Started her career as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, Bhumi Pednekar made her film debut as an overweight bride in the romantic-comedy 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' (2015), for which she won the 'Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut'. On Saturday, the actress turned 31 and shared a few glimpses of her birthday celebration on social media. In the photos, Bhumi can be seen smiling as she cuts her birthday cake while adding, how grateful she is for the love she has been showered with, on her special day.

Bhumi Pednekar shared the birthday pictures on Instagram and captioned the post, "As I turn a year older, all I can think of is how fortunate & grateful I am. To be surrounded by such love and support. To have such incredible people in my life. To be able to follow my passion and have a job that I love. To have the love the audiences give me. To be able to give back and work towards making this world a better place. To have the means to protect the ones I love. I am so grateful for everything. With everything happening around us, am so so overwhelmed by the love that everyone has shown... Thank you so much ❤️ #gratitude #thankyou". Check out her birthday post here -

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As I turn a year older, all I can think of is how fortunate & grateful I am. To be surrounded by such love and support. To have such incredible people in my life. To be able to follow my passion and have a job that I love. To have the love the audiences give me. To be able to give back and work towards making this world a better place. To have the means to protect the ones I love. I am so grateful for everything. With everything happening around us, am so so overwhelmed by the love that everyone has shown... Thank you so much ❤️ #gratitude #thankyou

A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Jul 17, 2020 at 10:58pm PDT

On the professional front, last time we saw the actress in Bhanu Pratap Singh's 'Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship' opposite Vicky Kaushal, in which Bhumi was seen playing a small role. Bhumi Pednekar will be seen next in a multi-starrer film `Takht`, directed by Karan Johar, Amit Sharma's 'Badhaai Do', G. Ashok's 'Durgavati', and Alankrita Shrivastava's `Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare`, which is set to stream on Netflix.