Bhumika Senthilkumar secretly pursued bodybuilding despite parental objections, training while studying fashion design in Palakkad and Kochi. Coached by Abhil John Manuel, she intensified diet and training, overcame injury, and won gold in Women's Wellness and bronze in Sports Physique at the 16th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Batam, Indonesia, changing her family's view.