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Film & TV
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Pooja Bhatt is an Indian film director, actress, voice over artist and film maker.
Known for
- Big Girls Don't Cry — Anita Verma2024
- Chup — Dr. Zenobia Shroff2022
- Sanaa2022
- Bombay Begums — Rani2021
- Bigg Boss OTT2021
- Sadak 2 — Pooja Verma2020
- Sanam Teri Kasam — Seema Khanna2009
- Indian Idol — Self2004
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai — Herself2002
- Everybody Says I'm Fine!2001
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1972-02-24 ) 24 February 1972 (age 54) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Occupations
- Actress producer director
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Manish Makhija ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 )
- Father
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Relatives
- See Bhatt family
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Father
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Sibling
- Alia Bhatt
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Image
- Pooja Bhatt grace the press meet of the film Cabaret at JW Marriott Juhu (2).jpg
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- Pooja Bhatt
- date of birth
- 1972-02-24
- name in native language
- પૂજા ભટ્ટ
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- social media followers
- 455968
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Encyclopedic overview
Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian actress, director, and filmmaker who works in Hindi films. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and is the recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award.
Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Daddy in 1989. For the film, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her breakthrough came with the romance comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), which also emerged as her highest grossing release. In the following decade, she earned critical acclaim for her performances in the films Sadak (1991), Junoon (1992), Naaraaz (1994), Angrakshak (1995), Chaahat (1996), Tamanna (1997), Border (1997), Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998), Angaaray (1998) and Zakhm (1998). This was followed by a hiatus and intermittent work.
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