Before she was a star, Bhumi Pednekkar was a star-maker—a casting agent at Yash Raj Films who helped discover the likes of Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal. In this deep-dive interview with Mayank Shekhar, Bhumi looks back at her life on the other side of the camera and the harsh reality of delivering one of Hindi cinema’s biggest washouts.

On January 27, 2026, a man rushed the stage at a Minneapolis town hall and sprayed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with an unknown liquid from a syringe as she addressed the audience, in a shocking and widely shared incident that has sparked national debate and condemnation from both sides of the aisle. Just moments earlier, Omar was speaking critically about U.S. ICE and urging political accountability when the disruption occurred. Security quickly tackled and restrained the suspect, later identified as 55‑year‑old Anthony Kazmierczak, who was arrested and booked on third‑degree assault charges. WATCH