Bhumika Chawla born Rachna Chawla on 21 August 1978 is an Indian actress 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 Bhojpuri Punjabi and Malayalam She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performances in Kushi Okkadu 2003 Tere Naam Missamma Gandhi My Fatherand Anasuya