No Filter Neha Season 5: Chamakta Sitara Bhumi Pednekar Gets Candid With Neha Dhupia
Bhumi
Pednekar
talks
about
the
lockdown
period
Honestly,
I
have
my
days,
there
are
some
days
that
are
really
good,
there
are
some
days
that
I
just
want
to
like
get
out
of
my
house.
You
know
I
had
these
great
summer
plans
but
then
I
think
about
it
I'm
like
"Bhumi
your
problems
are
so
first
world,
get
a
grip
of
your
life
and
just
be
thankful
that
you
are
in
this
safe
space
with
your
family.
They
are
safe
and
you
know
as
actors,
we
are
one
of
the
few
people
that
still
have
their
shop
rolling,
you
know,
let's
be
real.
And
that's
very
rare
and
we
are
very
blessed.
So
honestly,
what's
really
kept
me
sane
is
all
the
work
that
I
do
apart
from
my
film
and
digital
work.
I
work
a
lot,
for
planet
conservation;
I
work
with
this
Aashram
in
Chambal.
So
that
has
really
kept
me
grounded,
the
kind
of
work
that
I've
done
over
the
last
2
months,
where
both
these
institutions
of
mine
are
concerned,
has
been
tremendous,
and
yes,
it's
really
given
me
a
new
purpose.
Bhumi shares about completing 1 year working towards planet conservation
We officially started Climate Warrior a year ago but my team and I, we've been actually working towards it for a very long time. It's something that I'm extremely passionate about and it's not this new born urge to, you know, save the planet. I think my parents really thought of something and named me Bhumi because it goes beyond me. I'm like what are the chances because I feel very passionately about it and I really feel like this could be the largest threat that humanity could ever face. And I know these sentences and these statements sound very bhari bharkham but it's a fact. And I don't come from a place of just hearsay, I've studied a lot, I have really researched. Obviously, I don't have a qualification to kind of prove my statements but I mean the world is speaking about it. So, I'm just trying to be another voice. Yes, that's how climate warrior started.
I honestly don't have a plan of action. It's each day as it comes. I've been soon fortunate to have met such fantastic brains and minds. You'll be surprised, you have 5 year old children to 80 year old individuals that are working passionately towards it, irrespective of their social background, their education, how rich or how poor they are, they are working towards this one cause and I draw such inspiration from them. So, I don't really know where this is gonna go. I have no plan, I'm just speaking about it. I'm just making a lot of noise; I'm creating a lot of awareness because that's the only way we can actually bring about a change. And the idea of Climate Warrior is to bring about an individualistic change. This is more about changing your lifestyle, changing your environment, your ecosystem because that's so important right.
Bhumi
says
she's
enjoying
her
time
off,
especially
in
the
mad
house
she
lives
in!
In
some
ways.
I
miss
shooting.
But
generally,
I'll
tell
you
what,
I'm
really
enjoying
this
time
off.
I
have
not
been
home
since
2016.
I
have
been
shooting
back
to
back,
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
released,
I
took
about
6
months
off
and
then
I
started
shooting.
And
this
is
literally,
the
legit
the
first
break
that
I
have.
It's
a
mad
house
ok,
my
house
is
a
mad
house
because
we
are
literally
like
including
my
help,
Nimisha,
my
sister,
my
mum,
we
are
like
6
women
in
our
house.
We
all
get
our
period
together,
so
the
hormones
are
bloody
raging
like
it's
mad.
And
we
have
like
this
one
sweet
boy
called
Ram
Bhaiya,
he
toh
loses
it.
He
is
like
where
am
I
stuck.
So,
we've
literally
like
marked
the
date,
I
tell
them,
"Ok,
guys
you
are
losing
your
shit.
What
date
is
it?
Mark
it!" And
I'm
like,
if
I'm
allowed
to
go
crazy
so
are,
they
right.
Everyone's
allowed
to
like
have
their
space.
You
know
like,
let
it
flow.
