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Bhumika Chawla Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 45 Years
Hometown: New Delhi
Husband: Bharat Thakur

Bhumika Chawla

Bio/Wiki
Real nameRachna Chawla [1]Mid-Day
NicknameGudiya [2]Instagram – Bhumika Chawla
Profession(s)Actor, Poet
Famous RoleNirjara Bharadwaj in the Hindi film Tere Naam (2003)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 161 cm
in meters- 1.61 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 3”
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBrown
Career
DebutTV (Hindi): Hip Hip Hurray (1998) as Meera; aired on Zee TV

Film (Telugu): Yuvakudu (2000) as Sindhu

Film (Tamil): Badri (2001) as Janaki

Film (Hindi): Tere Naam (2003) as Nirjara Bharadwaj
Tere Naam
Film (Bhojpuri): Gangotri (2007) as Gangotri

Film (Punjabi): Yaariyan (2008) as Simran

Film (Malayalam): Bhramaram (2009) as Jaya

Film (Kannada): Godfather (2012) in a special appearance

Web Series (Hindi): Bhram (2019) as Ankita Paul; streamed on Zee5
Awards2001: Filmfare Award for Best Actress-Telugu for Kushi
2003: Nandi Award for Best Actress for the Telugu film Missamma
2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for the Hindi film Tere Naam

2007: Santosham Film Award for Best Actress for the Telugu film Anasuya
2007: Nandi Special Jury Award for the Telugu film Sathyabhama
2017: Zee Telugu Apsara Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi

2018: SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) for the Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi
Personal Life
Date of Birth21 August 2024 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023) 45 Years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India
Zodiac signLeo
Autograph
NationalityIndian
HometownNew Delhi
EthnicityPunjabi [3]Just For Women
ControversyMMS Went Viral
A video named Bhumika Chawla MMS went viral on social media in 2011. However, when Bhumika's friends were asked about the video, they called it fake. [4]The Siasat Daily
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsBharat Thakur (yoga teacher and founder of Artistic Yoga)
Marriage Date21 October 2024
Marriage PlaceGuru Nanak Dev Gurudwara at Deolali Camp, Nashik, Mumbai
Family
Husband/SpouseBharat Thakur
ChildrenSon- Yash Thakur

Daughter- None
ParentsFather- Col. Ajitsingh Chawla (served in the Indian Army)

Mother- Bali Chawla
SiblingsHer elder brother serves in the Indian Army. She has an elder sister.


Bhumika Chawla

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhumika Chawla

  • Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress and poet. She has worked in films of various languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. In 2003, she came into the limelight with the Hindi film ‘Tere Naam’ as Nirjara Bharadwaj.
  • She was brought up in Delhi.

    Bhumika Chawla’s childhood picture with her mother

  • While studying in school, she participated in various dance competitions and stage plays.

    Bhumika Chawla while she was in class 10

  • She became the first runner-up in the 1994 beauty contest May Queen Ball.

    Bhumika Chawla in May Queen Ball 1994

  • Her first photoshoot was in 1998 with the Indian celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani.

    Bhumika Chawla in Daboo Ratnani’s photoshoot in 1998

  • Bhumika has appeared in TV commercials for brands like Pond’s, Joyalukkas, Mangaldeep, and Nihar Shanti Amla Badam Hair Oil.

  • She appeared in the 1999 Star Plus TV serial ‘Star Best Sellers – Fursat Mein.’

    Bhumika Chawla in Star Best Sellers - Fursat Mein

  • She has acted in various Telugu films such as ‘Kushi’ (2001), ‘Missamma’ (2003), ‘Naa Autograph’ (2004), ‘Collector Gari Bharya’ (2010), ‘Seetimaarr’ (2021), and ‘Sita Ramam’ (2022).

    Collector Gari Bharya

  • Some of her Tamil films as an actor are ‘Roja Kootam’ (2002), ‘Sillunu Oru Kaadhal’ (2006), ‘Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal’ (2017), ‘Kolaiyuthir Kaalam’ (2019), and ‘Kannai Nambathey’ (2023).

    Roja Kootam

  • Bhumika has also acted in a few Hindi films such as ‘Run’ (2004), ‘Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa’ (2004), ‘Gandhi, My Father’ (2007), ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ (2016), and ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ (2023).

    Bhumika Chawla in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

  • She worked as a producer in the 2010 Telugu film ‘Thakita Thakita.’

    Thakita Thakita

  • She was featured in the Hindi music video ‘Maahiya’ (2011) by Adnan Sami.

    Maahiya song

  • In 2013, she acted in the Malayalam film ‘Buddy,’ and in 2015, she did a Kannada film ‘Luv U Alia.’

    Luv U Alia

  • Apart from being an actor and producer, she is also a poet. She has written more than 60 poems, based on her life’s incidents.
  • She enjoys writing poems, doing adventure sports, and painting in her leisure time.

    Painting made by Bhumika Chawla

  • She often consumes white wine at parties and events.

    Bhumika Chawla holding a glass of wine

  • In an interview, she shared that she had been practising yoga regularly for many years.