Pooja Batra

Model, Actress, Host, Producer, Entrepreneur, RJ

Indian Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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ProfessionModel, Actress, Host, Producer, Entrepreneur, RJ
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth27/10/1975
Age50 years
BirthplaceFaizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Bio/Wiki

Famous ForWinning Femina Miss India International 1993

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Weight62 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBrown (Dyed)

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolKendriya Vidyalaya Schools
College/University
  • Fergusson College, Pune
  • Symbiosis International University, Pune
DegreeEconomics
MBAMarketing

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
CasteKhatri
Hobbies
  • Horse-Riding
  • Swimming
  • Travelling

Relationships & More

Sexual OrientationStraight
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Boyfriends
Marriage Dates
  • 1st marriage- Year-2002
  • 2nd Marriage- 4 July 2019
  • 1st marriage- 2002
  • 2nd Marriage- 04/07/2019

Family

Husband/Spouse
  • Sonu S. Ahluwalia (Doctor) (div. 2011)
  • Nawab Shah (Actor)
Parents
FatherRavi Batra (Army Colonel)
MotherNeelam Batra (Former Miss India Participant & Cosmetologist)
Siblings
  • Chetan Batra
  • Chirag Batra

Career

Debut
HindiVirasat (1997)
MalayalamChandralekha (1997)
TeluguGreeku Veerudu (1998)
PunjabiKiller Punjabi (2016)
Notable Achievements
  • Crowned Femina Miss India International 1993
  • Third Runner-up Miss Asia Pacific 1993
  • Nominated for Filmfare Awards as Most Promising Newcomer for Virasat
  • Won Sansui Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Virasat
  • Nominated for Best Actress at 2006 Sansui Screen Awards for Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story
  • Starred in over 30 films
  • ABCD2 (2015) was the highest-grossing Indian film of 2015
  • Nominated for Best Actress at 2016 Newark International Film Festival for Mirror Game
  • First Indian face to launch Head and Shoulders in India
  • Walked the ramp for over 250 fashion shows in India and overseas
  • Participated in over 250 ad campaigns and events as a model

Favourites

Food
  • Pizza
  • Spaghetti
  • Pav Bhaji
Actor
DrinkRed Wine
RestaurantAstrid & Gaston, Peru
DestinationColumbia
BookThe Exiles by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla

Style Quotient

Bike CollectionHarley Davidson Sportster 48

Social Media

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pooja_batra/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. She hails from a family with a military background.
2. During her school days, she excelled in the 200 and 400-meter sprints.
3. Her career in modeling began early, and she worked part-time as a model.
4. In 1993, she achieved success by winning the Femina Miss India International pageant.
5. She has graced the catwalk in more than 300 fashion shows.
6. Her Bollywood journey began in 1997 with the film 'Virasat'.
7. Apart from her career, she actively supports charitable causes.
8. Her movie 'Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story' was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
9. She ventured into radio hosting in the USA in 2014.
10. In July 2019, she tied the knot with Nawab Shah in a private ceremony.
11. She appeared as an astronaut in the film One Under the Sun, which premiered at Cannes 2016.
12. She met Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, in 2018.
13. She has approximately 840k Instagram followers.
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