Bhumi speaks about the toll hectic roles and stress takes in her life
Bala was a very very very difficult experience. I think it's probably been the toughest even though my role was, in duration, shorter than all the other work that I have done because it was me, Ayushmann, Yami, it was this ensemble cast but it was very difficult. We were shooting in Lucknow, it was about 49 degrees, Ayushmann had like his bald patch on, I had this intense makeup. It would take us 2 hours in the morning, so I would wake up at 3am every day. I would quickly get a 20-minute run like there's a lot of work that goes behind looking a certain way. I have to work out atleast for 20 minutes, if I get more than that I'm very lucky. I go and workout then I reach set at about 4.30 am. 4.30 to 6.30-7 am I would be in makeup because it took a lot of time, just getting that colour on, it was layers and layers of building and at times it would crack because your skin is different every day. Your skin reacts to makeup differently every day. The temperature, so the moment I would step out, they had to kind of match it right, so I would have my Director and my DOP come in, check the colour, at times it didn't work so I had to go back into makeup, it was very difficult and the colour was so toxic, I felt sick. I felt sick shooting Bala because I think I was under extreme stress. Extreme, extreme stress. I think everybody was very stressed because 49 degrees is not the best weather to shoot in especially when your doing a film that's so sensitive to a look. And it was just very difficult because every 2 hours, every 3 hours we had to touch it up which means it's a 40 minute process of removing it and then it screws your skin. And just before Bala I had finished Saand Ki Aankh, so I literally had like 10 days between both the films. And Saand Ki Aankh had prosthetic, makeup, so I had actually burnt my skin. I mean this is sounding a little scary but I had like superficial burns when I was shooting for Saand Ki Aankh. So, I think it was just the culmination of what the year was because I was shooting back to back. No, so Sonchiriya was earlier, so I think it was just like filming back to back I barely had like 4 days between each film. I think my body just gave up, so it literally reached a point where my arm started swelling up, it was very scary. This was on Bala. Yes, it was very tough but my producers were obviously kind enough when they kind of gave me a couple of days off. I took proper consultation and we just kind of zeroed down to the fact that, it's not an injury, they still don't know what happened but I think it is stress related. And that's when realized that I can't be this person, I have to value my health above anything else because that's the only way I'll last. And that's why I really value this break. A lot of people don't really understand what stress can do to your body, so please don't stress, like meditate, do yoga, workout, love your body, eat right.
Bhumi
says
there's
no
space
for
error
where
her
work
is
concerned
Absolutely,
but
the
thing
is
that
I
got
very
lucky
because
I
was
just
looking
for
that
one
opportunity.
My
struggle
was
different,
I
was
casting
for
YRF
and
it
was
years
of
Adisa
and
Shanoo
just
listening
to
me.
Queue
people,
conduct
auditions,
do
a
bit
of
acting,
direct
people
that
they
realized
that
ok,
maybe
she
has
something
and
I
would
have
done
anything
for
that
first
opportunity.
And
I
really
had
to
prove
my
mettle
because
this
was
my
golden
chance.
And
I
literally
treat
every
film
like
that,
I
feel
there's
no
space
for
error
where
my
work
is
concerned,
not
human
error
like
where
my
work
is
concerned,
I
feel
like
I
have
to
work
so
hard
because
I
have
to
survive
this.
I'm
living
my
dream
and
I'm
not
gonna
like
let
anybody
take
it
away
from
me.
Her
audition
for
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha.
I
always
wanted
to
be
an
actor
but
you
know
when
your
suddenly
in
your
teens,
your
like
"Ok,
maybe
I
can
do
this",
because
by
the
end
of
it,
I
wanna
be
in
the
films,
maybe
I
can
try
being
an
AD
or
do
something
because
there
was
no
way
out.
I
was
just
looking
for
different
kind
of
jobs
just
to
be
in
the
system.
I
read
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
and
since
that
day
I
was
praying
everyday
but
it
was
tough,
they
didn't
give
me
the
film
after
that
one
audition.
Then
Sharad
came
in,
he
auditioned
me
for
2
and
a
half
months.
He
grilled
me
and
he
was
very
tough
with
me
because
he
didn't
want
to
give
it
to
me
easy
and
rightly
so.
I'm
glad
I
earned
it.
So,
he
would
me
for
2
hours,
he
would
audition
some
more
girls
that
were
like
contenders
with
me
and
I
was
auditioning
new
girls
as
well.
So,
we
tested
about
250-300
girls
and
then
finally
like,
thank
god.
It
was
actually
a
very
tough
time.
Bhumi
talks
about
her
unique
acting
school
for
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
For
this
one,
Seema
Pahwa,
who
is
such
a
brilliant
actor,
she
played
my
mother
in
the
film
and
we
worked
a
lot
together.
So,
it's
like
the
holy
trinity
-
Ayushmann,
me
and
her.
Whenever
we
get
together,
mostly
our
films
work,
the
luck
has
been
very
good
so
far.
She
was
training
me
and
the
first
day
I
met
her
she's
like
"Kal
Salwar
kameez
pehenke
mere
ghar
aa
jana".
I
reached
her
house
and
voh
mujhse
zhadu
karwa
rahi
he,
chai
banwa
rahi
he.
For
a
month,
I
have
cleaned
her
house.
For
a
month!
