Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde
Hegde in 2022
Born (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 34)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(present-day Mumbai)
Alma materM. M. K. College
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Pooja Hegde (/puːdʒɑː hɛɡdeɪ/ born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. The second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Universe India pageant, Hegde is one of South India's highest-paid actresses.[1] Hegde accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012). She had her first Telugu release in Oka Laila Kosam (2014)[2] and established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema.[3][4] She made her Bollywood feature in Mohenjo Daro (2016). Hegde is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and three Zee Cine Awards Telugu.

She played the leading lady in the box-office hits DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017) and Saakshyam (2018). Hegde gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the films Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), Maharshi and Gaddalakonda Ganesh (both 2019) and her highest-grossing releases came with Hindi film Housefull 4 (2019), Telugu film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and Tamil film Beast (2022). For playing a stand-up comedian in the romantic comedy Most Eligible Bachelor (2021), she won SIIMA Awards for Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics). In addition to acting, Hegde is the founder of All About Love and serves as the ambassador of several brands and products.

  1. ^ https://www.siasat.com/top-5-highest-paid-telugu-actresses-and-their-salaries-3059274/
  2. ^ Chatterjee, Arundhati (7 October 2016). "Mohenjo Daro star Pooja Hegde gives us a sneak peek into her wardrobe". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Manjula (30 October 2020). "Pooja Hegde Highest Paid Tollywood Actress, Overtakes Anushka, Samantha". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Nayanthara, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rashmika; IMBD listed highest-paid actresses' salaries in 2022". Asianet News. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.