Background
She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and the late Protima Bedi. Pooja Bedi was born in Mumbai to the late Indian classical dancer Protima and film star Kabir Bedi.
She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and the late Protima Bedi. 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. She was a class topper academically and was in the basketball team, hockey team, swimming team, debating team, and theatre group.
Bedi married Guetta Ebrahim Furniturewalla whom she met in 1990.
She recently broke up with television actor Akashdeep Saigal. 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 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 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 1991 film Vishkanya.
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.
She has hosted celebrity talk shows since 2004, one of which, formerly titled Not just Page 3 was later known as Just Pooja.
lieutenant was broadcast on zOOm. In 2007, she participated in Jhalak Dikhlaja on Sony Entertainment and has since taken up Latin American ballroom dancing.
She took part in Nach Baliye (Season 3) on Star Plus and Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors channel. She hosted the Saturday special episode of Bigg Boss season 2 where she interviewed the evicted contestants.
In 2010, she participated in Maa Exchange, the Indian version of "Wife Swap" on Sony Entertainment.
She has been a brand ambassador for Kaya Skin Clinic, Allergan India and the Country Club (CCIL India). She is currently a relationship counsellor with her column "Heart Chakra" in the Times of India, and also with her column in Femina, an Indian women"s magazine. She also writes a monthly column for the magazine Men"s Health.
In 2011, she acted in Shakti starring NTR. Junior.
