Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi. Her notable performances include Badri (2001) , Kushi (2001) , Okkadu (2003) , Tere Naam (2003) , Missamma (2003) , Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) , Gandhi, My Father (2007) , Anasuya (2007) and Buddy (2013).