Bhumi Pednekar

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Does Bhumi Pednekar smoke?: No.Does Bhumi Pednekar drink alcohol?: No.She comes from a mix of culture as her father is a Maharashtrian and mother a Haryanvi.Just a few months before turning 18, Bhumi came to know about a vacancy at Yash Raj Films. Excited by the thought of being around films and cinema, she applied for the post of assistant casting director without any second thought. She was eventually selected and served as the assistant casting director for six years, spending the latter 3 years under the tutelage of Shanoo Sharma, YRFs senior casting director.When she was told by Yash Raj films to give a demo for Dum Laga Ke Haisha, she had no idea that she was being tested for the film; she thought it was just to demo other actors about the role. Later she gave around 100 auditions for this role.When asked the question Did Ayushmann Khurrana actually pick you up in the race in the last sequence of Dum Laga Ke Haisha? she replied, Yesss, he did! In fact, his body double had been called but he could not pick me up! Ayushmann could! He is fit and has been a cricketer!.For her role in Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Bhumi gained around 25 kg of weight. Post the films release, she subsequently lost around 27 kg.She has seen Kamaal Rashid Khan a.k.a KRKs Deshdrohi around 100 times.Shes a huge fan of football star Lionel Messi.Her Facebook and Twitter Bio suggest that she aspires to be a leader..