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Pooja Hegde

CELEBRITY / ACTOR

Maharashtra (Mumbai)

Pooja Hegde competed in the Miss India 2009 competition, but was eliminated in an early round despite winning the Miss India Talented 2009 honour. 

Her second film release, the Telugu film Oka Laila Kosam (2014), featured her opposite Naga Chaitanya. She was praised for her performance in the movie. Around the same time, she bagged the nomination for Best Actress at the 62nd Filmfare Awards (South). Following a production house and the success of the director Vijay Konda's previous venture, had prompted her to work on the project. She undertook Telugu lessons to help her portray the leading female role. She is also currently filming for Mukunda opposite debutant Varun Tej, nephew of actor Chiranjeevi. The romantic-action tale, set in the backdrop of a village, will release in late 2014.[8][9] In her second Telugu film, Hegde impressed many with her memorable performance in Gopikamma song from Mukunda.

In July 2014, Hegde agreed terms to make her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Mohenjo Daro, set against the backdrop of the Indus Valley civilisation. She was selected after Gowariker's wife had spotted her in an advertisement and called her to audition, which she successfully completed. As a result of her commitment to the film, she revealed that she would take a break from appearing in regional Indian movies until her Hindi film's release and rejected an opportunity to work in a film directed by Mani Ratnam.

Mohenjo Daro released in 2016 was a major box office flop.[14]The film was panned by critics.

In 2017 she appeared in Duvvada Jagannadham a Telugu film by Allu Arjun.

In 2018, she appeared in an item number in the film Rangasthalam in the song "Jigelu Rani". Then in Saakshyam, a Telugu film opposite Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, a Telugu action film directed by Trivikram Srinivas opposite Jr. NTR.

In 2019, she appeared in Maharshi, a Telugu action film, directed by Vamsi Paidipally opposite Mahesh Babu. It received mixed reviews on release. Her next release was Gaddalakonda Ganesh, a Telugu action-thriller film directed by Harish Shankar. Remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda, featured Varun Tej and Atharvaa along with her.

As of September 2019 she has four upcoming films; a Sajid Nadiadwala's reincarnation comedy film Housefull 4 directed by Farhad Samji, featuring her as Rajkumari Mala and Pooja  another Telugu action film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind, featuring Allu Arjun, Nivetha Pethuraj and Tabu besides her a romantic multilingual film with Prabhas tentatively titled as Jaan; and Akhil Akkineni's untitled film directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, produced by Bunny Vas and Vasu Varma.

languages known

English, Hindi

Open To Travel

Nationwide

Performance Fee

Enlisted In

Film Stars

Events Performed

CHARITY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, FASHION SHOWS, WEDDINGS, CORPORATE EVENTS, PUBLIC EVENT (TICKETING), PUBLIC EVENT (NON TICKETING), INAUGRATION, BRAND ENDORSEMENT, PHOTO/VIDEO SHOOT

Movies

1. Mohenjo Daro

2. Maharshi (Telugu)

3. Housefull 4