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Pooja Hegde

Biography

Pooja Hegde is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil cinema. Born on October 13, 1990, in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, to a Tulu-speaking family hailing from Udupi, Karnataka, she completed her schooling at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School and earned a Master of Commerce degree from M. M. K. College in Mumbai. She began her career in pageantry, being crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition, which led to high-profile modeling campaigns and paved her entry into cinema. She made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film *Mugamoodi* (2012), followed by her entry into Telugu cinema with the romantic comedies *Oka Laila Kosam* (2014) and *Mukunda* (2014). She made her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's period epic *Mohenjo Daro* (2016). Hegde achieved major commercial stardom in Telugu cinema with Harish Shankar's action comedy *Duvvada Jagannadham* (2017), followed by a string of high-profile blockbusters including *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Gaddalakonda Ganesh* (2019), and the multi-starrer comedy *Housefull 4* (2019). She achieved massive critical and box-office acclaim portraying Amulya in Trivikram Srinivas's industry blockbuster *Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo* (2020), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu, followed by another SIIMA Award for Best Actress for the romantic comedy *Most Eligible Bachelor* (2021). She continued headlining large-scale pan-Indian and commercial ventures, including the period romance *Radhe Shyam* (2022), Nelson Dilipkumar's action thriller *Beast* (2022) opposite Vijay, *Acharya* (2022), *Cirkus* (2022), and *Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan* (2023). Her filmography extends to the action thriller *Deva* (2025) alongside Shahid Kapoor, Karthik Subbaraj's action drama *Retro* (2025) opposite Suriya, H. Vinoth's political action drama *Jana Nayagan* (2026) alongside Vijay, and the comedy-drama *Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai* (2026). A recipient of multiple SIIMA Awards and Filmfare nominations, she remains one of the most prominent leading female stars across South Indian and Hindi film industries.

Known For

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

8

Jana Nayagan

9

Deva

7

Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan

6

F3: Fun and Frustration

6.1

Acharya

5

Beast

7.2

Most Eligible Bachelor

6.9

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

7.1

Housefull 4

3.5

Maharshi

7.2

Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava

7.6

Rangasthalam

8.3

DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (Hindi Dubbed )

5.7

Mohenjo Daro

5.7
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