Young
Bollywood
star
Bhumi
Pednekar
has
established
herself
as
the
most
unconventional
heroine
in
Hindi
cinema.
From
her
bold
film
choices
to
her
unconventional
looks,
Bhumi
wants
to
shatter
the
industry
stereotype
of
how
a
heroine
should
look
on-screen.
Bhumi
has
done
remarkable
films
like
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha,
her
debut
that
saw
her
as
an
overweight
girl
on
screen,
battled
her
lover’s
erectile
dysfunction
in
Shubh
Mangal
Saavdhan
and
played
a
sexually
charged
domestic
help
whose
life
speaks
of
India’s
inherent
class
issues
in
Lust
Stories.
She
has
battled
patriarchy
in
Sonchiriya,
played
the
world’s
oldest
female
sharpshooter
in
Saand
Ki
Aankh,
highlighted
social
issues
about
female
suppression
in
Dolly
Kitty
Aur
Woh
Chamakte
Sitare
and
played
a
dark-skinned
girl
highlighting
societal
stereotypes
in
Bala.
Bhumi
says,
“For
many
it
has
always
been
about
the
outer
physical
beauty
but
gone
are
those
days
where
people
were
concerned.
My
thing
was
that
it
doesn’t
matter.
I
am
going
to
change
your
definition
of
what
a
quintessential
Hindi
film
female
actor
is
all
about.
We
are
all
in
this
profession
–
the
idea
is
to
perform
all
these
different
parts
and
be
a
part
of
these
amazing
stories
that
move
people,
bring
about
a
change
about
what
people
think
about
themselves
and
that
is
exactly
what
I
am
going
to
do.”
She
adds,
“I
am
going
to
create
a
beauty
standard
of
my
own
and
that
is
exactly
what
I
am
trying
to
do.
Through
my
cinema,
I
really
want
to
bring
about
a
change.
I
want
people
to
love
themselves,
I
want
people
to
be
more
accepting
of
who
they
are,
I
want
to
entertain
my
audiences
for
sure
and
that
is
my
number
1
priority
and
I
want
to
leave
them
with
a
thought,
a
positive
thought,
a
thought
that
will
make
their
world
a
better
place.”