Pooja Bedi

Pooja Bedi

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Pooja Bedi Profile

  • Name:
  • Pooja Bedi
  • Born:
  • May 11, 1970

Pooja Bedi Biography

Pooja Bedi is an actress in Hindi film industry. She is hosting a television talk show. She was born on 11th May 1970. Her parents are film star Kabir Bedi and dancer Protima. She has the Buddhist name of Karma Saraswati given by Karmapa.

 

She studied at Besant Montessori School at Mumbai and later studied at Lawrence School at Sanawar. She was a bright student and her name was put in the School Book of Honor. She acquired the Muslim name of Noorjehan after her marriage with Farhan Furniturewalla. She met him in 1990 and they were married in 1994. She has two children. Her daughter Aalia was born in 1997 and her son Omar was born in 2000. Pooja Bedi and Farhan got divorce in 2002.

 

She is the Chairperson of The GrassRoots Foundation. This is aimed at educational development, poverty housing, livelihood skills programs, farming reforms and water harvesting. She is interested in water sports, reading, and chess and traveling.

 

She appeared in many commercials in Bollywood from 1991 to 1994. She is known for her Kama Sutra Condom campaign. He appeared in some plays like Carry On Papa, Wow What A Girl and A Bengali Jatra.

 

Her debut film was Vishkanya in 1991. His film with Aamir Khan in 1992, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander became very popular. She also appeared in other films like Lootere in 1993 and Aatank Hi Aatank in 1995. She edited the film Timepass containing the memoirs of her mother. She worked as a columnist in Times of India, the Hindustan Times and Midday Newspaper and has written numerous articles.

 

She hosted celebrity talk shows from 2004. One of this was named as Not Just Page 3 and the other was Just Pooja and was broadcasted on zOOm. In the year 2007, she took part in Jhalak Dikhlaja on the Sony Entertainment Television and later took up Latin American ballroom dancing. She performed as a choreographer at many events. She took part in the Maa Exchange in 2010. She is the brand ambassador for Kaya Skin Clinic.

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Updated: January 02, 2013

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