Pooja Gandhi is an Indian actress, politician, and producer who is known for her work in the Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu language film industries. She is best known for her appearance as Nandini in Mungaru Male.
Born Name
Sanjana Gandhi
Nick Name
Pooja
Pooja Gandhi as seen in a selfie that was taken in April 2015 (Pooja Gandhi / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality
Education
Pooja attended Sophia Convent and Dewan Public School in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
She received an honorary Doctorate in 2016, from the Governing Council of Confederation of International Accreditation Commission – CIAC in affiliation with KEISIE International University – South Korea.
Anand Gowda (2012) – Pooja got engaged to a realtor named Anand Gowda in November 2012. However, their relationship fell through the following month.
Satish Pradhan
Pooja Gandhi as seen in a selfie that was taken with her sisters Radhika and Suhani Gandhi in December 2020 (Pooja Gandhi / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Curvaceous physical appearance
Almond-shaped eyes
Religion
Hinduism
Pooja Gandhi as seen in a picture that was taken at Mutante Strength in September 2021 (Pooja Gandhi / Instagram)
Pooja Gandhi Facts
She was brought up in a Punjabi household in Delhi alongside her younger sisters Radhika and Suhani.
Initially, Pooja started off her career as a model.
She has a dog named Charlie and Chikoo.
Pooja made her debut feature film appearance as Pooja in Dushmani in 2002, at the age of 19. Later, she was cast in her first TV show as Zameen Se Aassman Tak in 2004.
In 2006, she made her debut Kannada language film appearance as Nandini in Mungaru Male. It was one of her most successful films of all time. The film was the first in India to be screened in theatre for more than a year. After that, Pooja became one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in Kannada cinema.
She was placed in The Banglore Times‘ list of “25 Most Desirable Women of 2012”.
In 2012, Pooja joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha party. After that, in 2013, she joined Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress (2013). Later, she contested from Janata Dal (Secular) party in 2013.
One of the earliest posts that Pooja uploaded to her Instagram account was on June 27, 2014.
As of November 2021, Pooja was working out at MutanteStrength GYM & ATHLETIC CENTER.
Since the start of her career in 2002, Pooja has appeared in a number of commercially successful films such as Mungaru Male (2006), Milana (2007), Krishna (2007), Taj Mahal (2008), Budhivanta (2008), Anu (2009), Gokula (2009), Dandupalya (2012), Dandupalya 2 (2017), and Dandupalya 3 (2018).