I
kind
of
realized
ok
this
is
what
real
life
is,
until
now
I
was
living
in
a
bubble,
I
need
to
kind
of
get
out
of
my
shield
and
experience
life.
And
she
gave
me
that
opportunity.
Bhumi's
advice
for
all
aspiring
film
students
out
there
I
was
thrown
out,
I
did
not
drop
out.
They
asked
me
to
leave.
Because
imagine
your
thrown
out
of
film
school,
I
was
like
that's
the
worst.
Because
my
attendance
was
so
low,
I
didn't
attend.
It
was
horrible.
But
I
do
recommend
if
anybody
truly
wants
to
go
study
film,
there's
a
certain
age
for
it.
Don't
do
it
when
you're
16-17,
because
you're
not
going
to
take
it
seriously.
Preparing
for
Sonchiraiya
Firstly,
I
love
preparing
for
my
characters.
Especially
for
Sonchiriya,
I
didn't
take
a
film
for
8
months.
I
was
like
this
film
requires
something
extra.
Sonchiriya
and
Saandh
Ki
Aankh
were
the
two
films
I
really
prepared
for.
I
was
like,
this
film
requires
something
extra
and
for
8
months
I
did
not,
forget
threading,
I
was
walking
Aram
Nagar
mein,
my
god
it
would
be
so
embarrassing,
because
I
had
to
pick
this
child
and
run
in
the
movie
so,
I
was
physically
training
myself
very
hard
because
I
was
like
I
have
to
be
strong
enough
to
run
in
the
ravines.
So,
that's
the
kind
of
training
I
went
through
for
Sonchiriya
and
Chaubey,
he
is
such
a
wonderful
director.
So
Chaubey
had
turned
his
office
into
a
school.
So,
he
had
literally
made
like
this
village
set-up.
So,
it
was
like
intense
and
then
we
would
work
on
our
dialect
because
Sonchirya
was
very
heavy
on
the
language.
And
we
started
off
with,
I
was
like,
how
are
we
going
to
do
this,
right?
But
then
you
see
everybody
around
you
so
motivated.
So
literally,
we
reached
a
point
where
we
were
speaking
to
each
other
in
Bundelkhandi,
it
just
became
like
our
second
language.
And
the
terrain
was
so
difficult,
we
didn't
really
have
any
luxury.
We
didn't
have
internet;
we
didn't
have
any
basic
necessities.
We
were
living
a
very
basic
life,
it
was
like
you
are
in
boot
camp
and
it
was
three
months
of
that
When
Bhumi
auditioned
Ranveer
Singh
I'm
actually
in
the
audition,
it's
on
YouTube
and
I
remember
the
first
to
me
I
met
him
and
I
was
like
this
guy...and
it's
on
YouTube
because
I
had
one
of
Fan
clubs
kind
of
tag
me
on
it
and
I
was
like..
How
they
find
this!
And
it
was
great
fun
yaar,
his
energy
was
just
amazing,
I
was
blown
away.
I
was
so
intimidated
by
him
because
I
was
like,
my
god
what
a
fantastic
actor
and
what
energy.
From
whatever
I've
heard
from
Shanoo
he
is
as
authentic
as
it
gets.
You
know,
he
is
this
person.
Bizarre audition tales
We didn't have anything bizarre ya, I feel the entire audition process is very bizarre, because you expect way too much out of people but some of them are so funny. I remember this guy, I could not understand his accent and I would just crack up, I couldn't control myself because he was also a rather horrible actor but a very sweet man, I could just not understand, I was like I can't take it so I literally had to kind of hand it over to my assistant and I was like listen "it's really rude". I always had this conscience that Bhumi, someday this is going to happen to you, so you better clean your act. But no, nothing very strange.
What
happens
on
a
girl's
trip,
stays
on
a
girls
trip,
Says
Bhumi
Listen,
I
can't
get
into
the
details
of
it
but
I
would
say
that
if
you
ever
want
do
a
girl's
trip
then
Spain
is
the
place,
you
know.
Actually,
with
you
girlfriends
you
can
go
anywhere
and
you're
gonna
have
a
blast!
And
I
really
miss
doing
that
this
year.
I
couldn't
do
one
last
year
either.
But
yeah,
we
have
a
great
time.
I
think,
having
a
good
bunch
of
girlfriends
is
the
best
thing
that
could
happen
to
you
because
there's
no
filter,
at
all!
You
have
the
most
amount
of
fun
with
also,
what
happens
on
that
girl's
trip,
stays
on
that
girl's
trip.
Bhumi
on
dating
in
times
of
a
pandemic
No,
I
don't
think
it's
really
tough
to
date,
it's
honestly
the
same.
