BL Awards 2023: Bhumi Pednekar talks about Hindi film heroine getting powerful and progressive as she wins Best Actress Award

Bhumi Pednekar always manages to stand out in every film she does and every role her play and she reveals her success mantra as she wins at BollywoodLife.com Awards 2023.

By Shivani Pawaskar
Published: March 28, 2023 2:08 PM IST

In its 4th edition this year, BollywoodLife.com Awards 2023 celebrated the best of talent - actors and creators - across categories through a virtual event on 24th March. The awards recognized the excellent work that made waves and headlines, set trends and left everyone awe-inspired in 2022 in categories within Bollywood, OTT, Television, South and Bhojpuri Cinema and Social Media. Talking about OTT, the medium that has found an ardent following during and post-pandemic, there were some wonderful performances that have stayed in memory. One such is Bhumi Pednekar in Govinda Naam Mera. With her small yet impactful performance, she truly left a mark. Also Read - Tamannaah Bhatia to Khushi Kapoor: Best and worst dressed celebs at the latest red carpets

No wonder then, the actress, who is also a climate change activist, won hands down in the Best Actress - Hindi Movies in the OTT category. Expressing her gratitude for the special win, Bhumi said, "I am humbled and delighted. As an actor, I have continuously worked towards delivering stand-alone performances that audiences will remember me fondly for." Talking about how she chooses her roles that set her apart, Bhumi said, "The women I play are strong-willed, determined, and contribute to the film's story with their choices. It is rewarding that I have received so much love and acceptance. To me, it is a validation of my belief that the Hindi film heroine has to grow and has to feature in stories that show her as powerful and progressive." Well said, Bhumi and hope to see you play lot more amazing characters. Also Read - Bigg Boss 17: Janhvi Kapoor and alleged beau Shikhar Pahariya have FUNNIEST reaction to Orry entering as wildcard

The other actresses that were nominated in the Best Actress - Hindi Movies on OTT category along with Bhumi are Alaya F (Freddy), Huma Qureshi (Monica O My Darling), Sonakshi Sinha (Double XL), Alia Bhatt (Darlings), Vidya Balan (Jalsa). Also Read - Worst Dressed celebs this festive season: Don't make these fashion mistakes

The other winners in the OTT category are as follows:

Best Actor - Hindi Movies: Vijay Varma (Darlings)
Best Actor - Hindi Web-Series: Zain Khan Durrani (Mukhbir)
Best Actress - Hindi Web-Series: Shefali Shah (Human)
Best Actor - South: Naveen Chandra (Ammu)
Best Actress - South: Aishwarya Lekshmi (Ammu)
Most Popular Web Series: Human
Best Supporting Actor: Arbaaz Khan (Tanaav)
Best Supporting Actress: Shefali Shah (Darlings)
Best Film on OTT - Hindi: Gehraiyaan
Best Film on OTT - South: Senapathi

Watch the BollywoodLife.com Awards 2023 ceremony here:

About BollywoodLife.com Awards

BollywoodLife.com Awards 2023 is a celebration of actors and creators across various genres where fans nominate their chosen ones in various categories like Bollywood, OTT, Social Media, South and Bhojpuri cinema, and Television. They then VOTE to make their favourites win. Like every year, in the 4th edition too, the awards were held virtually, preceded by Masterclasses with Shahid Kapoor, Yami Gautam, Abbas Tyrewala and more and included panel discussions with the likes of Rasika Dugal, Abhishek Banerjee, Ulka Gupta, Saiyami Kher amongst others.

Stay tuned to BollywoodLife for the latest scoops and updates from Bollywood, Hollywood, South, TV and Web-Series.

ByShivani Pawaskar
Published: March 28, 2023 2:08 PM IST