Pooja Hegde is an Indian model and Bollywood actress who has starred in many Hindi and Telugu films in recent years. Pooja Hegde was a finalist in Miss Universe India 2010. She started her acting career in 2012 with the Tamil movie Mugamudi. In 2016, she starred in her first Hindi film alongside Hrithik Roshan.
Full Name | Pooja Hegde |
Date of Birth | 13th October 1990 |
Age | 30 Years |
Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Profession | Model and Actress |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Maharashtra |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
College / University | MMK College, Mumbai |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Father Name | Manjunath Hegde |
Mother Name | Latha Hegde |
Brother Name | Rishabh Hegde |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Pooja Hegde Wiki/Biography
Pooja was born on October 13, 1990 and will be 30 years old in 2020. She was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Childhood photo of Pooja Hegde
Her native language is Tulu, but the Housefull 4 actress is also fluent in Hindi, English, and Marathi. Her zodiac sign is Libra and she follows Hinduism.
As a child, Pooja always liked dances and fashion contests. She said that she participated in dance competitions and fashion shows while she was in college. Pooja has a Master of Commerce. She studied at the MMK College.
family, friend and relationship
Pooja Hegde of Bombay. However, his hometown is Bangalore. She is the daughter of Manjunat Hegde and Lata Hegde.
Pooja Hegde’s father Pooja Hegde’s mother
Pooja has an older brother, Rishab Hegde, who is an orthopedist.
Brother Pooja Hegde
Pooja is not married, but it is unknown if she is single or not. According to sources, this southern actress has been in a relationship with the Baahubali Prabhas star for a while. Pooja was also seen with Rohan Mehra before rumors of her relationship with Prabhas became a topic of discussion in the city. Neither Pooja nor Prabhas confirmed the rumours. She said that she has been focused on work lately.
Physical Appearance
Pooja has participated in many beauty pageants and fashion shows. She is a beautiful Indian actress and model. Her measurements are 342534. Weight 53 kg, height 175 cm She has brown eyes and black hair.
Career
Pooja Hegde participated in Miss India Talented and won the title in 2009. That same year she participated in the Miss India 2009 pageant where she was eliminated in the early rounds. Subsequently, she participated in the Miss Universe pageant and took second place. Pooja Hegde got her first break in the film industry in Myshkin’s 2012 film Mugamudi, where she worked alongside Jeeva and played the role of Shakti in the film. She played the role of a sweet and funny woman. She was cast in the role after attracting the director’s attention during his appearances in beauty pageants.
Hegde wrote all the dialogues in English to remember and understand them. His native language is Tulu, which is a bit like Tamil. The movie was unbelievably good when it came out. However, critics did not like it. Due to negative reviews from critics, the film failed at the box office. Two years later, she appeared in Oka Laila Kosam alongside Naga Chaitanya. This romantic comedy did well at the box office, and Hegde’s performance received critical acclaim. Pooja was nominated for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards South.
Pooja got her first Hindi project in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro. She was seen with Hrithik Roshan. She was called in for an audition after Gowariker’s wife saw her in a commercial. Before filming Mohenjo-Daro, Pooja Hegde turned down all regional film offers. The movie was released in 2016. Unfortunately, she came across as weak. A year later, Hegde was released in Telugu. She worked with Allu Arjun in Jagannadham.
She starred in three Telugu movies in 2018. In the first movie, she had a guest appearance in one of the songs. She worked at Rangasthalam and Saakshyam. The following year, Pooja worked on three films including Gaddalaconda, The Maharshi and Full House 4. After a long hiatus, she returned to the Hindi film scene. Housefull 4 was released in 2019 and became one of the highest grossing movies of the year, grossing a whopping INR 280 million at the box office. She starred in the movie “Pooja and Rajkumari Mala”. She has worked with Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Kriti Kharbanda, Riteish Deshmukh, and Bobby Deol. Her film Ala Vaikunthpurramuloo was a commercial success, grossing INR 250 crore.
Pooja Hegde is working on her next project with Salman Khan on Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. She also signed a contract for several Telugu films this year.
Controversy
Pooja’s Instagram account was hacked on May 27. She announced it via Twitter and asked her fans not to provide any personal information when asked via her Instagram account. Although his team managed to recover his account, it was already too late. The hacker did damage. The post with Samantha was posted on Hegde’s Instagram story with the caption “I don’t think she’s pretty at all.” He deleted the post after his account was restored. However, fans have asked Pooja to apologize to Samantha for the post.
facts and information
Pooja studied at Bharatnatyam.
Gowariker’s wife recommended Pooja Hegde for Mohenjo Daro with Hrithik Roshan after seeing her in a commercial.
Pooja had to turn down an offer to star in a Tamil movie while filming Mohenjo Daro.
He speaks Tulu, Hindi, English and Marathi fluently.
Hegde was born on the day of Lakshmi Puja. Her parents chose “Lakshmi” as her name, but her aunt said it was a bit traditional. Finally, her parents named her “Pooja”.
Pooja starred in a commercial for Hero Maestro with Ranbir Kapoor.
He loves to eat pizza and biryani.
His favorite actresses are Jennifer Lawrence, Madhuri Dixit and Meryl Streep.
His favorite actors are Leonardo DiCaprio, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan.
Pooja’s hobbies are singing, traveling, dancing and reading.