Full Name Pooja Bedi Parents Kabir Bedi, Protima Bedi | Role Actress Name Pooja Bedi | |
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Born 11 May 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-05-11 ) Mumbai, India Occupation Actress, television presenter, relationship columnist Spouse Farhan Ebrahim (m. 1994–2003) Children Aalia Ebrahim, Omar Ebrahim Movies Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Shakti, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aay, Vishkanya, Aatank Hi Aatank Similar People Kabir Bedi, Protima Bedi, Pooja Bhatt, Akashdeep Saigal, Adam Bedi | ||
Siblings Adam Bedi, Siddharth Bedi | ||
Pooja Bedi Failed To Become Super-Hot Actress Of Bollywood | Lehren Diaries
Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is a former Bollywood actress, television talk show host. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and the late Protima Bedi. Pooja was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in its (season 5) in 2011.
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- Pooja Bedi Failed To Become Super Hot Actress Of Bollywood Lehren Diaries
- When pooja bedi featured in condom ad and mother goes without clothes on juhu beach
- Biography
- Career
- Filmography
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When pooja bedi featured in condom ad and mother goes without clothes on juhu beach
Biography
Pooja Bedi was born in Mumbai to the late Indian classical dancer Protima and film star Kabir Bedi. She was brought up in what she calls a bohemian progressive artistic environment. She received her basic education at Besant Montessori in Mumbai and then at Lawrence School, Sanawar.
Bedi married Guetta Ebrahim Furniturewalla whom she met in 1990. She has two children, a daughter Aalia Furniturewalla born in 1997 and son Omar Ebrahim, born in 2000. Bedi and Farhan divorced in 2003.
Career
From 1991 to 1994, Bedi worked in Bollywood films, has appeared in many commercials and campaigns. She is remembered for the Kama Sutra condom campaign which she endorsed and used as a vehicle to raise awareness of AIDS.
She appeared in plays such as Carry On Papa, Wow What a Girl and A Bengali Jatra.
She made her film debut with Jag Mundhra's film Vishkanya (1991). She went on to act in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992) with Aamir Khan for which she earned a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993. Her other films include Lootere (1993) and Aatank Hi Aatank (1995).
In 2000, she complied and edited Timepass, the memoirs of her mother Protima Bedi. She has been a columnist with the Times of India, the Hindustan Times, and MiD DAY newspapers, and has written articles for numerous publications, including L'officiel, Femina and The Week. In 2000, she had a public tiff with Amitabh Bachchan.
In 2011, Bedi was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in its (season 5) in 2011 which was aired on Colors TV.