Pooja Bhatt is an Indian director, actress, film producer and former model. She is the eldest daughter of famous Indian film producer Mahesh Bhatt.
Wiki/Biography
Pooja Bhatt was born on Thursday, February 24, 1972, in Mumbai (50 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She attended AF Petit Girls High School, Mumbai.
Collage of old photos of Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhat’s childhood photos with her parents
appearance
Height: 5′1″
Eye color: brown
Hair color: brown
family and caste
Pooja Mahesh Bhatt’s father is half-Gujarati and half-Muslim, while her mother is of multiple ethnicities, including Scottish, Burmese, Armenian and British. She wrote in a tweet,
My mother is Scottish, Burmese, Armenian and English. My father is half Brahmin, half Muslim. ”
Mahesh Bhatt’s family tree
Parents and siblings
Her father Mahesh Bhatt is a famous Indian director, producer and screenwriter. Her mother’s name was Kiran Bhatt and after her marriage to Mahesh Bhatt, her name was changed from Loraine Bright to Kiran Bhatt . Her biological brother Rahul Bhatt is an Indian fitness trainer and actor.
Pooja Bhatt with her parents and brother
After separating from Pooja’s mother, Mahesh Bhatt married British actress and film director Soni Razdan. Pooja has two stepsisters: Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt, from Soni Razdan and Mahesh Bhatt respectively.
Pooja Bhatt with Alia Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt and Soni Razdan
Famous Indian actor Emraan Hashmi and Indian film director Mohit Suri are her cousins. Mohit Suri’s mother is Mahesh Bhatt’s biological sister, so Mahesh Bhatt is his uncle, and Emraan Hashmi is the son of his cousin Anwar Hashmi, so he is his uncle. nephew.
Pooja Bhatt with her cousin Emran Hashmi and her nephew
Relationships, husbands and children
Previously, Pooja Bhatt’s name was associated with many Indian celebrities such as Aamir Khan, Sohail Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bobby Deol, Sunil Darshan, Deepak Malhot La and Aditya Pancholi. Later, she lived with Indian actor Ranveer Shorey, and there were rumors that the two were engaged. After some time, the couple parted ways due to an abusive relationship. In an interview, Pooja spoke about ending her relationship with Ranveer and she said,
I was in a relationship with an alcoholic who beat me regularly. ”
Ranveer Shorey and Pooja Bhatt
In 2003, she married her boyfriend Manish Makhija, a VJ and businessman. After nearly 11 years of marriage, the couple divorced. Pooja spoke about her divorce in an interview and she said,
I chose to live life on my own terms and refused to perform in galleries. Certificates will not make or break marriages and relationships! Life does! To all those who care about me and especially those who don’t care about my husband, Munna and Me have decided to part ways after 11 glorious years of marriage. Our separation was, as some would say, amicable and we have the highest respect for each other now and forever. The reason I explain is that we are all part of the public sphere. Our friends, well-wishers and enemies are now free to speculate. ”
Pooja Bhatt and Munish Makhija
In 1995, she spoke about her relationship in an interview with Stardust magazine and stated that she was dating Sohail Khan and that they both planned to get married.
Profession
She began her career as a child model, and her first television commercial was for Pear Soap.
At the age of 17, she made her acting debut as Pooja in the Hindi film Baba (1989), directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt. She gained popularity in the Hindi film Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991) with famous Indian actor Aamir Khan.
Some of her other popular Hindi films include Sadak (1991), Sir (1993), Kranti Kshetra (1994), Chaahat (1996) and Border (1997). She started her own film production company “Pooja Bhatt Productions” in 1996. She made her debut as a producer in the Hindi film “Tamanna” (1997) and her first film as a director was the Hindi film “Paap” released in 2003. Some of her Hindi films as a director Includes Dushman (1998), Zakhm (1998), Jism (2003) and Jism 2 (2012). She has worked as a producer on Hindi films such as Vacation (2006), Dhokha (2007) and Kajraare (2010). Apart from this, she has also worked as a production designer on Hindi films like Jism (2003) and Paap (2003). After a break of nearly eight years, she appeared in the 2009 Hindi film Sanam Teri Kasam opposite Saif Ali Khan. In 2020, she made a special appearance in the Hindi film Sadak 2, which is the sequel to the Hindi film Sadak (1991). The film did not receive a warm response from the audience and became one of the biggest Hindi film failures of 2020. She appeared in the Netflix web series Bombay in 2021, playing the role of Rani.
