In 2003, the blockbuster hit Tere Naam made Bhumika Chawla a household name. But, her later projects of her couldn’t perform as well as Tere Naam. The actress had recently spoken about the shelf life for female actors and the dearth of good parts for females as they grow older. In Bollywood, the actress had spent almost 23 years and still, she feels like a beginner.
In an interview, the actress revealed the shelf life of actresses. But, praised the Netflix, Amazon, and other platforms that provide content-driven films and web series, which have good work for senior actresses.” She further said that commercial mass films are still following the same old system.
She added, “The change will have to come from the industry. The audience is not responsible for this.” The actress said the change should come within the industry then only the audience will accept it. The actress was last seen in the Tamil film Kannai Nambathey, which is a thriller film. The actress was also a part of the Telugu film Sita Ramam and Butterfly.
Recently the actress is busy promoting her recent film ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.’ The film stars Salman Khan, Puja Hegde, Daggubati Venkatesh, Bhumika Chawla, Jagapathi Babu, Jassi Gill, Raghav Juyal, Shehnaaz Gill, Palak Tiwari, Sidharth Nigam, etc. The movie is already released on the 21st of April this year.
The actress has also worked on several Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. The actress began her acting career through the Telugu film Yuvakudu. She received Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Telugu Film. For her Hindi film debut Tere Naam, she received Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.
Tere Naam; the blockbuster of the actor’s career
The film is a Hindi language romantic tragedy film directed by Satish Kaushik. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhumika Chawla as lead actors. The film was written by Bala and Jainendra. The film is a remake of Tamil film Sethu. The film was based on a real-life story of a friend of Bala. The film has won several awards including Filmfare awards.
Popular films of Bhumika Chawla
The actress has worked in several Hindi as well as Telugu and other South Indian movies. She started her career in the Telugu film industry and then took a blockbuster Debut in the Hindi film industry through Tere Naam. She has also worked in South Indian films like Khushi, Okkadu, Simhadri, Badri, RojaKootam, Missamma, Jai Chiranjeeva, Amaravathi, etc. And her Hindi projects include Tere Naam, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Run, etc.
The actress has also worked in the Punjabi film industry. She made her debut through the Yaariyan movie, cast opposite GurdasMaan. Apart from traditional cinema, she has also worked in Web Series Bhram in 2018. In this web series, she worked with Kalki Koechlin and Sanjay Suri. And, recently the actress was seen in the movies like Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Sita Ramam.