Pooja Hegde Biography
Pooja Hegde is an Indian model and film actress who appears mainly in Telugu and Hindi films. As a former beauty pageant contestant, she was crowned as the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition, before going on to make her acting debut in Mysskin’s Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012).
She also featured in the Telugu films Oka Laila Kosam and Mukunda (2014), and continued to feature as the lead actress in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro (2016) along with Hritik Roshan.
Pooja Hegde Age | Pooja Hegde Birth Day
Hegde was born on 13 October 1990. She is 28 years old as of 2018.
Pooja Hegde Family
Pooja Hegde was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra to her parents Manjunath Hegde and Latha Hegde are from Mangalore, Karnataka. Her mother tongue is Tulu, and she is also fluent in English, Marathi, Hindi.
Pooja Hegde Education
She went to M.M.K College. She regularly sought to enter in intercollegiate competitions, participating in dance and fashion shows.
Pooja Hegde Husband
Hegde is currently single and not dating anyone. Moreover, there is no further information about her personal and love life.
Pooja Hegde Children
Speaking of her children and the fact that she is currently unmarried, Hedge has no children for now but her along with the entire unit distributed gifts to 100 kids, including food and stationery stuff, on the sets of her film.
Pooja Hegde Career
She competed within the Miss Asian nation 2009 competition, however, was eliminated in Associate in Nursing early spherical despite winning the Miss Asian nation proficient 2009 honor. She re-applied the following year and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe India 2010 competition, while also being crowned Miss India South Glamorous Hair 2010 in the subsidiary competition.
She created her acting debut in Mysskin’s Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012) opposite Jiiva, representational process the feminine lead character of Shakthi, a fun loving woman UN agency conjures up the male lead to change his outlook on society. She was elect once Mysskin had seen still images from her pageant success, and Hegde helped observe Tamil dialogue for the film by writing and memorizing words in English, adding that the similarity between Tamil and her native tongue Tulu was additionally helpful. Prior to unharness, the film garnered high expectations as a result of the novel theme of a superhero in Tamil films and therefore the film took a grand gap at
the box office in August 2012.
However, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, hampering its progress, and the film ended up becoming a surprise commercial failure. Hegde’s performance also received mixed reviews with a critic from Sify.com citing that she “disappoints”, though a critic from The Hindu noted, “she doesn’t have much scope for talent display.” She earned a nomination for the Best Tamil Female Debut Actress at the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards but lost out to Lakshmi Menon.
Her second film unharness, the Telugu film Oka Laila Kosam (2014), featured her opposite Naga Chaitanya. She was praised for her performance within the motion picture show. Around the same time, she bagged the nomination for Best Actress at the 62nd Filmfare Awards (South). Following a production house and the success of the director Vijay Konda’s previous venture, had prompted her to figure on the project. She undertook Telugu lessons to assist her to portray the leading feminine role. She is additionally presently cinematography for Mukunda opposite debutant Varun Tej, kinsman of actor Chiranjeevi. The romantic-action tale, set within the scene of a village, can unharness in late 2014. In her second Telugu film, Hegde impressed many with her memorable performance in Gopikamma song from Mukunda.
In Gregorian calendar month 2014, Hegde agreed on terms to make her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s forthcoming period film Mohenjo Daro, set against the backdrop of the Indus Valley civilization. She was elect once Gowariker’s mate had noticed her in an advert and referred to like her to audition, which she successfully completed. As a result of her commitment to the
film, she unconcealed that she would take a prospect from showing in regional Indian movies till her Hindi films unharness and rejected a chance to figure during a film directed by Mani Ratnam.
