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 (B. Com)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Pooja Hegde (/puːdʒɑː hɛɡdeɪ/ born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She was the second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Universe India pageant. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012). She had her first Telugu release in Oka Laila Kosam (2014)[1] and established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema.[2][3] Hegde is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards.

Hegde won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and Most Eligible Bachelor (2021). She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Oka Laila Kosam, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018). Her other commercially successful films include Duvvada Jagannadham (2017), Maharshi (2019), Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019) and Housefull 4 (2019). This was followed by a career setback as the 2022 films Radhe Shyam, Beast, Acharya and Cirkus, and the 2023 film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, were all poorly received.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "After Delivering 5 Back-to-back Flops, Is Pooja Hegde's Stardom Fading?". News18. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.