Bhumi only wants to be a massy actor

From making people take notice of her talent in her first film, Dum Laga Ke Haisha (DLKH; 2015), to starring in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (TEPK) and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (SMS), actor Bhumi Pednekar maintains a spotless track record. Here’s a chat with her.

What’s the feeling now?

I’m overwhelmed. It feels good to know that your instincts have worked... I come from a non-filmy family, so I don’t have any formulas about what is right or not. Be it as a casting assistant or an actor, I’ve trusted my sensibilities.

Your three back-to-back films got you success and critical praise, too. Does that give you confidence?

I’m weird; I’m not a very sure actor. Even after DLKH, I felt what if this is a fluke. Acting is my calling, but I don’t feel I will ever be happy with my work. I get critical, and then people have to console me. But now, I have confidence as I feel there is a secure place for me in the industry.

Many feel that you are a ‘massy’ heroine...

I represent 70% of Indian people and that is a responsibility. People ask me, ‘Do you want to do a commercial film?’ What’s a commercial film? A film that earns money, right? All my three films have earned money... I’d love to be a masses heroine as these are the people watch your films again and again. I only want to be a massy actor, like Akshay Kumar, who gets so much love.

As mentioned in an interview, are you really obsessed with Ryan Gosling?

He is such a beautiful man (smiles). When I watched The Notebook, I was a teenager, so I immediately fell head over heels for Don... I love Crazy, Stupid, Love. I think my crush is Ryan Gosling... Har aurat ka crush is Ryan Gosling.