Pooja Hegde Filmography | Pooja Hegde Movie List
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Year |
Film |
Role |
Language |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Shakti | Tamil |
| 2014 | Oka Laila Kosam | Nandana | Telugu |
| Mukunda | Gopika | ||
| 2016 | Mohenjo Daro | Chaani | Hindi |
| 2017 | Duvvada Jagannadham | Pooja | Telugu |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Jigelu Rani | Telugu |
| Saakshyam | Soundarya Lahari | Telugu | |
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Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava |
Aravindha | Telugu | |
| 2019 |
Housefull 4 |
Priya Rana | Hindi |
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Maharshi |
TBA |
Telugu |
Pooja Hegde Awards
Filmfare Awards South
| 2015 | Nominee Filmfare Award – Telugu Film Industry |
Best Actress Oka Laila Kosam (2014) |
Screen Awards, IN
| 2017 | Nominee Screen Award |
Most Promising Debut Actress Mohenjo Daro (2016) |
South Indian International Movie Awards
| 2013 | Nominee SIIMA – Tamil |
Best Female Debutant Mugamoodi (2012) |
Stardust Awards, India
| 2017 | Nominee Reader’s Choice |
Best Acting Debut (Female) Mohenjo Daro (2016) |
Pooja Hegde Net Worth
The Indian Native actress has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million
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Pooja Hegde Height And Weight | Pooja Hegde Measurements | Pooja Hegde Eyes | Pooja Hegde Gallery
| Height |
175 cm / 1.75 m / 5’9”
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|---|---|
| Weight |
53 kg / 117 lbs
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| Body Measurements |
35-25-34
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| Bra Size |
34 B
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| Waist Size |
25 Inches
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| Hip Size |
34 Inches
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| Shoe Size |
8 (US)
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| Dress Size |
4 (US)
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Pooja Hegde talks about Mohenjo Daro, working with Hrithik and how she earned confidence…
Pooja Hegde is living out a fairytale. The young actor could not have dreamt of a more celebrated debut. As Hrithik Roshan’s beloved in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro, it’s nothing short of an epic unveiling. The Miss India contestant feels blessed. “It’s been more than a decade since Deepika Padukone or Anushka Sharma had such a big launch,” she says. She plays princess Chaani in Mohenjo Daro. But it’s a character that seems tailor-made for the new-age actor. She reveals, “According to Ashu sir, I was everything that he had pictured for Chaani. His suggestion was to just be me and not act at all. That made my life easier.” Unlike Pooja, Chaani’s character is bound by her situations and that’s what made the role challenging. She explains, “Chaani is suppressed because there’s a prophecy about her. They call her the Navlokini, which means the chosen one. And the belief is that Chaani will usher in a new way of life in Mohenjo Daro. Everyone believes that she has magical powers. So when she steps out in public, she has to be elegant and correct. She has to be the Navlokini.” She adds, “But at heart she’s childlike and just someone who wants to be nobody. She doesn’t want people to recognize her.”
Pooja has always been a Hrithik Roshan fan. After working with him she’s now found a close friend in him. She shares, “When Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai had released my cousins were raving about this new guy. They kept saying, ‘He’s so hot!’ I too went wow! I couldn’t believe how good-looking he was. Now having worked with him I can call him a friend… it’s such a different feeling.” She’s all praise for her superstar colleague. “You realize he’s so down to earth. He has a big heart,” she says hiding her blushes. Recalling her first meeting with Hrithik she says, “My first reaction was that he looks even better in person. Hrithik is a thorough gentleman. He made me feel comfortable and at ease. I was shy and nervous. He calmed me down. For some reason, he thought that I’m from the South. He was surprised to know I’m a Mumbai girl and that I had grown up in Versova. Just six years ago I shifted to a new home
in Bandra.”
Ashutosh Gowariker’s wife Sunita Gowariker (who’s also the producer of Mohenjo Daro) spotted Pooja in a TV commercial with Ranbir Kapoor and that’s where the ball started rolling. It was the director’s obsession with perfection that honed Pooja’s talent. “Ashu sir’s attention to detail makes him such a great director. That’s why every frame in his films looks beautiful… almost like a painting. He pushes you until he gets the shot he wants. So as a debut actor, if you have a director like that, you know he’ll ensure the best from you.”
