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Pooja Gandhi
Born
Pooja Gandhi

(1987-10-11) October 11, 1987 (age 37)
Other namesSanjana Gandhi
OccupationActress rajesh

Pooja Gandhi (Template:Lang-kn), also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry. She was in controversy for her name 'Sanjana' as Archana Galrani too chose her name to be 'Sanjana'.

Early life

Pooja Gandhi was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 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] sheis vinaya kumar

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, Buddhivantha, 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]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Tomake Salam Bengali
2006 Kokki Raji Tamil
Mungaru Male Nandini Kannada
2007 Manmatha Kannada Special appearance
Krishna Preethi Kannada
Milana Priya Kannada
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
I Am Hindi Filming
Rani Maharani Kannada Filming
Vega Kannada Filming
Tavarina Runa Kannada Filming
2011 Jaihind Anjali Kannada Filming[6]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.mypoojagandhi.com/about.html
  2. ^ a b c d "Mischievous to spiritual with movies in between". Times of India. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  3. ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2009/pooja-gandhi-bollywood-290709.html
  4. ^ "Pooja Gandhi to make Tulu movie debut". The Hindu. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. ^ Srinidhi, Sharadha (26 July 2009). "Looking forward to meet Ramya: Radhika". Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  6. ^ http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/kannada/pooja-gandhi-turns-patriotic-in-jai-hind/