She did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Juhu. She is of Marathi and Haryanvi descent her father, Satish, was a former home and labour minister of Maharashtra, and her mother, Sumitra, worked as an anti-tobacco activist after the death of her husband from oral cancer. Pednekar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 18 July 1989. For her portrayal of the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in Saand Ki Aankh (2019), she shared the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics), along with Taapsee Pannu. Pednekar rose to prominence by playing headstrong small-town women in the comedy-dramas Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Bala (2019) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019), and the crime drama Sonchiriya (2019). After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, she made her film debut as an overweight bride in the company's romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

Bhumi Pednekar (born 18 July 1989) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films.

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