Pooja Gandhi
| Pooja Gandhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pooja Gandhi October 11, 1981 Paurath, Punjab, India |
| Other names | Sanjana Gandhi |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2003; 2006-present |
| Website | |
| http://www.mypoojagandhi.com/ | |
Pooja Gandhi (Kannada: ಪೂಜಾ ಗಾಂಧಿ), also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like Mungaru Male, Taj Mahal, Budhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema.
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[edit] Early life
Pooja Gandhi was born in Paurath, Punjab, on October 11 in a traditional Punjabi family. Her father Pawan Gandhi is a businessman and her mother Jyothi Gandhi is a housewife. She studied at Sophia Convent and Dewan Public School in Meerut. She has two younger sisters, Radhika Gandhi, who is also working in Kannada films, and Suhani Gandhi, a tennis player.[1][2]
[edit] Career
Pooja started her career by acting in soaps, starting with Zameen Se Asman directed by Aruna Irani.[2] She made her debut in the Bengali film Tomake Salam, released in 2003. She moved to the South Indian film industry with the Tamil film Kokki,[1] which did not show promising results at the box office.
She entered the Kannada film industry with Mungaru Male,[3] a film that became a big hit in Karnataka, and she popularly came to be known as Mungaru Male Hudugi ("Mungaru Male girl").[2]
Pooja Gandhi acted in the Kannada movie Krishna, opposite "Comedy Time" Ganesh, her co-actor in Mungaru Male. She has since acted in several Kannada films including Kodagana Koli Nungitha, Manmahta, Milana, Budhivanta, Huchchi, Taj Mahal and Honey Honey.[2]
Pooja has signed up to make her Tulu language film debut in Beere Devupoonje, playing the role of Raja Nartaki. The film, produced and directed by R. Dhanraj, will be based on a Tulu warrior named Devapoonja who lived 400 years ago.[4] Pooja Gandhi is also linked with former KPCC vice president D K Shivakumar (disputed).
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tomake Salam | Bengali | ||
| 2006 | Kokki | Raji | Tamil | |
| Mungaru Male | Nandini | Kannada | ||
| 2007 | Manmatha | Kannada | Special appearance | |
| Krishna | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Milana | Priya | Kannada | ||
| Geleya | Herself | Kannada | Special appearnce in song huduga malebillu | |
| 2008 | Hani Hani | Ramya | Kannada | |
| Accident | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Kamannana Makkalu | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| Nee Tata Naa Birla | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Tajmahal | Shruthi | Kannada | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress[5] | |
| Kodagana Koli Nungitha | Lakshmi | Kannada | ||
| Budhivanta | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Maharshi | Manasa Veena | Kannada | ||
| Janumada Gelathi | Manjula | Kannada | ||
| Thiruvannamalai | Malathy | Tamil | ||
| Haage Summane | Nandini | Kannada | Special appearance | |
| 2009 | Anu | Anu | Kannada | |
| Thalai Ezhuthu | Tamil | |||
| Iniya | Janaki | Kannada | ||
| Huchchi | Preethi | Kannada | ||
| Ninagaagi Kaadiruve | Shweta Nandan | Kannada | ||
| Gokula | Leela | Kannada | ||
| 2010 | Minugu | Sanchitha | Kannada | |
| Shri Harikathe | Pooja Krishnamurthy | Kannada | ||
| Nee Raani Naa Maharani | Rani, Pooja Gandhi |
Kannada | ||
| Vega | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Thavarina Runa | Kannada | ||
| Aptha | Anjali Devi | Kannada | ||
| Nee Illadhe | Sharanya | Kannada | ||
| I Am | Hindi | Post-production | ||
| Jaihind | Anjali | Kannada | Filming[6] | |
| Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Kalayanamasthu | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Paagal | Kannada | |||
| Jogayya | Kannada | Released |
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.mypoojagandhi.com/about.html
- ^ a b c d "Mischievous to spiritual with movies in between". Times of India. 10 January 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Mischievous-to-spiritual-with-movies-in-between/articleshow/7249862.cms. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2009/pooja-gandhi-bollywood-290709.html
- ^ "Pooja Gandhi to make Tulu movie debut". The Hindu. 22 October 2010. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article842652.ece. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Srinidhi, Sharadha (26 July 2009). "Looking forward to meet Ramya: Radhika". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4819423.cms. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/kannada/pooja-gandhi-turns-patriotic-in-jai-hind/
