Bhumi Pednekar lost her father to cancer
Bhumi Pednekar recently in an interview opened up about losing her father to cancer. The actor was just 18 when her father passed away. He was survived by Bhumi, her sister Samiksha and their mother. While Bhumi was just 18, her younger sister was around 15 at the time of their father's demise.
Talking about how her family dealt with the tragedy, Bhumi in an interview to Pinvkilla said she saw her father suffering a lot. "We were quite young. I was 18, Samiksha was probably 15 when we lost our dad due to cancer. We saw him through prolonged sickness and really suffer a lot. Obviously, losing a parent is never easy and I had a wonderful father. He was just a father. We miss him every day but my mom is made of something else, she really got us together. I think just us as a family, we went into warrior mode post that," she said.
Bhumi began her career as an assistant film director with Yash Raj Films. The actress said she used to work 10 times harder.“I start working, 10 times harder than I would. We both just grew up and realised that s*** is getting real, and we need to get our act together. The two years were a mess but we gathered ourselves really fast. Today when we look back, we wonder how we survived those days, how we got through it, but it happened," Bhumi said.
On the professional front, Bhumi was last seen in Vicky Kaushal starrer Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship. She will next be seen in Akshay Kumar’s production Durgavati.
Talking about her film choices, Bhumi said, "I believe all of us have the power to make the world a better place in our own unique ways. I try and do that through my cinema and the way I lead my life. I have mostly gravitated towards cinema that is meaningful and leaves a message. From 'Dum Laga Ke Haisa' to 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' to 'Saand Ki Aankh', I have deeply connected with these films. I would like my films to leave a positive message on society and thankfully my films have done so effectively in their own way".
