Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian film director, actress, voice over artist and film maker.[1] 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 Lux New Face of the Year for Best Female Debut.
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| Born | 24 February 1972 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 1989 - 2022 |
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| Relatives | See Bhatt family |
| Family | Rahul Bhatt (brother) Alia Bhatt (half-sister) |
Early life
Pooja Bhatt was born on 24 February 1972[2] to Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (born Loraine Bright). On her father's side, Bhatt is of Gujarati descent and on her mother's side, she is of English, Scottish, Armenian, and Burmese ancestry.[3][4][5][6] She is the step-daughter of Soni Razdan. She has a brother, Rahul Bhatt and half-sisters Shaheen and Alia Bhatt.[7] Her cousins are Hitarth Bhat and Emraan Hashmi.[8]
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 solo hit and her big screen debut came with the musical hit Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991),[7] which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic It Happened One Night. Pooja Bhatt appeared in many bold shoots like Stardust.[9]
Her most well-known films in the 1990s included Sadak[7] opposite Sanjay Dutt (1991), Junoon, Jaanam, and Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee opposite Rahul Roy, Sir (1993) and Guneghar (1995) opposite Atul Agnihotri, Tadipaar (1993) and Naaraaz (1994) opposite Mithun Chakraborty, Hum Dono opposite Rishi Kapoor, Angrakshak opposite Sunny Deol (1995), Chaahat opposite Shah Rukh Khan (1996), Tamanna (1997), the super-hit and multi-starrer Border (1997) and Zakhm (1998), opposite Ajay Devgan.
Her last film appearance was in the English language film 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 four more directorial ventures: Holiday (2006), Dhokha (2007), Kajraare (2010) and Jism 2 (2012).[7]
In 2020, Bhatt returned to acting with Sadak 2, a sequel to the hit 1991 film. Her father returned to directing with this film after 20 years.[10] It was released on 28 August 2020 on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar.[11]
In 2021, Bhatt will be seen in the Alankrita Shrivastava directed upcoming webseries Bombay Begums. It will also feature Amruta Subhash, Shahana Goswami, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Producer | Director | Production Designer |
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| 1997 | Tamanna | Yes | No | No |
| 1998 | Dushman | Yes | No | No |
| 1998 | Zakhm | Yes | No | No |
| 2002 | Sur: The Melody of Life | Yes | No | No |
| 2003 | Jism | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2003 | Paap | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | Rog | Yes | No | No |
| 2006 | Holiday | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2007 | Dhokha | No | Yes | No |
| 2010 | Kajraare | No | Yes | No |
| 2012 | Jism 2 | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Cabaret | Yes | No | No |
Acting roles
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
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| 1989 | Daddy | Pooja | Debut film |
| 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 Chaand | Reema D. Seth | ||
| Pehla Nasha | Monica | ||
| Tadipaar | Mohinidevi/Namkeen | ||
| 1994 | Kranti Kshetra | Pooja | |
| Naaraaz | Sonia | ||
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| 1995 | Gunehgar | Pooja Thakur | |
| Hum Dono | Priyanka Surendra Gupta | ||
| Angrakshak | Priyanka Choudhary/Priya | ||
| 1996 | Kalloori Vaasal | Pooja | Tamil film |
| Chaahat | Pooja | ||
| 1997 | Tamanna | Tamanna Ali Sayed | |
| Border | Kammo | ||
| 1998 | Yeh Aashiqui Meri | Anju | |
| Kabhi Na Kabhi | Tina | ||
| Angaaray | Pooja | ||
| Zakhm | Mrs. Desai | ||
| 2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | Tanya | |
| 2009 | Sanam Teri Kasam | Seema Khanna | |
| 2020 | Sadak 2 | Pooja Varma | |
| 2021 | Bombay Begums | Rani Irani | TV series on Netflix |
| 2022 | Chup: Revenge of The Artist | Zenobia shroff |
Awards and recognitions
| Year | Award(s) | Category | Film(s) | Result |
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| 1991 | 36th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Debut | Daddy | Won |
| 1997 | 44th National Film Awards | Best Film on Other Social Issues | Tamanna | |
| 1999 | 46th National Film Awards | Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Zakhm | |
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actress (Hindi) | |||
| 2004 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Debut Director | Paap | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Pooja Bhatt photos: 50 rare HD photos of Pooja Bhatt". The Indian Express. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ . Deccan Chronicle. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Bollywood Trade News Network (July 2007). "Tulip's one exciting girl to watch for!". GlamSham. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (23 May 2013). "Pooja Bhatt auctions role for women's cause". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ @PoojaB1972 (21 November 2013). "My mother is Scottish, Burmese, Armenian, English. My father is half Brahmin, half Muslim & Soni is Half Kashmiri & half German" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 July 2014 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bhatt, Pooja (13 August 2013). "Did you know my maternal great-grandmother was Burmese? I now have the chance to celebrate my roots. Come join me!". Twitter. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Pooja Bhatt: Lesser known facts". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Aditi (15 May 2021). "Emraan Hashmi spills the beans on Mahesh Bhatt-Mukesh Bhatt split". Zee News. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Pictures of celebrities' on magazine covers". The Times of India. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhatt returns to direction with Sadak 2, daughters Alia and Pooja to star with Sanjay Dutt". The Indian Express. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar". Bollywood Hungama. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Keshri, Shweta (16 July 2020). "Netflix's Bombay Begums starring Pooja Bhatt deals with desire, ethics and vulnerabilities". India Today. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
- Pooja Bhatt at Bollywood Hungama
- Pooja Bhatt at IMDb
- Pooja Bhatt on Twitter
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