Akshay Kumar, which tells the story
Pednekar rose to prominence by por-
of a young woman in rural India who
traying a headstrong woman in Toilet:
insists on the eradication of open
Ek Prem Katha, which ranks among
defecation. Pednekar followed the
the highest-grossing Indian films,
success of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha with
and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan for
the comedy-drama Shubh Mangal
which she received a nomination for
Saavdhan, a satire about erectile dys-
the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
function. Directed by R.S. Prasanna, it
Pednekar did her schooling from Arya
marked her second collaboration with
Vidya Mandir in Juhu Mumbai. She
Khurrana.
was an assistant casting director for
six years with
Shanoo Sharma
Pednekar made her act- She teamed up
with Ayushmann
of Yash Raj
Films before ven- ing debut with Sharat Khurrana for
the third time in
turing into acting.
Bala, a satire on
Katariya's romantic
premature bald-
Pednekar made
comedy
Dum
Laga
Ke
ing and the film
her acting debut
is a smashing hit
with Sharat Ka-
Haisha.
Co-starring
already. after she
tariya's romantic
starred alongside
comedy Dum
opposite
Ayushmann
Kartik Aaryan and
Laga Ke Hai-
sha. Co-starring
Khurrana, she featured Ananya Panday
in Pati, Patni Aur
opposite Ayush-
mann Khurrana,
as Sandhya, an over- Woh a remake of
the 1978 film of
she featured
weight woman who gets the same name.
as Sandhya,
The film released
an overweight
married
to
Khurrana's
already and it
woman who gets
received a wide
married to Khur-
character.
response from the
rana's character.
audience.
In preparation for
the role, Pednekar gained close to 12
Pednekar has also committed to star
kg, despite being slightly overweight
in two films produced by Karan Johar's
before the shooting had commenced.
production company Dharma Produc-
That same year, Pednekar appeared
tions—the horror film Bhoot – Part One:
in Y-Films's mini web-series Man's
The Haunted Ship, co-starring Vicky
World.
Kaushal, and Takht, a historical drama
directed by Johar which features an
After a year of absence from the
ensemble cast including Kaushal,
screen, Pednekar appeared in Shree
Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, and
Narayan Singh's directorial debut
Alia Bhatt.
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha alongside
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