Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde ( born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. The second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Universe India pageant, Hegde is one of South India's highest-paid actresses. Hegde accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film ''Mugamoodi'' (2012). She had her first Telugu release in ''Oka Laila Kosam'' (2014) and established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema. She made her Bollywood feature in ''Mohenjo Daro'' (2016). Hegde is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and three Zee Cine Awards Telugu.

She played the leading lady in the box-office hits ''DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017) and ''Saakshyam'' (2018). Hegde gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the films ''Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava'' (2018), ''Maharshi'' and ''Gaddalakonda Ganesh'' (both 2019) and her highest-grossing releases came with Hindi film ''Housefull 4'' (2019), Telugu film ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (2020) and Tamil film ''Beast'' (2022). For playing a stand-up comedian in the romantic comedy ''Most Eligible Bachelor'' (2021), she won SIIMA Awards for Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics). In addition to acting, Hegde is the founder of All About Love and serves as the ambassador of several brands and products. Provided by Wikipedia