Bhumi Pednekar is a 'Hungry Actor.' She Wants to do 'Credible Work'

Mumbai: Actress Bhumi Pednekar said that filmmaker Aditya Chopra has advised her to continue working hard as he feels that she has a long way to go in her career.

Produced by Aditya Chopra, Dum Laga Ke Haisha won a National Award. Bhumi is thankful to Aditya for giving her a break in the movie.

"It is because of his (Aditya) vision that Dum Laga Ke Haisha happened. It is an unusual film where characters are so complex and the hero and heroine are unconventional. It takes courage to green light a project like this. I had to thank him (Aditya Chopra), as whatever I am today professionally, it is because of him," Bhumi told PTI.

"I just told him what he means to me and I am very happy. He is cool and said congratulations. He says I have a long way to go and that I should work hard," said Bhumi.(Also Read: Bhumi Pednekar Will do the Dum Laga Ke Haisha Sequel on This Condition)

Before becoming an actress, Bhumi worked in Yash Raj Films.Bhumi revealed that she was asleep when the National Awards were announced. After several calls from her family, she called them to check and that is how she learnt about it.

"There were a lot of brilliant films which were made last year. I prayed for our film to get a National Award. I feel this (National Awards) is the daddy of all awards and they are the most credible awards as well. Ours was an honest film. I am glad that the film did not go unnoticed and it got attention from jury," added Bhumi.

Dum Laga Ke Haisha revolved around the story of an overweight educated girl Sandhya (Bhumi) and her husband Prem (Ayushmann Khurrana), who owns a cassette shop.

"I guess, we were underdogs. It broke a lot of barriers, like the hero and heroine were not traditional. I did not think about the film getting commercial success. We are glad it worked for us," Bhumi said.

Bhumi is open to taking up challenging roles even if she has to undergo a drastic change for it.

"I am a hungry actor. I hope I get roles where I can experiment with myself and push boundaries and do something that sets a benchmark. My aim is to do interesting, good and credible work," Bhumi said.

Ayushmann and Bhumi will soon be seen in Aanand L Rai's Manmarziyan.