Meet actress who studied MBA, left her marketing job to work with Anil Kapoor in superhit movie, later quit Bollywood, got married twice, now looks like this

After working in around 20 movies, the actress left acting after her first marriage. She chose love over fame and glamour and bid farewell to acting. But...

If you want to make a name in Bollywood, sharing the screen with a big star can be enough to get noticed. If you’re an actor, working with a veteran actress can boost your profile, and if you’re a heroine, acting alongside the industry’s leading men can open doors. However, sustaining that recognition depends entirely on your talent. Today, we’re going to talk about one such actress who got the opportunity to work with stars like Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Govinda. Despite these big breaks, she couldn’t achieve the stardom she hoped for.

The actress from Ludhiana was an athlete and competed in the 200 and 400-meter dash when she was in school. She graduated in Economics from Fergusson College, Pune and completed her MBA in marketing from Symbiosis, Pune. She was approached by many companies, however she always wanted to do get into modelling. She participated at the Miss International beauty pageant and won the runner-up title at the Femina Miss India contest in 1993 and was crowned Femina Miss India International 1993 and represented India at Miss International 1993.

We are talking about actress Pooja Batra whose first film was with Anil Kapoor. It was Virasat in 1997. She also appeared in 2001 film Nayak as a reporter. She starred alongside major names such as Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Johnny Lever.

After working in around 20 movies, Pooja left acting after her first marriage. She chose love over fame and glamour and bid farewell to acting. Sadly, that marriage with US-based Dr. Sonu Ahluwalia also ended in divorce. There were reports that Pooja had received offers for Hollywood films, but her husband was reportedly against it, which eventually led to their divorce. After the separation, Pooja returned to Bollywood, but she didn’t find many opportunities.

She then married actor Nawab Shah in 2019 in Delhi according to Arya Samaj traditions.