Pooja Bhatt is an Indian director, actress, producer, and former model. In the year 1989, Pooja Bhatt made her acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Daddy.’ She gained popularity with her lead role in the 1991 film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ opposite Bollywood actor Aamir Khan.
Pooja Bhatt is an Indian director, actress, producer, and former model. She was born on 24 February 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She completed her schooling from AF Petite Girls High School, Mumbai.
Her father, Mahesh Bhatt is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. Her mother, Kiran Bhatt is a homemaker. She has a brother, Rahul Bhatt, and two stepsisters, Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt.
Interesting facts about Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt owns luxury cars like Audi Q7, Toyota Innova, Toyota Fortuner, and Range Rover.
She is eldest daughter of the Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
Pooja Bhatt started her career as a model.
She has been featured on the cover pages of various famous magazines.
Pooja Bhatt’s acting debut
In the year 1989, Pooja Bhatt made her acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Daddy.’
She gained popularity with her lead role in the 1991 film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ opposite Bollywood actor Aamir Khan.
In 1993, she recorded an English rap song called ‘Just for Today.’
Pooja Bhatt served as the host of the Hindi TV show ‘Mere Saath Chal.’
Pooja Bhatt’s marriage
Pooja Bhatt has dated many Indian celebrities like Aamir Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bobby Deol, Sunil Darshan, Deepak Malhotra, Aditya Pancholi, and Ranveer Shorey.
Pooja tied the knot with Munish Mukherjee in the year 2003. The couple got divorced in 2014.
She and her father received criticism after Mahesh Bhatt made a controversial remark about his relationship with her.
Pooja Bhatt Productions
In 1996, she launched her own film production company ‘Pooja Bhatt Productions.’
Pooja’s first film as a producer was ‘Tamanna’ that came out in the year 1997.
She took a break from acting in 2001 and made a comeback with the 2007 Hindi film ‘Sanam Teri Kasam.’
In 2005, she worked in the Hindi documentary ‘Sunset Bollywood.’
Pooja Bhatt was seen in the remake version of the classic Hindi film ‘Sadak 2’ that was released in 2020. The film proved to be unsuccessful at the box-office.
In 2021, she appeared in the Netflix web series ‘Bombay Begums.’
Awards
In the year 1991, Pooja Bhatt won the Filmfare Lux New Face of the Year Award for the film ‘Daddy.’
In 1997, she was honoured with the National Film Award for the film ‘Tamanna.’
In 1999, she received the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film for the film ‘Zakhm.’
Pooja Bhatt’s filmography
Some of the popular films that Pooja Bhatt has worked in are Angrakhshak (1995), Hum Dono (1995), Gunehgar (1995), Chor aur Chaand (1993), Chaahat (1996), Zakhm (1998), Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), Jism 2 (2012), Khatta Meetha (2010), Chup: Revenge of the Artist (2022), and many more.
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