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After being crowned Miss India U.S.A. She was selected by Amitabh Bachchan Corp. Ltd. as one of the budding new stars out of 60,000 contestants. She has acted in over 10 feature films, numerous television shows, and major ad campaigns. She received the Screen Actos Guild Emering Actor award for her starring role in “Flavors”. She has been the spokesperson for major ad Campaigns such as Bombay Dreams, Tata True Roots, Pearl Vision, Dodge, New York Lotto, and Outback Steakhouse, Pepsi, Campbells Soup, And Verizon.
Her films include: “Kaadhal Rojave,” “Night of Henna”, “Chota Jaadugar”, “Flavors”, “Hiding Divya”, “Bollywood Beats”, “Anything for You”, “Knots Urbane”, “Park Sharks”, and “Drawing with Chalk”. Pooja’s latest project is called “Bollywood Hero”, and she plays the romantic lead opposite the famous american comedian, Chris Kattan. The project premiers this August 6,7,8th on the IFC network and Keanu Reeves has done a special appearance for the project. Her other TV appearance includes playing assistant District Attorney on Law and Order with Kal Penn known for the Harold and Kumar Goes to White Castle Franchise. Pooja recently hosted a show for Zee TV called Jaago aur Jeeto, a live program for 2 hours everyday! Her Pakistani TV Serials for Geo TV and Hum TV have been widely appreciated. Pooja has also produced and starred in 2 short films: “1001 Auditions” and “Shoot my Life.” They have been accepted in over 15 international film festivals. She is currently working on producing and starring in a bollywood romantic comedy to be shot in New York.
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