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Years active
  
1997–present

TV shows
  
Siblings
  
Paraag Kumar

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Pooja Kumar


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Born
  
4 February 1977 (age 40), St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Occupation
  
actress, model, television presenter, producer

Education
  
Movies
  
Vishwaroopam, Uttama Villain, Vishwaroopam 2, Kadhal Rojavae, Man on a Ledge

Similar People
  
Sanchita Shetty, Andrea Jeremiah, Parvathy Nair, Pooja Bose, Pooja Hegde

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After winning the title of Miss India USA, Pooja Kumar started her global career as an American actress, producer, and model. The most famous actor in India Amitabh Bachchan chose her as one of the bright new stars where he looked at over 60,000 contestants fighting for that recognition. He introduced her to Priyadarshan and they gave her the opportunity to host the International Miss World Competition which was broadcast live in over 50 countries!

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She has starred in Hollywood feature films such as, Man on a Ledge, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Bollywood Hero, (starring opposite SNL star Chris Kattan), Flavors , Hiding Divya, Park Sharks, Bollywood Beats, Night of Henna, Anything For You, Drawing with Chalk, Knots Urbane. Her international projects include starring opposite actor Kamal Haasan in the films Vishwaroopam 1, Vishwaroopam 2, and Uttama Villain, The movies were shot simultaneously in both Hindi and Tamil. She will be starring in her first Telugu foreign language film called PSV Garuda Vega starring opposite Rajasekhar.

She was a VJ for the show called BPL Oye for India's leading music Channel V, an Indian movie show called Bajaj Ki Lehren with Jaaved Jaffrey, a game show based in Milan, Germany called Jaago aur Jeeto for Zee TV, all in a span of 2 years!

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Early life

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Pooja was born into a Mathur family in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents are immigrants from India; her father is from Dehradun and her mother is from Lucknow. She attended Washington University where she graduated with degrees in political science and finance. Pooja is also trained in the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Kathak forms of Indian classical dance. She was crowned Miss India USA in 1995.

Career

Pooja Kumar first signed on to appear in director K. R.'s Tamil film Kadhal Rojave in 1997 alongside George Vishnu, but the film's production delays meant that it only released in 2000 and her stint as an actress in the Tamil film industry went unnoticed. She was earlier signed and then left out of the 1997 film V. I. P, while she had also signed to appear alongside Karthik in Chithra Lakshmanan's Chinna Raja, but was eventually dropped from the film.

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Pooja produced a short film, "1001 Auditions", that has been selected in eight film festivals, including being nominated for "Best Short" at the Stuttgart Film Festival in Germany. She has also produced a short film called "Shoot My Life". Pooja has also been seen in national TV commercials for Bombay Dreams, Verizon, Dodge, Pearle Vision, New York Lottery, Tata True Roots, AOL Time Warner, and Outback Steakhouse.

In 2003, she received the Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actress Award for Flavors. In 2008, she hosted a late-night live quiz show on Zee TV in India, known as Jaago Aur Jeeto. She appeared in the musical comedy miniseries Bollywood Hero on the IFC in 2008. She starred opposite Saturday Night Live comedian Chris Kattan in the three part series. In the late 2000s, she appeared in the Pakistani drama serial Ishq Junoon Deewangi on Hum TV. After a long gap she reappeared in Kollywood industry from the film Viswaroopam paired with Kamal Hassan. She is married and has two children.

Filmography

Actress
-
A Nice Girl (Short) (completed) as
Rohini
-
Miss Match India (completed)
2009
Knots Urbane (completed) as
Pooja
2021
Never Have I Ever (TV Series) as
Noor
- -begged for forgiveness (2021) - Noor
2020
Forbidden Love (TV Mini Series) as
Anamika
- Anamika (2020) - Anamika
2018
The Plug (TV Series) as
Aiyanna Dallah
- Bird Gets a Pass (2018) - Aiyanna Dallah
2018
Vishwaroopam 2 as
Dr. Nirupama
2017
PSV Garuda Vega as
Swathi
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99 as
Denise Pawthur
2016
Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum as
Mala
2015
Uttama Villain as
Karpagavalli
2014
Unforgettable (TV Series) as
Amira Bouaire
- Moving On (2014) - Amira Bouaire
2014
Those Who Kill (TV Series)
- Surrender (2014)
2013
The Ordained (TV Movie) as
Nalini
2013
Vishwaroopam as
Dr. Nirupama
2012
Man on a Ledge as
Englander's Assistant
2011
Chuck (TV Series) as
Jinsana
- Chuck Versus the Balcony (2011) - Jinsana
2010
Anjaana Anjaani as
Peshto
2010
Anything for You as
Uma Krishnan
2009
Park Sharks as
Pri
2009
Bollywood Beats as
Laxmi
2009
Bollywood Hero (TV Series) as
Priya Kapoor
- Episode #1.3 (2009) - Priya Kapoor
- Episode #1.2 (2009) - Priya Kapoor
- Episode #1.1 (2009) - Priya Kapoor
2009
Drawing with Chalk as
Jasmin
2008
Sita Sings the Blues as
Surphanaka (voice)
2007
Shoot My Life (Short) as
Pooja
2007
The Man in My House (Short) as
Tanvi Balana
2007
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Debi Chanoor
- Outsider (2007) - Debi Chanoor
2006
1001 Auditions (Short) as
Meera
2006
Hiding Divya as
Palini Shah
2005
Night of Henna as
Hava
2003
Casualty (TV Series) as
WPC
- Second Best (2003) - WPC
2003
The Kiss (Short) as
Aparna
2003
Flavors as
Rachna
2003
Chota Jadugar as
Dipti - Krishna's Wife
2003
Magic Magic 3D
2003
Make My Day (TV Series)
- Nicola Brady (2003)
2002
tlc (TV Series) as
IVF Doctor
- Staying Awake (2002) - IVF Doctor
2000
Kaadhal Rojave
Producer
-
Arranged Love (executive producer) (post-production)
-
A Nice Girl (Short) (executive producer) / (producer) (completed)
2015
Kodaikanal Won't (Video short) (production team)
2007
Shoot My Life (Short) (producer)
2006
1001 Auditions (Short) (producer)
Casting Director
-
A Nice Girl (Short) (completed)
Self
2013
14th IIFA Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter: Male Debutant Star
2013
Andaaz (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Priyanka Chopra, Jay Sean, Pooja Kumar (2013) - Self - Guest
2005
MTV Desi Visits the IAAC Film Festival (TV Special) as
Hostess

References

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