Bhumi
Pednekar
talks
on
her
choice
of
roles
at
Bala
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Bhumi
Pednekar
is
on
a
roll.
The
actress
has
a
handful
of
films
lined
up
for
release.
But,
despite
doing
different
kinds
of
films,
the
actress
keeps
getting
dragged
into
controversies.
Last
time,
she
was
criticised
for
Saand
Ki
Aankh
over
playing
an
old-aged
woman
and
now,
the
actress
has
received
flak
over
playing
a
dark-skinned
character
in
Bala.
In
a
group
interview
with
the
media,
Bhumi
Pednekar
reacted
to
all
the
controversies
around
her
characters
and
said,
"I
am
an
actor
and
it's
my
job
to
do
different
kind
of
parts.
With
this
logic,
I
should
not
have
done
'Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha'
because
I
gained
30
kgs
for
the
film.
I
shouldn't
have
done
most
of
the
films
I
do."
"Watch
the
film,
if
you
have
a
problem,
comment
on
my
work
but
don't
comment
on
my
choice
because
I
am
going
to
continue
doing
this."
For
the
unversed,
when
the
first
look
of
Bhumi
Pednekar
from
Bala
had
hit
the
internet,
many
netizens
had
slammed
the
makers
for
not
casting
a
real
dark-skinned
actress
rather
than
making
Bhumi
look
a
few
shades
darker.
Reacting
to
all
the
negative
tweets,
Bhumi
said,
"Why
a
filmmaker
has
taken
me
in
his
film
is
his
choice,
I
am
sure
he's
taken
me
because
I
add
some
value
to
the
film.
It
just
can't
be
the
physical
appearance,
there's
a
lot
more
an
actor
has
to
do."
"We
need
to
look
at
the
creative
process
holistically
as
opposed
to
say,
only
a
slim
girl
can
play
a
slim
character,
or
a
fat
girl
will
play
the
role
of
a
fat
girl.
So
what
will
we
do?
I
will
have
to
sit
at
home
then."
Bhumi
concluded
by
saying
that
her
character
in
Bala
strives
to
break
stereotypes,
just
like
what
she
tries
to
do
off
the
screen.
Bala,
which
also
casts
Ayushmann
Khurrana
in
the
lead,
is
scheduled
to
release
on
November
7.