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