Back-to-back shooting schedules have kept Bhumi Pednekar very busy this year, and she has no intention of slowing down. The actor says she is currently in “revenge work mode” and making up for all the time she missed due to the pandemic-related lockdowns.

“I feel me-time is extremely important, but this year I have not had a lot of that. But I’m a workaholic and I want to catch up on lost time,” says the actor, who was last seen in Raksha Bandhan, adding, “I’m so grateful for all the opportunities that I have that I don’t feel like slowing down at the moment. When my body will naturally tell me to slow down a little, I think only then I will slow down. But at the moment, I’m on a high. I’m having a blast.”

About her projects, the 33-year-old informs, “I have recently worked on Afwaah, which stars (actor) Nawazuddin Siddiqui sir, and is directed by Sudhir Mishra. It is such a wonderful project. It is actually my fourth film this year. I have already finished The Ladykiller and Bhakshak. My year started with a bang with Badhaai Do. The second half of the year is going to be super packed too. I have back-to-back shooting schedules and will start filming for two new projects.”

Ask her if she also plans on expanding her horizons in the industry — for instance, taking up direction, production, or writing — and Pednekar shares, “I don’t feel the need for it right now because my hands are so full at the moment. But because I love cinema so much, I’m sure I will diversify at some point, and that could be directing, producing, or singing.”