Bhumi is training hard for her next

Abhishek Chaubey was on Bhumi Pednekar’s wish list of directorsActress Bhumi Pednekar says working with her Son Chiraiya director was on her wish list.

She will feature in the movie with actor Sushant Singh Rajput. He will play a dacoit of the Chambal valley, in a story set in the 1970s.“I can’t reveal much details about Son Chiraiya and that’s the way it is. It’s a difficult film and we are gearing up to shoot it. Abhishek Chaubey  has been on my wish list ofdirectors to work with, so I am really excited about working with him,”

Pednekar said on the sidelines of an awards function.

Her character is of a village woman and the role demands that she understand the mannerisms and ways of rural woman.

She is learning to walk with a pot of water on her head, withstand blistering heat, sweep and clean floors and do other rigorous household chores that woman in rural India still do.

Asked about the preparation for the film, Pednekar said: “The kind of actor I am, I always put in a lot in my character, but Chaubey is such a director who really believes in fine tuning an actor as much as possible. So, there is lot of physical training that I am doing for it and there is also a lifestyle change that I have gone through for this film.” According to reports, her director wanted her to change her routine to suit things.”

She also said that working with an actor like Sushant makes one up their game. “Sushant has been great. I know him for a while now. He is such a phenomenal actor that I am really excited to work with him.

“It is always good to work with somebody who is so good because working with an actor like him ups your game as an actor,” said the Toilet Ek Prem Katha actor.

Son Chiraiya revolves around Chambal dacoits and is set in the 1970s. The film will be shot in the Chambal ravines and will roll early next year.