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Occupation
  
Actress, model

Parents
  
Ravi Batra, Neelam Batra

Height
  
1.75 m

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Pooja Batra


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Born
  
27 October 1974 (age 49) Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (
1974-10-27
)

Majorcompetition(s)
  
Femina Miss India(Miss India 3)(Miss India International)Miss International 1993(Semi-finalist)

Spouse
  
Sonu S. Ahluwalia (m. 2003–2011)

Movies
  
Similar People
  
Parvathy Nair, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Sonu S Ahluwalia, Sanchita Shetty, Ramya Barna

Profiles

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Pooja Batra (born 27 October 1976) in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, is an Indian actress and model. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 1993.

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Early life and background

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Batra was born to Ravi Batra, an army colonel and Neelam Batra, a former Miss India participant in 1971. She lived in Ludhiana with her extended family while she was young. While in school, she was an athlete and competed in the 200 and 400-meter dash.

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She graduated in Economics from Fergusson College, Pune and holds an MBA in marketing from Symbiosis, Pune. She has two brothers. She became the third runners up at the Miss Asia Pacific in 1993, when she was 18 years old.

Career

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At a young age, she started modelling as a part-time job. She was best known for her Liril soap commercial. She was the first Indian face to launch and be a spokesperson for Head and Shoulders in India. As a model she has participated in over 250 events and ad campaigns. She shot to fame when she was crowned Miss India Asia-Pacific in 1993. She went on to become one of the top models in India. She walked the ramp for over 250 fashion shows in India and overseas. She is an ambassador for Parag Sarees.

Batra turned down many offers to complete her education before signing a contract with the Virasat Film Studio. The first film she signed was Virasat in 1997. She went on to work in over 20 films including Haseena Maan Jayegi, Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya and Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye. One of her films, Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story, a historical epic, was shown at the Cannes film festival in 2004. She is the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television, Noida.

Batra has also appeared in South Indian films including three Malayalam films and two Tamil films, including a cameo in the 1995 film Aasai.

Batra has acted in theater and toured North America, which got her considerable acclaim. She appeared at the 2009 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, where she reunited with her Virasat costar, Anil Kapoor.

Personal life

Batra was married to orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Sonu S. Ahluwalia, in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2010. In January 2011, she filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

Philanthropy

Batra has volunteered time and money to charitable causes including AIDS (Mukti Foundation), homeless children, the Bombay Police Department and injured soldiers in the Kashmir war.

She did pro bono work in the film, My Little Devil (Bas Yari Rakho) subtitled in Hindi, English and French to raise funds for the poor children in India. The film was co-produced by NFDC-La Fete (Canada) and directed by Gopi Desai. The film was screened at the 24th Annual Montreal World Film Festival, 2000; Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2000; 10th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival of World Cinema, 2001 and the Indian Film Festival in Malaysia, 2005.

Filmography

Actress
-
Hexengeddon (pre-production) as
Vivian St. Johm
-
Recast (TV Series) (pre-production) as
Gina Chatterjee / Gina
- Dead Man Walking - Gina Chatterjee
- Pilot - Gina
-
Twilight: The Story of Hope (completed) as
Narrator
2021
Squad (TV Movie) as
Nandini Rajput
2020
Padmavyuha (Short) as
Professor Anjali Mudra
2019
Draupadi Unleashed as
Mohini
2019
SEAL Team (TV Series) as
Anita Patel
- My Life for Yours (2019) - Anita Patel
2019
The Rookie (TV Series) as
Dr. Haddad
- Redwood (2019) - Dr. Haddad
2018
S.W.A.T. (TV Series) as
Rachel
- Day Off (2018) - Rachel
2018
Timeless (TV Series) as
Ananya Sirivastava
- The Day Reagan Was Shot (2018) - Ananya Sirivastava
2017
Lethal Weapon (TV Series) as
Candi
- Gold Rush (2017) - Candi
2017
Mirror Game as
Dr. Roy
2017
One Under the Sun as
Kathryn Voss
2016
Killer Punjabi as
Rita Walia
2015
Any Body Can Dance 2 as
Puja Kohli
2014
The Spirit of Mumbai as
Rani Deol
2013
Strength with a Twist (TV Movie)
2012
Karma Yodha as
Radhika Madhava Menon
2011
Hum Tum Shabana as
Special appearance
2011
August 15 as
Devi Perumal
2010
Outsourced (TV Series) as
CS Worker #9
- Pilot (2010) - CS Worker #9
2005
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story as
Noor Jahan
2003
Parwana as
Parwana's associate
2003
Talaash: The Hunt Begins... as
Kamini
2001
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya as
Sonia Chopra
2001
Ittefaq as
Roshni G. Hiranandani
2001
Nayak: The Real Hero as
Laila
2001
Jodi No. 1 as
Casino Dancer
2001
Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi as
Savitri (Special Appearance)
2001
Farz as
Seductress
2000
Daivathinte Makan as
Soniya
2000
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye as
Mona
2000
Bas Yaari Rakho
2000
Kandukondain Kandukondain as
Nandini Varma
1999
Haseena Maan Jaayegi as
Pooja Verma
1999
Oruvan as
Kalpana
1999
Megham as
Swathy
1998
Greeku Veerudu
1998
Saazish as
Rachel
1998
Sham Ghansham as
Roopa
1997
Bhai as
Pooja
1997
Chandralekha as
Lekha
1997
Vishwavidhaata as
Poonam
1997
Virasat as
Anita
1995
Sisindri
1995
Aasai as
Special Appearance ('Shock Adikuthu' song)
Producer
2016
Killer Punjabi (co-producer)
2014
The Spirit of Mumbai (co-producer)
Casting Department
2009
Kambakkht Ishq (additional casting)
Thanks
2013
Arise (Short) (special thanks)
2009
Kambakkht Ishq (Special thanks for Acquiring Hollywood Stars)
Self
2013
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short) as
Self
- IFFLA Gangs of Wasseypur (2013) - Self
2001
Censor as
Self (Pooja)

References

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