Pooja Bhatt with her Bombay Beauty co-stars
In 2023, Pooja appeared as a contestant in the second season of the reality show Bigg Boss OTT. The show airs on JioCinema.
Pooja Bhatt inside the house of Bigg Boss OTT Season 2
dispute
- In the 1980s, an issue of Filmfare magazine published a photo of her with her father, which was met with huge criticism. In the photo, the two were seen locking lips with each other, and then Mahesh Bhatt’s controversial remarks added fuel to the fire. He said in an interview,
If Pooja were not my daughter, I would have loved to marry her. ”
Pooja Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt kissing in photos
- At the age of 24, she posed nude for a fashion magazine, wearing only paint. At the time, her photoshoot caused huge controversy among the media and the public.
Pooja Bhatt on magazine cover
Awards and Honors
- 1991: Hindi film “Baba” wins the Filmfare Lux New Face of the Year Award
- 1997: Hindi film Tamanna wins National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
- 1999: Hindi film “Zakhm” wins Nargis Dutt Award for Best National Integration Feature Film
address
Pooja Bhatt, 601, Kyle More Apartments, Behind Mehboob Studios, Bandra (W) Mumbai 400050
Signature/Autograph
Pooja Bhatt’s autograph
favorite thing
car collection
Facts/Trivia
- Her family and friends call her Bhoot Bhatt.
- When she was in school, she dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
- Her uncle Mukesh Bhatt once offered her a role in a super hit film but she turned it down as her then boyfriend did not want her to become an actor. She said in an interview,
I have a boyfriend who I’ve been in love with since I was 12 years old. When I was 16, I started dating him. When I was 17, I acted in Daddy and when I was 18, I was offered a role in Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin. “
- She has worked as a model and appeared on the covers of various magazines.
Pooja Bhatt on the cover of Stardust magazine
- Alia Bhatt said in an interview that there is a strange rumor that she is the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt.
- She is an animal lover and has a pet dog and several pet cats.
Pooja Bhatt and her pet cat
- In 1993, Pooja recorded an English rap song “Just For Today” for Indian music director and singer Daboo Malik’s debut album.
- In 1996, she hosted the Hindi television show Mere Saath Chal.
- In 2005, she appeared in the Hindi documentary Bollywood Sunset.
- Interestingly, in twelve of her films, her character’s name was Pooja.
- Pooja Bhatt follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Talking about her relationship with her stepmother Soni Razdan, she said:
In the beginning, as I said, we (Sony and I) were complete strangers and she was my enemy. But they say, no, time heals all wounds. It also healed my heartache. We first said hello and then started chatting. It took off from there and now we are good friends. Although it was very late, Mom also started talking to Sony. Dad and I didn’t try to make them friends. They do this on their own. Both parties do it on their own. Now they get along very well. “
- She started drinking at the age of 16 but stopped drinking in December 2017.
- According to media reports, she started smoking at the age of 23. In 2018, she shared a post on Instagram in which she talked about quitting smoking.
- In 2018, she won the franchise of the 3BL Basketball League “Team Delhi Hoopers”.
- According to Bombay Times, Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan banned Salman from working with Pooja Bhatt in films in the 1990s because she was a controversial actress at the time.
- She has many tattoos on her body. The first is an owl tattoo on the left forearm, the second is an eye, butterfly and compass tattoo on the left shoulder, the third is a subbu symbol tattoo on the left finger, and the fourth is a tattoo of ”. Alles iat ein Marchem’ ie everything is a fairy tale is printed on her right forearm.
Collage of Pooja Bhatt’s tattoos
- On November 2, 2022, she became the first Bollywood celebrity to join Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra; she walked with him in Hyderabad.
Pooja Bhatt walks with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad on November 2, 2022
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