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Pooja Kumar Quick Info
Height
5 ft 4 in
Weight
62 kg
Date of Birth
February 4, 1977
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Eye Color
Hazel
Pooja Kumar is an American actor and producer who was crowned Miss India USA in 1995. Throughout her career as an actor, she has worked in many Tamil, Hindi, and English-language films. Her filmography consists of a variety of shows and movies such as Kadhal Rojavae, Magic Magic 3D, Never Have I Ever, Night of Henna, Flavors, Hiding Divya, Bollywood Beats, Knots Urbane, Anything For You, Park Sharks, Anjaana Anjaani, Drawing With Chalk, Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum, Chuck, PSV Garuda Vega, Uthama Villain, Man on a Ledge, Vishwaroopam, Vishwaroop, Vishwaroopam II, Vishwaroop II, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Forbidden Love.
Born Name
Pooja Kumar
Nick Name
Pooja
Pooja Kumar as seen during an event in 2013 (Bollywood Hungama / poojakumar.com / CC BY 3.0)
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality
Education
Pooja Kumar got enrolled at Washington University and graduated with degrees in political science and finance. She has also received training in Indian classical dance.
Occupation
Actor, Producer
Family
Siblings – Paraag Kumar (Brother)
Manager
Pooja Kumar has been signed with Vanguard Management Group, Talent Management, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Build
Average
Pooja Kumar and Kamal Haasan at ‘Vishwaroop’ media meet in Mumbai, Maharashtra (Bollywood Hungama / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
62 kg or 136.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Pooja Kumar has dated –
Vishal Joshi – She is married to Vishal Joshi and the duo has been blessed with a daughter who was born in 2020.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Pierced ears
Pooja Kumar as seen at the premiere of the IFC mini-series ‘Bollywood Hero’ (IndiaFM/Bollywoodhungama.com / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Pooja Kumar Facts
Her parents immigrated from India in the year 1970.
She played the role of Rachana in the 2003 romantic comedy film Flavors and this performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Emerging Actress”.
Along with Sachin Bhatt, Lilette Dubey, Sarita Joshi, Mansi Patel, and Mehul Shah, Pooja Kumar co-starred as Laxmi in the 2009 Bollywood-inspired dance film Bollywood Beats.
She appeared as Peshto in the 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film Anjaana Anjaani, starring Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor as two suicidal strangers.
Pooja Kumar played the role of Jinsana in the action comedy/spy-drama television series Chuck in 2011.
Alongside Kamal Haasan, K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, Urvashi, Jayaram, Andrea Jeremiah, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Nassar, Pooja Kumar co-starred as Parveen (Karpagavalli) in the 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film Uttama Villain.
She was seen as Denise Pawther in the 2017 prison thriller film Brawl in Cell Block 99, starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Marc Blucas, and Tom Guiry. The film was named among the year’s best films by the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.
In 2021, Pooja Kumar was cast as Noor Qureshi (Aneesa’s mother) in an episode of the Netflix romance comedy-drama television series Never Have I Ever. The show stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
Featured Image by Bollywood Hungama / poojakumar.com / CC BY 3.0
