Bala: Bhumi Pednekar Says Her Character Has Become A Mirror To Prejudice That Exists In Society

Whenever Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar have teamed up, they have managed to wow audiences. Bala is their third film together and like their previous two-hit outings Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhaan, it seems they are set to score a hattrick of hits with the phenomenal start that Bala has taken at the box office.

Bhumi says, “I’m just an actor prepared to challenge myself at every given opportunity. When I read the script of Bala, I was blown over by the fact that my character is the voice of reason for the protagonist, a catalyst for change and I immediately connected with the social message that our film was trying to give to audiences.“

Bhumi reveals that she doesn’t agree with people who keep telling her that playing a dark skinned character was a brave decision on her part. She says, “Everyone has been telling me that I have been brave to play this role but I have been telling them that I see myself as an artist, someone who wants to shed herself and become a character in the film because that’s what is important. I can’t always be thinking about how I’m looking on screen because I will do disservice to the vision of the film and the character I have willingly chosen to do.”