Pooja Bhatt

Pooja Bhatt
Bhatt in 2019
Born (1972-02-24) 24 February 1972 (age 52)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active1989–present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 2003; div. 2014)​
FatherMahesh Bhatt
RelativesSee Bhatt family

Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian actress, director, and filmmaker.[1] She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Awards and one Filmfare Awards.

Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Daddy in 1989. For the film, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her breakthrough came with the romance comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), which also emerged as her highest grossing release. In the following decade, Bhatt began portraying various of characters, garnering critical acclaim for her performances including Sadak (1991), Junoon (1992), Naaraaz (1994), Chaahat (1996), Tamanna (1997), Border (1997), Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998), Angaaray (1998), Zakhm (1998).

  1. ^ "Pooja Bhatt photos: 50 rare HD photos of Pooja Bhatt". The Indian Express. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.