Best Actress	Missamma	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	51st Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Telugu		Template:Nom	<ref>51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award South Winners Template:Webarchive Times of India Retrieved 28 September 2017</ref>
2003	7th Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut	Tere Naam	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Filmfare Award	Filmfare Best Actress Award		Nominated	Template:Cn
	Star Screen Award	Best Actress		Nominated	Template:Cn
2007	54th Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Tamil	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Nandi Awards	Special Jury Award	Satyabhama	Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	55th Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Telugu	Anasuya	Template:Nom	<ref>55th Filmfare Awards South (2008), serves it up, and how! Template:Webarchive Idlebrain Retrieved 26 December 2018</ref>
	6th Santosham Film Awards	Best Actress		Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	65th Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Middle Class Abbayi	Template:Nom	<ref>Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018 Template:Webarchive Times of India Retrieved 20 November 2018</ref>
	7th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu		Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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