Bhumika Chawla


Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Telugu cinema, along with a few Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the film Yuvakudu and subsequently became one of the leading female stars of Telugu cinema during the early 2000s. Her notable films include Kushi, Okkadu, Simhadri, Tere Naam, Jai Chiranjeeva, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Badri, and Middle Class Abbayi.

Early life

Chawla was born on 21 August 1978 to a Punjabi Hindu family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there. Her father is a retired Army officer. 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 alongside actor Sumanth. Her second release, Kushi, 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 opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri. Meanwhile, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as well, starring in the film Badri opposite actor Vijay, which was followed by her second Tamil film Roja Kootam.
After a number of critically and commercially successful films in the South, Chawla starred in her first Bollywood film, Tere Naam, alongside Salman Khan. The film was one of the year's highest grossers. and won the Best Debut trophy at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony.
Subsequently, she starred in a number of Hindi films including Run, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, Silsiilay and Dil Jo Bhi Kahey.... She returned to Telugu, acting in the films Naa Autograph and Jai Chiranjeeva.
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 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.
Chawla acted in the sports action movie Seetimaarr.
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.

Personal life

Chawla married her long-time boyfriend and yoga teacher, Bharat Thakur, on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik in a Gurdwara. The couple have a son.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000YuvakuduSindhuTelugu
2001BadriJanakiTamil
2001KushiMadhumitha / BujjiTelugu
2001Snehamante IderaYuvarani PadminiTelugu
2002Roja KootamManoTamil
2002VasuDivyaTelugu
2003OkkaduSwapna ReddyTelugu
2003MissammaMeghanaTelugu
2003SimhadriInduTelugu
2003Tere NaamNirjara BharadwajHindi
2003Aadanthe Ado TypeSurya's loverTeluguSpecial appearance
2004RunJahnvi ChoudhryHindi
2004SambaNanduTelugu
2004Naa AutographDivyaTelugu
2004Dil Ne Jise Apna KahaaDhaniHindi
2005SilsiilayZia RaoHindi
2005Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...Dr. Gayarti PandeyHindi
2005Jai ChiranjeevaNeelimaTelugu
2006Sillunu Oru KaadhalIshwaryaTamil
2006FamilyDr. Kavita BhatiaHindi
2006MayabazaarAnupamaTelugu
2007Gandhi, My FatherGulab GandhiHindi
2007SatyabhamaSatyabhamaTelugu
2007GangotriGangotriBhojpuri
2007AnasuyaAnasuyaTelugu
2008SwagatamVidhya KKTelugu
2008MallepuvvuMalleshwari "Malli" KannegantiTelugu
2008YaariyanSimranPunjabi
2009BhramaramJayaMalayalam
2009Naa Style VeruParvatiTelugu
2009AmaravathiAmaravathiTelugu
2010YagamNandiniTelugu
2010Thakita ThakitaVishaliTeluguAlso producer
2010Collector Gari BharyaIndira GautamTelugu
2012GodfatherHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in the song "Aalapane Mellane"
2013BuddyPadmaMalayalam
2013Chithirayil NilachoruMentally challenged personTamilSpecial appearance
2014Laddu BabuMadhuriTelugu
2014April FoolSwapnaTeluguCameo
2015Luv U AliaBhoomiKannada
2016M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryJayanti GuptaHindi
2017Middle Class AbbayiJyothiTelugu
2017Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalJayanthiTamil
2018U TurnMayaTamil
Telugu		Bilingual film
2018SavyasachiSiriTelugu
2019KhamoshiMrs. DesaiHindi
2019Kolaiyuthir KaalamMrs. SawantTamil
2019RulerNiranjana PrasadTelugu
2021Idhe Maa KathaLakshmiTelugu
2021PaagalPrem's deceased motherTeluguCameo
2021SeetimaarrBhumiTelugu
2022Operation RomeoChhayaHindi
2022Sita RamamMrinalini SharmaTelugu
2022ButterflyAdvocate VaijayanthiTeluguReleased on Disney+Hotstar
2023Kannai NambatheyKavita / SavitaTamilDual role
2023Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki JaanGundamaneni AnandiniHindi
2024BrotherAnandhi AravindTamil
2024NaamPoojaHindiFilmed in 2004;
Released after 20 years
2025SchoolAnbarasiTamil
2026Kesar Singh Kesar SinghHindi

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations