Pooja Gandhi, an Indian actress and model, was born Sanjana Gandhi in 1983. Her primary roles have been in Kannada and Tamil films. She became one of the most well-known and well-paid actresses in Kannada language films after acting in the commercially successful 2006 movie Mungaru Male. She also won other accolades, including an honorary degree. Gandhi is known in the media and Kannada cinema business as Male Hudugi, or Rain Girl. In ten years, Gandhi has acted in fifty films in more than five languages. She was listed as one of the “25 Most Desirable Women of 2012” by The Banglore Times. Gandhi debuted as an actress in the 2001 Hindi film Khatron Ke Khiladi, costarring Raj Babbar.
Since then, she has starred in box office hits like Dandupalya (2012), Dandupalya 2 (2017), Dandupalya 3 (2018), Mungaru Male (2006), Milana (2007), Krishna (2007), Taj Mahal (2008), Budhivanta (2008), Anu (2009), Gokula (2009), and so on. She became well-known as one of the top actresses in Kannada cinema after a string of successful films.
Gandhi was granted an honorary doctorate in 2016 for her services to the Kannada cinema industry by the Governing Council of Confederation of International Accreditation Commission (CIAC), which is associated with KEISIE International University in South Korea. In 2012, she joined the Janata Dal (Secular) party. She then joined the KJP and then the BSR Congress parties. She ran in the Raichur constituency of the Karnataka assembly elections.
Name | Pooja Gandhi |
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Date of Birth | 07/10/1983 |
Current Residence | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Height | 168 CM |
Hobbies | Reading books, Watching movies |
Father | Pawan Gandhi |
Mother | Jyothi Gandhi |
Sibling | Radhika Gandhi |
Spouse | Vijay Ghorpade |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
School (s) | Sophia Convent and Dewan Public School in Meerut |
Debut Movies | |
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Language | Movie Name |
Hindi | Khatron Ke Khiladi |
Telugu | Mukkanti |
Awards List | ||||
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Year | Award | Category | Movie Name | |
2008 | Suvarna Film Award | Best Actress | Krishna | |
2010 | Suvarna Film Award | Most popular Actress | Gokula | |
2013 | South Indian International Movie Award | Best Actress | Dandupalya | |
2013 | Suvarna Film Award | Best Actress | Dandupalya |