| Pooja | |
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| Directed by | Bhagwan Das Varma |
| Screenplay by | Bhagwan Das Varma |
| Starring | Bharat Bhushan Purnima |
| Cinematography | Jamshed R. Irani |
| Edited by | P. S. Kochikar |
| Music by | Shankar–Jaikishan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Varma Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pooja is a 1954 Bollywood film starring Bharat Bhushan and Purnima, produced and distributed by Varma Films. It was directed by Bhagwan Das Varma, one of the founders of Varma Films, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was the first film in which Purnima, who had previously worked in character roles for various movies for Varma Films, worked as the leading actress playing the role of a child widow.
The film revolves around the issue of remarriage of Indian women in general and, more specifically, remarriage by widows.