It's
just
that
I
don't
talk
about
anything.
Bhumi
speaks
about
the
world
being
intimidated
by
ambitious
women
I
did
when
I
was
younger,
for
sure.
I
really
admire
her
ya.
I
think
not
just
her,
there
are
a
whole
bunch
of
women
that
I
admire
and
she's
definitely
in
the
top
few.
I
have
met
a
couple
of
times,
she
has
so
much
love
to
give
but
I
have
a
crush
on
every
woman
who
has
really
made
her
space,
I'm
being
very
honest
with
you.
I
draw
a
lot
of
inspiration
from
them
and
I'm
very
lucky
to
be
surrounded
by
such
great
examples.
I
have
six
of
them
in
my
house,
oh
my
god.
There's
Priyanka,
I
think
DP
(Deepika
Padukone),
you
know
all
of
them
yaar,
even
if
I
speak
of
a
Mitali
Raaj
or
I
speak
of
even
what
my
contemporaries
are
doing,
what
people
have
done
in
the
past,
see,
we
have
to
understand
that
it's
a
constant
battle
right,
it
is.
Even
though
I'm
privileged,
I
come
from
a
very
liberal
family
but
it
is
not
the
same,
there
is
like
a
gender
gap,
I
don't
want
to
get
very
serious
about
this
conversation
but
there
is
a
gender
gap
and
I
feel
generally
the
society
is
very
scared
of
ambitious
women.
You
know,
they
just
don't
understand
it.
I
feel
men
get
intimidated;
I
see
that
changing
but
they
do
get
intimidated.
That's
why
I
feel
very
motivated
when
I
look
at
these
women
and
they
are
out
there
achieve
something.
They
are
doing
it
on
their
own
terms,
it's
their
rules.
That's
exactly
what
I
want
to
do,
I
have
never
ever
followed
a
certain
idea
or
somebody's
path,
I'm
trying
to
make
a
space
for
myself
and
I'm
very
clear
about
it
that
I
have
to
be
so
good
at
what
I
do
that
I'm
indispensable.
Qualities from celebs to make the ideal guy for Bhumi
The
wit
of
-
Shah
Rukh
Khan
The
looks
of
-
Ryan
Gosling
The
discipline
of
-
Aamir
sir
The
stamina
of
-
Ranveer
Singh
The
money
of
-
Akshay
Kumar
The
talent
of
-
Vicky
Kaushal
The
humour
of
-
Kartik
Aryan
And
the
heart
that
Ayushmaan
has
According
to
Bhumi,
who
would
be
good
at
these
particular
professions
Cricket
commentator
-
Ayushmann
Stand-up
comedian
-
Arjun
Kapoor
Sex
upchaar
doctor
-
I
think,
Ranveer.
I
think
he
will
have
some
great
hacks
Stylist
-
I
think,
Hrithik
Roshan.
I
think
he
is
very
very
slick
VO
Artist
-
Vicky
Kaushal,
I
think
he
has
a
very
nice
voice.
Listen,
of
course
Raju,
it
has
to
be
Raju.
It
has
to
be
Rajkumar
because
he
is
so
good
with
accents
Politician
-
Akshay
sir
Gym
instructor
-
Siddharth
Malhotra
Therapist
or
agony
aunt/
uncle
-
Kartik
Aryan,
he
is
full
of
fundas,
I
love
him.
If
Bhumi
had
to
recast
these
actors
in
films
Casino
Royale
-
Danial
Craig's
part:
Hrithik
Roshan
La
La
Land
-
Ryan
Gosling
and
Emma
Stone:
Ranbir
and
Alia
Joker
-
Joaquin
Phoenix:
I
can
only
see
Ranveer
do
it
Marriage
story
-
Scarlette
Johansson
and
Adam:
Vicky,
only
because
of
the
height
and
the
talent,
because
the
performances
are
fantastic
and
for
her,
PC
(Priyanka
Chopra)
Charlies
Angels:
Katrina
for
sure,
Shraddha
and
me.
Kat
or
DP
Dil
Chahta
Hai:
I
would
do
Dil
Chahta
Hai
with
Ayushmaan,
Kartik
and
me,
listen
it'll
be
a
great
film
Poo's
role:
Janhvi
Ram-Lakhan:
Has
to
be
Ranveer
and
Arjun,
hands
down
I
have
seen
them
dance
to
Ram
Lakhan
and
they
are
obsessed,
I
mean
I
have
seen
it
back
in
the
days,
I
have
seen
them
go
at
it
at
YRF
and
that's
it,
I
really
see
them
do
Ram
Lakhan.