Actress Bhumi Pednekar made her debut in Bollywood with Dum
Laga Ke Haisha (2015). She broke all the stereotypes when the movie focused on
the overweight newly-wed Sandhya essayed by Bhumi.
Now, post that, Bhumi is gearing up for the release of
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. She has shed the extra kilos and looks fit as ever now.
During a communication with a famous daily, the actor disclosed that she was
surprised people did not offer her movies on the lines of Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
She specified, "I could be stereotyped. But, the roles
that came my way after the film demanded that I get in shape. It was empowering
that a society that criticises even a few extra inches had made my [overweight]
character into a hero. I was worried that I wouldn’t be accepted as an actor,
but here I am."
Bhumi also disclosed that she had no issues in gaining
weight for her debut movie. The actor concluded by telling, "I did the
film because I was lured by the idea of being an actress. I didn’t have
inhibitions about gaining weight. I was worried about losing it, though."
Speaking about the movie, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, the film
also stars Akshay Kumar opposite Bhumi. Directed by Shree Narayan Singh, the
film is scheduled to release on August 11, 2017.
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