Pooja Bhatt

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Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt at completion bash of Paltan.jpg
Bhatt in 2018
Born (1972-02-24) 24 February 1972 (age 52)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2003;div. 2014)​
Parent
RelativesSee Bhatt family

Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian film director, actress, voice-over artist and filmmaker. [1] 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. She was a part of Bigg Boss OTT 2 , where she emerged as the 4th runner up.

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Personal life

Pooja Bhatt was born on 24 February 1972 [2] to Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (born Loraine Bright). [3] On her father's side, Bhatt is of Gujarati descent and on her mother's side, she is of English, Scottish, Armenian, and Burmese ancestry. [3] [4] [5] [6] She is the step-daughter of Soni Razdan. She has a brother, Rahul Bhatt and half-sisters Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt. [4] Her cousins are Hitarth Bhat and Emraan Hashmi. [7]

Bhatt married restaurateur Manish Makhija in 2003, they divorced in 2014. [8] [9]

Career

Bhatt made her acting debut at age 17, in 1989 with Daddy , a TV film directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt. In the film, she portrayed a soul-searching teenage girl in an estranged relationship with her alcoholic father, played by actor Anupam Kher. Her performance in the film earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

Her biggest solo hit and her big screen debut came with the romantic comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991) opposite Aamir Khan, [4] which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic It Happened One Night (1934). The film proved to be a breakthrough for Bhatt, post which she also appeared in many bold shoots like Stardust. [10]

Her most well-known films in the 1990s included Sadak [4] opposite Sanjay Dutt (1991), Junoon , Jaanam , and Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee opposite Rahul Roy, Sir (1993) and Guneghar (1995) opposite Atul Agnihotri, Tadipaar (1993) and Naaraaz (1994) opposite Mithun Chakraborty, Hum Dono opposite Rishi Kapoor, Angrakshak opposite Sunny Deol (1995), Chaahat opposite Shah Rukh Khan (1996), Tamanna (1997) which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, Border (1997) and Zakhm (1998), opposite Ajay Devgan, which won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Zakhm was based on the life of Mahesh Bhatt's mother Shirin Mohammad Ali, while his daughter Pooja Bhatt essayed her character in this film. [11] [12] [13]

Bhatt (right) with her father Mahesh Bhatt and actress Mallika Sherawat in 2004. Mallika Sherawat Mahesh Bhatt Pooja Bhatt still4.jpg
Bhatt (right) with her father Mahesh Bhatt and actress Mallika Sherawat in 2004.

Her last film appearance was in the English language film Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001.

From 2003 to 2012, she focused on producing and directing. She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami. Since then, she has made four more directorial ventures: Holiday (2006), Dhokha (2007), Kajraare (2010) and Jism 2 (2012). [4]

In 2020, Bhatt returned to acting with Sadak 2 , a sequel to the hit 1991 film. Her father returned to directing with this film after 20 years, while her half-sister Alia Bhatt also co-starred alongside her. [14] It was released on 28 August 2020 on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar. [15]

In 2021, Bhatt made her web series debut in the Netflix series Bombay Begums . It also featured Amruta Subhash, Shahana Goswami, Plabita Borthakur, Aadhya Anand and Rahul Bose. [16]

In 2022, she appeared in the film Chup: Revenge of the Artist .

In 2023, she participated in the popular reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2 , where she emerged as the 4th runner up of the season.

Filmography

YearFilmProducerDirectorProduction Designer
1997 Tamanna YesNoNo
1998 Dushman YesNoNo
1998 Zakhm YesNoNo
2002 Sur: The Melody of Life YesNoNo
2003 Jism YesNoYes
2003 Paap YesYesYes
2005 Rog YesNoNo
2006 Holiday YesYesNo
2007 Dhokha NoYesNo
2010 Kajraare NoYesNo
2012 Jism 2 YesYesNo
2019 Cabaret YesNoNo

Acting roles

YearFilmRoleNote
1989 Daddy PoojaDebut film
1991 Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin Pooja Dharamchand
Sadak Pooja
1992 Prem Deewane Radha
Jaanam Anjali
Saatwan AasmanPooja Malhotra
Junoon Dr. Nita V. Chauhan
1993 Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee Pooja
Sir Pooja
Chor Aur Chaand Reema D. Seth
Pehla Nasha Monica
Tadipaar Mohinidevi/Namkeen
1994 Kranti Kshetra Pooja
Naaraaz Sonia
BoyfriendBilingual film in Hindi and Telugu
1995 Gunehgar Pooja Thakur
Hum Dono Priyanka Surendra Gupta
Angrakshak Priyanka Choudhary/Priya
1996 Kalloori Vaasal Pooja Tamil film
Chaahat Pooja
1997 Tamanna Tamanna Ali Sayed
Border Kammo
1998Yeh Aashiqui MeriAnju
Kabhi Na Kabhi Tina
Angaaray Pooja
Zakhm Mrs. Desai
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine! Tanya
2009 Sanam Teri Kasam Seema Khanna
2020 Sadak 2 Pooja Varma
2022 Chup: Revenge of The Artist Zenobia Shroff

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Bombay Begums Rani Irani
2023 Bigg Boss OTT 2 Contestant4th runner-up
2024 Bigg Boss 17 Guest
2024 Big Girls Don't Cry Anita Verna

Awards and recognitions

YearAward(s)CategoryFilm(s)Result
1991 36th Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Daddy Won
1992 Smita Patil Memorial Award Best Actress—Won
Stardust Awards Performer of the Year—Won
1999 Bollywood Movie Awards Best Actress(Critics) Zakhm Won
Filmfare Awards Best Actress Critics Nominated
Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
1999 44th National Film Awards Best Film on Other Social Issues Tamanna Won
1999 46th National Film Awards Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Zakhm Won
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best Actress (Hindi)Won
2004 Zee Cine Awards Best Debut Director Paap Nominated

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