Bhumika Chawla is actress
Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress. 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, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performances in Kushi, Okkadu (2003), Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father 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
Personal life
Bhumika Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and Yoga teacher Bharat Thakur on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara. She went regularly to Thakur's courses and is said to have dated him for four years, before eventually marrying him.The couple has a son born on February 2014. Bhumika has two siblings; one brother, who is an army officer, and one sister, both elder to her.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 2000 Yuvakudu Sindhu Telugu
2001 Badri Janaki Tamil
2001 Khushi 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 Nandi Award for Best Actress 2003 Simhadri Indu Telugu
2003 Tere Naam Nirjara Bharadwaj Hindi Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress 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 Nandi Special Jury Award 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
2012 Godfather
Kannada Special appearance 2013 Buddy Padma Malayalam
2013 Chithirayil Nilachoru
Tamil
2014 Laddu Babu Madhavi Telugu
2014 April Fool Swapna Telugu 2014 Alivelu Manga Alivelu Manga Telugu filming 2014 Rathrimazha
Malayalam filming 2014 Kalavadiya Pozhudugal Jayanthi Tamil Delayed
Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress. 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, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performances in Kushi, Okkadu (2003), Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father 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
Personal life
Bhumika Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and Yoga teacher Bharat Thakur on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara. She went regularly to Thakur's courses and is said to have dated him for four years, before eventually marrying him.The couple has a son born on February 2014. Bhumika has two siblings; one brother, who is an army officer, and one sister, both elder to her.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 2000 Yuvakudu Sindhu Telugu
2001 Badri Janaki Tamil
2001 Khushi 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 Nandi Award for Best Actress 2003 Simhadri Indu Telugu
2003 Tere Naam Nirjara Bharadwaj Hindi Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress 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 Nandi Special Jury Award 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
2012 Godfather
Kannada Special appearance 2013 Buddy Padma Malayalam
2013 Chithirayil Nilachoru
Tamil
2014 Laddu Babu Madhavi Telugu
2014 April Fool Swapna Telugu 2014 Alivelu Manga Alivelu Manga Telugu filming 2014 Rathrimazha
Malayalam filming 2014 Kalavadiya Pozhudugal Jayanthi Tamil Delayed