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Pooja Bhatt (Hindi: पूजा भट) (born on February 24, 1972), is an Indian film actress, producer and director.
She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt, and is related to the famous Bhatt family of Bollywood, that owns the film production company Vishesh Films.
Early life
Bhatt was born to Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (aka Loraine Bright). She is of Gujarati Brahmin and Muslim descent on her father's side. She has Scottish, Armenian and Burmese ancestry on her mother's side. She is the step daughter of Soni Razdan, an actress. Her cousin Vikram Bhatt is a film screenwriter-director. Emraan Hashmi is another famous cousin who is a Bollywood actor.
She acted in many films which were produced and directed by her father.
Career
Bhatt made her acting debut at age 17, in 1989 with Daddy, a TV film directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt. In the film she portrayed a soul-searching teenage girl in an estranged relationship with her alcoholic father, played by actor Anupam Kher.
Her biggest hit and her big screen debut came with a musical hit, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991) opposite Aamir Khan which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic "It Happened One Night." Pooja received the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for the film.
Her most well-known films in the 1990s included, Sadak (1991), Junoon (1992), Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), Chaahat (1996), Tamanna (1996), a super-hit and multi-starrer Border(1997) and Zakhm (1998).
Her last film appearance was in Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001. She has since focused on producing and directing.
She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami, since then she has made two more directorial ventures, Holiday (2006) and Dhokha (2007).
Personal life
On August 24, 2003, she married her long-time boyfriend and a former popular VJ of Indian music channel, Channel V, Munish Makhija aka Udham Singh. He now owns a restaurant-bar in Goa.
This happened after she got divorced form the VJ Ranvir Shoreey.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Daddy | Pooja |
| 1991 | Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin | Pooja Dharamchand |
| Sadak | Pooja | |
| 1992 | Prem Deewane | Radha |
| Jaanam | Anjali | |
| Saatwan Aasman | Pooja Malhotra | |
| Junoon | Dr. Nita V. Chauhan | |
| 1993 | Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee | Pooja |
| Sir | Pooja | |
| Chor aur Chand | Reema D. Seth | |
| Pehla Nasha | Monica | |
| Tadipaar | Mohinidevi/Namkeen | |
| 1994 | Kranti Kshetra | Pooja |
| 1994 | Kalluri Vasal (Tamil) | Pooja |
| Naaraaz | ||
| 1995 | Gunehgar | Pooja Thakur |
| Hum Dono | Priyanka Surendra Gupta/Priya | |
| Angrakshak | Priyanka Choudhary/Priya | |
| 1996 | Chaahat | Pooja |
| 1997 | Tamanna | Tamanna Ali Sayed |
| Border | Kanu | |
| 1998 | Yeh Aashiqui Meri | Anju |
| Kabhi Na Kabhi | Tina | |
| Angaaray | Pooja | |
| Zakhm | Mrs. Desai | |
| 2000 | Yeh Pyar Hi To Hai | |
| 2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | Tanya |
Producer
- Tamanna (1997)
- Dushman (1998)
- Zakhm (1998)
- Sur: The Melody of Life (2002)
- Jism (2003)
- Paap (2003)
- Vaada (2005)
- Rog (2005)
- Holiday (2006)
Director
- Paap (2003)
- Holiday (2006)
- Dhokha (2007)
- Kajraare (2009)
Production designer
- Jism (2003)
- Paap (2003)
- Rog (2005)
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