Bhumi Pednekar finishes shooting for Red Chillies Entertainment's Bhakshak

Bhumi Pednekar has completed shooting for the social drama Bhakshak. The film has been directed by Pulkit, who is known for helming the Subhas Chandra Bose web biopic Bose: Dead / Alive (2017), starring Rajkummar Rao. 

Pednekar shared a picture of herself with the team on social media and wrote, “It has been an emotional roller-coaster, and 39 days later, we wrap Bhakshak. A film that will always remain close to my heart and the narrative that will continue to give me goose-bumps. I feel proud bringing to you a jaw-dropping story of women coming together to fight for justice. Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Pulkit. See you soon in cinemas (sic).” 

Sharing his thoughts on the film being wrapped up, Pulkit wrote on Facebook, “As we wrap a start to end 39-day schedule for Bhakshak, we promise to bring a spine chilling tale of an atrocious crime against women and their fight for justice (sic).” 

Bhakshak is reportedly based on the case where girls were allegedly raped and tortured at a shelter home run by an NGO in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, which came to light in 2018. The film also stars Sai Tamhankar, Sanjay Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. 

Pulkit, who made his debut with the critically acclaimed Maroon (2017), battled cancer after the release of Bose: Dead / Alive. He then went on to helm the film Dedh Bigha Zameen, which stars Pratik Gandhi and is yet to be released.