Pooja Hegde is an Indian actress and model. She was born on 13 October 1990 in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her sun sign is Libra. She holds a master’s degree in commerce. Her father’s name is Manjunath Hegde, and her mother’s name is Lata Hegde. She has a brother named Rishabh Hegde. 

Pooja Hegde is unmarried. 

Pooja Hegde’s favourites

Her hobbies include dancing, travelling, singing, and reading. 

Her favourite actors are Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Leonardo DiCaprio, Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, and Sandra Bullock. 

Her favourite singers are AR Rahman, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Rihana, Bryan Adams, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Gaga. 

Interesting facts about Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde started her career in the entertainment industry as a model. She was a participant in the Miss India beauty pageant in the year 2009. 

She was the runner-up in Miss Universe Indian 2010 and Miss Indian South 2010. 

In the year 2012, she made her acting debut with the Telugu film ‘Mugamoodi.’

Pooja Hegde is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. 

She is multi-lingual and can speak Telugu, English, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi languages. 

Pooja Hegde’s Bollywood debut

In 2016, Pooja Hegde made her Bollywood debut opposite actor Hrithik Roshan in the film ‘Mohenjo Daro.’

In the year 2017, she worked in the Telugu action-comedy film ‘Duvvada Jagannadham’ opposite actor Allu Arjun. 

Pooja Hegde featured on the cover page of Femina Magazine. 

Pooja Hegde’s fame

In the year 2020, she was one of the highest-grossing actresses in South Indian film industry. 

In 2019, she appeared in three films including Maharshi, Gaddalkonda Ganesh and Housefull 4.

She starred opposite actor Prabhas in the 2022 romance film ‘Radhe Shyam’ directed by film director Radha Krishna Kumar. The film became one of his most successful films, grossing over ₹250 crore worldwide.

Pooja Hegde’s awards

In the year 2013, she received the South Indian International Film Award. 

Pooja Hegde won an award at the 62nd Filmfare Awards in the year 2015. 

In 2019, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava.’

In 2020, she received the South Indian International Film Award for Best Actress in the Telugu film ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.’

Pooja Hegde’s filmography

Pooja Hegde’s popular films are Oka Laila Kosam (2014), Rangasthalam (2018), Saakshyam (2018), Mukunda (2014), Housefull 4 (2019), Most Eligible Bachelor (2021), Cirkus (2022), Beast (2022), and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023).