Her journey has been a special one. She was first rejected at the Miss India competition. She applied again in 2010 and this time she finished second runner-up in the Miss Universe India competition. “I don’t know if it happened by accident or design but I was a complete tomboy in school. I wore sneakers, I had short hair and I was not a people’s person. I wanted to change that about myself when I turned 15,” she confides. “When I went to college (MMK College, Bandra), I participated in all college functions and festivals to overcome my shyness. I didn’t know any other way to change my personality.
I remember when I had to dance on Madhuri Dixit’s Aaja Nachle number I saw some 15,000 people in the audience and I froze on stage. But from then on my confidence just got better,” she shares. And then she got an invitation for the Miss India pageant and her life changed forever. The Miss India experience opened up new horizons for her. For someone who hails from a South Indian family that places a premium on education, this was a whole new world for her. She smiles, “My elder brother’s a doctor. My dad is a criminal lawyer. My mother has studied Law and also has an MBA degree. I come from a non-film background.”
She continues, “I was never the sort of girl, who dabbled with her mother’s make-up. At Miss India, other contestants were prim and proper, while I was being tutored to walk in heels. But I learned so much from the pageant, I owe a lot to the Times Group. It was here that I got offers to walk the ramp, which eventually led me to films.” Pooja then went down South and debuted with the Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012). She followed it up with the Telugu hits Oka Laila Kosam and Mukunda (2014). When quizzed about the South rendezvous she retorts, “Everyone does that. You should ask why Deepika did it? Why Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra did it? Generally, you make a mark in South films and then make the transition to Hindi cinema.” Initially, Pooja wasn’t too sure about her ability as an actor. But her mother instilled faith in her. She reveals, “Mom said that I should experience it firsthand to actually find out if I’m cut out for it or not. That piece of advice made perfect sense. That’s when I went ahead and gave it my best shot.”
Working in the South was a great learning experience for the young actress. She had the opportunity of working with such directors like Mysskin, Vijay Kumar Konda and Srikanth Addala. Her high point came when she was nominated in the Best Actress category for her debut film Mugamoodi at the Filmfare Awards. She smiles, “It was a definite confidence booster. Whether you win it or not, at the end of the day it was your debut film and your name featured along with the great names in the South.” Right now, her focus has shifted to Hindi movies. She isn’t doing South Indian films nor is she doing any movie with South superstar Allu Arjun. Her future plans? She grins, “I want to do a nice fun film. I want to wear jeans on the set. I’ve been wearing the Mohenjo Daro costumes, which take 25 minutes to get into. But of course, I enjoyed wearing them. Most actresses die without doing a period film. This is my first film and I got the chance to appear in a periodic drama.” Yes, it’s a momentous move.
Adopted from: filmfare.com
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Devi Sri Prasad on sets of Mahesh Babu and Pooja Hegde’s ‘Maharshi’
The shoot of Mahesh Babu, Pooja Hegde and Allari Naresh’s upcoming film with Vamshi Paidipally, ‘Maharshi’, is progressing at brisk pace.
The film’s release was recently shifted to May from April, with producer Dil Raju confirming the same on his social media. The film that was supposed to be released in April will now be releasing on May 9. ‘Maharshi’ will have music composed by Devi Sri Prasad and looks like the music composer is hanging out on sets to get his tunes.
Mahesh Babu, who recently also posted working stills from behind-the-scenes of the film, posted a picture of Devi Sri Prasad with his daughter Sitara and another girl. He wrote, “Making music together. @thisisdsp & the girls!!! #FundaySunday #OnLocation #Maharshi” (sic) DSP to re-shared the adorable picture of him clicking a selfie with the girls on his social media.
Excited fans leave comments when they would get the chance to hear the music of ‘Maharshi’. Further details of the film are awaited.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com