Bhumika

Bhumika Chawla Teluguborn Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978 is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu 2000 and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performances in Kushi, Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father and Sathyabhama.

Chawla started off her film career in the Telugu film industry, starring in the feature film Yuvakudu 2000 alongside actor Sumanth. Her second release, Kushi 2001, in which she starred opposite Pawan Kalyan was a box office success, winning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award Telugu following which she acted in several films in Telugu, including Okkadu 2003 opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri 2003 opposite Jr. NTR, which became two of the year's highest grossers in Telugu. Meanwhile, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as well, starring in the film Badri 2001 opposite actor Vijay, which was followed by her second Tamil film Roja Kootam 2002