This year has brought tremendous success for Bhumi Pednekar. “I started the year with Sonchiriya, which may not have shown (box office) numbers, but the kind of acclaim the film and my performance got at film festivals across the world was very gratifying. I will always be proud of Sonchiriya,” she smiles.Ditto for Sand Ki Aankh, Bala and even Pati Patni Aur Woh. “I am proud of all my films. Saand Ki Aankh is special not only because it was such an inspiring story and one that gave me a chance to play a woman much older than my real age, but also because it gave me a friend in Taapsee Pannu,” she gushes. “The whole team was lovely. The director Tushar Hiranandani came from hardcore commercial cinema, and here he was directing a film that was highly inspirational. I fell in love with the script immediately,” she says.Another film Bhumi is looking forward to next year is Alankrita Shrivastava’s Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare. “It’s been a joy sharing screen space with Koko (Konkona Sen Sharma). The film has been to film festivals across the world and has made a name for itself. Now I’m waiting for it to release in India,” she shares.Meanwhile, she is looking at several other projects. “I am giving myself some breathing space. I am reading all the scripts that are coming to me, but I am taking my time in signing a new film. Whatever I do take up next, it would have to take me somewhere I haven’t been so far. That’s a pre-condition,” she concludes.
