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Bhoomika
Chawla
Birth Name Rachna Chawla
Height 5' 3" (1.60 m)
5' 3" tall, Bhoomika Chawla was born on August 21 in New
Delhi. Her father was a military officer who was posted in
various places across the country, so she saw much of
India. Her elder brother is also a military officer.
Bhoomika finished her schooling in Delhi and moved to
Mumbai in 1997 for work on her career starting in ads and
music videos. Her campaign for Ponds talcum powder became
popular and inevitably, film offers followed. She got an
offer from the Telugu film industry and though "Yuvakudu"
(2000) was her first movie, she became popular with mega
hit "Khushi" (Telugu). She won the "Best Actress Award"
for the film Kushi.
The Punjabi-speaking Chawla family welcomed their youngest
and latest arrival, Rachna, on August 21st 1978 in Delhi,
India. They would call her by the nickname of Guddiya. Her
dad is an officer in the Indian Army, her mom's name is
Bali. Her brother, too, is in the Indian Army. She has an
elder sister.
Aftre completing her schooling in Delhi, Rachna, began her
career with Hindi music videos albums, appeared in 'Ponds
Talcum Powder' advertisements amongst others, and then
went on to star in 'Yuvakudu' in Telegu opposite Sumanth
in the year 2000. This is how Rachna became Bhoomika. Her
second release 'Khushi' in Telegu bagged her the best
actress award. Since then she has acted in about 25 Hindi,
Telegu, and Tamil movies. Her debut in Bollywood was in
the 2003 hit 'Tere Naam' opposite Salman Khan.
She has not only acted opposite Salman Khan, but also with
Abhishek Bachchan in 'Run', and has recently been involved
in the filming of 'Gandhi My Father' and "Benaam' which
are to be released in the near future.
Bhoomika Chawla was born on 21st of August.She has
completed her schooling in delhi. Her father and Elder
brother are in Defence Service. Elder sister got married.
She is the youngest of the family and living with her
mother, currently. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started
her career with ad films and Hindi music video albums.
Her first film Yuvakudu in Telugu was released in the year
2000. Her second film Khushi with Pavan Kalyan was a super
hit in Telugu. She got the 'Best Actress Award' for the
film Kushi in Telugu. Since then she hasn't looked back.
She has so far done five films in Telugu and two in Tamil.
Bhoomika has no airs about her newly attained stardom.
She's simple, yet elegant. With her graceful movements,
warm smile and a great blockbuster movie to her credit,
Bhoomika has carved a niche for herself in the hearts of
many. As a bright faced college girl, she caught the
attention of ad film-makers in Mumbai. Her campaign for
Ponds powder became so popular, that inevitably the film
offers followed.
She feels glad that she had started her career with ad
films. It is there where she had learnt nuances of acting
and expressions. She has debut in hindi films from Tere
Naam in 2003 opposite Salman Khan. It was hit. After that
her one more film released in this year(2004), Run
opposite Abhishek Bachchan.
Bhoomika has been inevitably flooded with offers from both
in tamil and telugu industry. Yet, contrary to the general
grain, she has not jumped at them. Instead, she has
decided to take things one at a time. 'I don't like to
clutter my plate,' she says matter of factly. Her
conviction is so deep-seated that she has refused a film
with Manirathnam.
Bhoomika can afford to have such a laidback outlook
because she does not see acting as a profession or a means
to an end. For her, it is an interesting medium for
communicating. She is into acting because she loves it.
Critics saw in her performances, in Kushi and Tamil Badri
and Rojakootam, a spark and spontaneity that even seasoned
artistes find difficult to achieve. 'She is an absolute
natural. Combine this with her beautiful looks, you have
an actress who is bound to go places,' says a film critic.
She said her ambition is to win a National Award for Best
Actress after winning the hearts of audiences, with the
support and appreciation of colleagues of Cinema field.
She is simple and enjoys what she is doing. Her only credo
in life is, give your best and enjoy your work.
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