Bhumi Pednekar on facing body-shaming, bullying & not being a conventional heroine | BodyFaming Ep 1

Our first guest on Bollywood Bubble Presents BodyFaming with Rashita Sahni had to be the supremely talented Bhumi Pednekar. The actress, who has never shied away from expressing her views on various sensitive topics, opened up about dealing with body-shaming and bullying, not fitting in because of having a few extra kilos on her body and receiving backlash for the way she looked. Bhumi, who made her acting debut in Dum Laga Ke Haisha opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, revealed people were shocked to see her as the ‘heroine’ of the film. The actress also addressed the ‘Bhumi Jenner’ tag given to her because of her Westernized fashion. She even credited actresses like Alia Bhatt who did Gangubai Kathiawadi and gave her the courage to do solo films herself. Watch the full episode here!