Pooja Batra is a former Miss India, actress, model, Media personality and a businesswoman. She first became famous when she won the Miss India Crown in 1993.
Background
Pooja Batra (born 27th of october) is a former Miss India, actress, model, Media personality and a businesswoman. She first became famous when she won the Miss India Crown in 1993. Pooja was born in Faizabad, India, the daughter of Ravi Batra (army officer) and Neelam Batra (cosmetologist, home maker). She has two siblings Chetan & Chirag Batra. She graduated from Ferguson college, Pune in economics and got her MBA in marketing from Sybiosis (pune).
Batra was married to orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Sonu Ahluwalia, in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2010.In January 2011, she filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences
Education
She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya Number-1,Faridabad,Haryana, Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Agartala No. 2 at Tripura, Kendriya Vidyalaya (Army) Belgaum where she enjoyed sports, debates and plays. She was a good athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 meter dash.
Career
Pooja began modeling when she was in her 1st year college and won Miss India when she was a sophomore. Designers loved her presence on the runway & she went on to become one of the most sought after runway models in India. She has done extensive print/ runway work for fashion & advertising companies in India such as Head & shoulder, Liril, Parag Saree, Nokia Phones, Hallmark cards. Batra took a break from modeling in 1996 to concentrate on her movie career.
Her first big screen role came in 1997, when she co-starred with Anil Kapoor & Tabu in Virasat. Virasat sky rocketed her to instant fame & accolades. She was nominated for the FilmFare awards in1997 as the most promising new comer. She won the Sansui Screen Awards (1997) for best supporting actress for her role in Virasat. She has acted in more than 20 movies. Haseena Maan jayegi, Bhai, Chandrea lekha, Megham, Kahin Pyaar na ho Jaye, Taj Mahal- an eternal love story just to name a few. She was nominated for the best actress for her movie Taj Mahal- an eternal love story in Sansui Screen Awards in 2006. Her latest movie is Hum Tum aur Shabana where she has a guest appearence.
Pooja has started her own production Company Glow Bell Inc, which helps collaborate productions between Hollywood and Bollywood & is currently producing is producing a TV show called Styloholics. In 2009 Glow Bell Inc, brought A-list actors Sylvester Stallone & Denise Richards to Bollywood in a movie Kambakth Ishq, Rapper Bohemia in a Bollywood Movie Chandini Chowk to China. & in 2010 Glow Bell Inc introduced LA Casting & ModelWire to the Indian Entertainment Market.
She maintains homes in LA and Mumbai.