Bhumika Chawla

Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films.[1][2] Chawla made her acting debut with the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and received success with Kushi (2001), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.[3] Chawla went on to make her Tamil debut with Badri (2001), after which she starred in the commercially successful Roja Kootam (2002).

Bhumika Chawla
Chawla in 2017
Born
Rachna Chawla

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

Chawla established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with successful films such as Kushi (2001), Vasu (2002), Okkadu (2003), Missamma (2003), for which she won Nandi Award for Best Actress, Simhadri (2003), Naa Autograph (2004), Sathyabhama (2007) and Anasuya (2007). For Sathyabhana and Anasuya, she received Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu nominations. Following this she mainly played supporting parts as in Middle Class Abbayi (2017), U Turn (2018), Idhe Maa Katha (2021) and Sita Ramam (2022).[4]

Chawla ventured into Hindi cinema with Tere Naam (2003), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. She would appear in many unsuccessful films; but Gandhi, My Father (2007) and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), were successful. The Tamil films Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006), Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017), Kannai Nambathey (2023), and the Kannada film Luv U Alia, earned her praises. In 2023, she appeared in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.

Early life

Chawla was born 21 August 1978 in a Punjabi family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there.[5] Her father is a retired Army officer.[5] Bhumika has two siblings, an elder brother and 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 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)[6] opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri (2003) opposite Jr. NTR, which became two of the year's highest grossers in Telugu.[7] 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). Her performance in Missamma (2003), as a businesswoman with cancer, was applauded. She was nominated for the FilmfareAward for Best Actress – Telugu and won the Nandi Award for Best Actress.

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.[8] 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.[9]

Subsequently, she starred in a number of Hindi films including 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. While Chawla's performance in the former won her accolades and the CineMAA Jury Award for Best Actress, the latter became 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, while 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 this, she acted in the Hindi film Gandhi, My Father as Gulab Gandhi and played the title roles in the Telugu films Sathyabhama, in which she played a woman who has Short-term memory loss,[10] 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. Her performance in Anasuya (2007), as an Investigative journalist who covers the case of a serial killer, received critical acclaim. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and won the Santosham Best Actress Award.

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 in Telugu . 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.[11] She has done MCA in Telugu in the year 2017 for which she got the Best Supporting Actress SIIMA and Zee Apsara Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in Telugu - Tamil U Turn which got great reviews.

She marked her debut in Web Series with Bhram in 2018 alongside Kalki Koechlin and Sanjay Suri.

She is currently working in two Telugu films, Seetimaar and Idhe Maa Katha and Operation Majnu, which are due for release in 2021.

Chawla will be next seen in her upcoming sports action movie 'Seetimaarr'. Directed by Sampath Nandi. The movie star cast also includes Gopichand, Tamannaah, Digangana Suryavanshi.[12]

Personal life

Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and yoga teacher Bharat Thakur on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara.[13] The couple has a son born in February 2014.[14][15]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000YuvakuduSindhuTelugu
2001BadriJanakiTamil
KushiMadhumitha / BujjiTelugu
Snehamante IderaYuvrani PadminiTelugu
2002Roja KootamManoTamil
VasuDivyaTelugu
2003OkkaduSwapna ReddyTelugu[6]
MissammaMeghanaTelugu
SimhadriInduTelugu
Tere NaamNirjara BharadwajHindi
Aadanthe Ado TypeSurya's loverTeluguSpecial appearance
2004RunJhanvi ChoudhryHindi
SambaNanduTelugu
Naa AutographDivyaTelugu
Dil Ne Jise Apna KahaaDhaniHindi
2005SilsiilayZia RaoHindi
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...Dr. Gayarti PandeyHindi
Jai ChiranjeevaNeelimaTelugu
2006Sillunu Oru KaadhalIshwaryaTamil
FamilyDr. Kavita BhatiaHindi
MayabazaarAnupamaTelugu
2007Gandhi, My FatherGulab GandhiHindi
SathyabhamaSathyabhamaTelugu
GangotriGangotriBhojpuri
AnasuyaAnasuyaTelugu
2008SwagatamVidhya KKTelugu
MallepuvvuMalleshwari "Malli" KannegantiTelugu
YaariyanSimranPunjabi
2009BhramaramJayaMalayalam
Naa Style VeruParvatiTelugu
AmaravathiAmaravathiTelugu
2010YagamNandiniTelugu
Thakita ThakitaVishaliTeluguProducer
Special appearance
Collector Gari BharyaIndira GautamTelugu
2012GodfatherHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in the song "Aalapane Mellane"
2013BuddyPadmaMalayalam
Chithirayil NilachoruMentally challenged personTamilSpecial appearance
2014Laddu BabuMadhuriTelugu
April FoolSwapnaTeluguCameo[16]
2015Luv U AliaBhoomiKannada
2016M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryJayanti GuptaHindi
2017Middle Class AbbayiJyothiTelugu
Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalJayanthiTamil
2018U TurnMayaTamil
Telugu		Bilingual[17]
SavyasachiSiriTelugu
2019KhamoshiMrs. DesaiHindi
Kolaiyuthir KaalamMrs. SawantTamil
BhramAnkita PaulHindiWeb series on ZEE5
RulerNiranjana PrasadTelugu
2021 Idhe Maa KathaLakshmiTelugu
PaagalPrem's deceased motherTeluguCameo
SeetimaarrBhumiTelugu
2022 Operation RomeoChhayaHindiRemake of Malayalam film Ishq: Not A Love Story
Sita Ramam Vaidehi Sharma Telugu
Butterfly Advocate Vaijayanthi Telugu
2023Kannai NambatheyKavita / SavitaTamilDual role[18][19][20]
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki JaanGundamaneni AnandiniHindi[21]
Brother †TamilFilming

Music videos
Year Title Performer(s) Role Album Ref.
2004 "Maahiya" Adnan Sami Unnamed Teri Kasam
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2002 49th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Telugu Kushi Won [3]
2003 Nandi Awards Best Actress Missamma Won [22]
2004 51st Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Telugu Nominated [23]
2006 53rd Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Nominated [24]
2007 Nandi Awards Special Jury Award Sathyabhama Won [25]
2008 55th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Telugu Anasuya Nominated [26]
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Middle Class Abbayi Nominated [27]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Won [28]

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