Bhumi Pednekar feels lucky to find distinct scripts

Hyderabad: Bhumi Pednekar is on a roll with a line-up of films such as ‘Bheed’, ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Govinda Naam Mera’ and ‘Raksha Bandhan’, calls herself lucky to find scripts that are distinct right from her debut in 2015 with ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’.

Bhumi said: “My slate of films will give audiences a unique theatrical experience with every project. I will have five releases on the big screen next year and all of them are super diverse and different from each other. I have been lucky to have always found scripts that are distinct right from my debut and next year I will be able to give audiences five very different sides to my personality through the characters that I’m playing on screen.”

She added that she is really excited about these films. In Bheed, she will be seen sharing screen space with Rajkummar Rao once again after ‘Badhaai Do’. It is directed by Anubhav Sinha. “Being part of an Anubhav Sinha film is a matter of great honour and privilege. He shares my value system in believing that movies have the power to shift mindsets. As artistes, the responsibility of telling such stories lies with us… This is a crackling subject and I can’t wait to get on to the journey of this film.”
The film will be shot across Lucknow. It is expected to go on floors in November as the unit continues their pre-production for the next few weeks.

Bhumi is also happy that the theatres are bouncing back to business. “This is the best news for the industry that has suffered a lot because of Covid-19. People want to see good cinema and the success of ‘Sooryavanshi’ proves just that. I was always confident that people will return to the theatres and people are feeling safe to do so now.”

“They will keep coming in to see good cinema and want to relive the theatrical experience. I’m fortunate that I have some really quality films under my belt to give to audiences next year,” she added.