Pooja Bhatt Profile, Bio, Height, Affair, Family, Wiki & Net Worth

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About Pooja Bhatt

Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian film director, actress, voice-over artist, model, and filmmaker. The recipient of several accolades, including two National Film Award.

Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt’s television film Daddy in 1989. For the film, Pooja Bhatt won the Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year for Best Female Debut.

Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Pooja Bhatt
Nick Name	Bhoot
Age	(as in 2022) 50 Years
Debut	TV- Daddy (1989) Film- Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991)
Religion	Hindu
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Birth	24 February 1972 ^[1]wikipedia
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Not Known
Home Town	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Hobbies	Not Known

Physical Stats

Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 159 cm in meters- 1.59 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 2½”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 150 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	38
Hips Size	39
Waist Size	36
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Gujarati, English, Scottish, Armenian, and Burmese Kashmiri
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
S*xual Orientation	Not Known
Dress Size	Not Known
Shoe Size	Not Known

Family

Mother’s Name	Kiran Bhatt (Birth name- Loraine Bright)
Father’s Name	Mahesh Bhatt (Film Director)
Brother	Rahul Bhatt (Fitness Trainer)
Sister	Alia Bhatt (Bollywood Actress, half-sister), Shaheen Bhatt (Half-Sister), both daughters of Soni Razdan.

Husband/Spouse	Manish Makhija (2003–2014) (separated)
Marriage Date	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Personal Life

School	Not Known
College/University	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Profession	Actress, producer, director
Brands Endorsed	Not Known
Career Manager	Not Known

Awards

Year	Award	Won/Nominated
1991	Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year Daddy New Face Of The Year	Won
1997	National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues Tamanna Best Film On Other Social Issues	Won
1999	Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Zakhm Best Feature Film On National Integration	Won
2004	Zee Cine Awards Paap Best Debuting Director	Nominated

Relationship & more

Affairs/Boyfriends

Ranvir Shorey (VJ, Bollywood Actor and host)
Bobby Deol (Bollywood Actor)
Fardeen Khan (Bollywood Actor)
Munish Makheeja (Indian VJ and restaurateur)

Favorite Things

Favourite Actress	Not Known
Favourite Actors	Not Known
Favourite Colors	Not Known
Favourite Sport	Not Known
Controversies	Mahesh Bhatt became the talk of the town and was slammed by fans after the filmmaker shot for a magazine cover which showed him and his daughter Pooja kissing each other on the lips. However, the quote which further fuelled the fire was: “If Pooja wasn’t my daughter, I’d love to marry her.”

Money Factor

Pooja is an Indian Movie Actress who has a net worth of $950 thousand at the age of 47. Pooja Bhatt’s income source is mostly from being a successful Movie Actress. She is from Mumbai, India. Daughter of acclaimed Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and star of several popular Bollywood films. She also forged a successful career as a producer, director, and production designer. On-Net Worth Stats, Pooja Bhatt is a member of movie actresses and popular celebrities.

Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)	$950 thousand
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)	Under Review
Annual Salary	Under Review
Income Source	Actress, producer, director

Career/Movies

Bhatt made her acting debut at age 17, in 1989 with Daddy, a TV film directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt. In the film, she portrayed a soul-searching teenage girl in an estranged relationship with her alcoholic father, played by actor Anupam Kher.
Her biggest solo hit and her big-screen debut came with the musical hit Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic It Happened One Night. Pooja Bhatt appeared in many bold shoots like Stardust.
Her most well-known films in the 1990s included Sadak opposite Sanjay Dutt (1991), Junoon, Jaanam and Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee opposite , Sir (1993) and Guneghar (1995) opposite Atul Agnihotri, Tadipaar (1993) and Naaraaz (1994) opposite Mithun Chakraborty, Hum Dono opposite Rishi Kapoor, Angrakshak opposite Sunny Deol (1995), Chaahat opposite Shah Rukh Khan (1996), Tamanna (1997), the super-hit and multi-starrer Border (1997) and Zakhm (1998), opposite Ajay Devgan. Bhatt has also acted in some popular hit regional Indian films.

Her last film appearance was in the English language film Everybody Says I’m Fine! in 2001. She has since focused on producing and directing. She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami. Since then, she has made four more directorial ventures: Holiday (2006), Dhokha (2007), Kajraare (2010) and Jism 2 (2012).

Pooja is set to return to acting after almost two decades in Sadak 2, a sequel to the hit 1991 film. The film will see her and Sanjay Dutt reprising their roles from the original and her sister and Aditya Roy Kapur joining the cast. Her father will be returning to directing with this film after 20 years and it is set for release in 2020.

Movies

Movies List
1989	Daddy Pooja
1991	Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin Pooja Dharamchand Sadak Pooja
1992	Prem Deewane Radha Jaanam Anjali Saatwan Aasman Pooja Malhotra Junoon Dr. Nita V. Chauhan
1993	Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee Pooja Sir Pooja Chor Aur Chaand Reema D. Seth Pehla Nasha Monica Tadipaar Mohini Devi/Namkeen
1994	Kranti Kshetra Pooja Kalloori Vaasal Pooja Naaraaz Boyfriend
1995	Gunehgar Pooja Thakur Hum Dono Priyanka Surendra Gupta Angrakshak Priyanka Choudhary/Priya
1996	Chaahat Pooja Khilona
1997	Tamanna Tamanna Ali Sayed Border Kammo
1998	Yeh Aashiqui Meri Anju Kabhi Na Kabhi Tina Angaaray Pooja Zakhm Mrs. Desai
2000	Yeh Pyar Hi To Hai Sanam Teri Kasam Seema Khanna
2001	Everybody Says I’m Fine! Tanya
2020	Sadak 2 TBA
As A Crew Member
1997	Tamanna
1998	Dushman Zakhm
2002	Sur: The Melody of Life
2003	Jism Paap
2005	Rog
2006	Holiday
2007	Dhokha
2010	Kajraare
2012	Jism 2
2019	Cabaret ^[2]IMDB

Some unknown facts about

Does Pooja smoke?: No
Does Pooja drink alcohol?: No (Was an alcohol addict earlier; however, gave it up after undergoing rehab)
She is the cousin of Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi and step-daughter of the Bollywood actress and film director Soni Razdan.
Her big-screen debut film Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin was a remake of the Hollywood movie, It Happened One Night.
Pooja Bhatt won a National Film Award for the Best Film on Other Social Issues, for her movie Tamanna.
Pooja Bhatt also won the Nargis Dutt Award, a special category of National Film Awards, for the movie Zakhm.
If not an actress, she would have been an astronaut.
Her movie Holiday was confused with the Akshay Kumar starrer “Holiday – A soldier is never off duty”. The
She is close friends with Sharad Kapoor and likes to hang out with her gang of lads.
Pooja Bhatt prefers to use her real name for the different characters she plays in the movies.
Her relationship with her fiance Ranvir Shorey was abusive and she also stated that he beat her down too.
Other than her acting, producing and directing on the big screen, she appeared in a documentary called Sunset Bollywood (2005), in which she talks about the Bollywood star.
Pooja Bhatt did a nude photoshoot with just bronze paint on her body.
Pooja was offered the role of the lead actress in the famous movie “Aashiqui” but she refused the role because her then-boyfriend did not agree to it. She was in love with him since she was 12 and started dating him at 16. At 17, when she had done only two hit movies, her boyfriend asked her to quit acting.
Pooja Bhatt would like to make a documentary on her father’s life.
Her uncles late Balwant Bhatt and late Nanabhai Bhatt were famous Bollywood directors.