Monday, March 17, 2008
Biography
Pooja Batra was born in Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) in India on October 27th in 1976 into an army family. Her father Ravi Batra was wounded in action in the 1971(India-Pakistan) war & her mother Neelam Batra was a former Miss India participant.
Her first love was 200mts & 400mts dash. Through out school she was involved in sports, debating & plays. She graduated from the prestigious Fergusson College in Economics and attended Symbiosis for her MBA in Marketing. She started modeling at a young age as a part time job. She was best known for her Liril commercial. The bubbly girl from Pune was approached by a lot of Film makers from the Indian Film Industry to star in films but she refused so she could finish her education.
She was crowned Miss India(1993) while she was a sophomore and she went on to become one of the top supermodels in India walking the ramp in over 250 fashion shows in India & abroad. After many consistent film offers she signed Virasat.
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Filmography
1. Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005) .... Noor Jahan
2. Parwana (2003) .... Parwana's associate
3. Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003) .... Kamini
4. Nayak: The Real Hero (2001) .... Laila
5. Jodi No.1 (2001) .... Casino Dancer (Special Appearance)
6. Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001) .... Savitri (Special Appearance)
7. Farz (2001) .... Seductress
8. Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) .... Sonia Chopra
9. Ittefaq (2001) .... Roshni Hiranandani
10. Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000) .... Mona
11. Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) .... Nandini (actress)
12. Bas Yaari Rakho (2000) .... Pratibha
13. Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) .... Pooja Verma
14. Megham (1999) .... Col. Thampuran's wife
15. Greeku Veerudu (1998)
16. Sham Ghansham (1998) .... Roopa
17. Chandralekha (1997) .... Driver's daughter
18. Bhai (1997) .... Pooja
19. Virasat (1997) .... Anita
20. Vishwavidhaata (1997) .... Poonam