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Name |
Pooja |
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Birth name |
Pooja Gautami Umashankar |
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Date of Birth |
25th June 1981 |
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Birth Place |
The Soyza Hospital, Sri Lanka |
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Mother Tongue |
Sinhala |
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Native |
Karnataka |
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Profession |
Actress |
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Height |
5'3'' |
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Hair Color |
Black |
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Religion |
Hindu |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Marital Status |
Single |
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Languages known |
English, Kannada, Tamil, Sinhala and Malayalam |
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Family |
Father – H.R.Uma Shankar (Group Manager, Hindustan Lever)
Mother – Gauthami
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Education |
School : Baldwin's School, Bangalore
College : MBA, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
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Debut Film |
Tamil - Jay Jay (2003)
Sinhalese – Angelika (2005)
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Favorites |
Actor:
Hollywood - Brad Pitt
Bollywood - Hrithik Roshan
Actress:
Hollywood - Meg Ryan
Bollywood - Madhuri Dixit
Movies:
Hollywood - My Fair Lady
Bollywood – Devdas
Kollywood - Alai Payudhey
Singers: Lionel Richie, Shaan, SPB
Music Director - AR Rahman
All-time favourite song - Unchained Melodies
Clothing styles - Chiffon Sarees, Jeans with tops
Cartoon - Tom and Jerry
Color - Red,White
Food - Sri Lankan
Sports - Volleyball
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Hobbies |
Reading, listening to music
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Role model |
Her mother
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Her views |
Her Dream Partner:
"Dream partner would be extremely God fearing, caring, should love animals, kids and the list goes on and on…"
Definition of Love :
"Love is the most wonderful feeling God has ever created."
About Life :
“Life is a gift given by God and I love it.”
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Most unforgettable day |
Her first day of shoot
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Happiest moment |
When she got her MBA Certificate
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Love to meet |
George Clooney
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Dislikes |
Disloyalty |
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Goal in the film industry |
To do many good films.
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Dream role |
As a village girl
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Sinhalese |
* After watching her performance in ‘Attagasam’ (tamil film), Sinhala director Janmabaraera approached her for his movie ‘Anjalika’.
* After the success of her movie ‘Anjalika’ her
fans have built a temple at Colombo.
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Facts |
* Her father is from Karnataka and her mother
is a Sinhalese.
* She was part of Mani Ratnam's stage show,
‘Netru, Indru, Naalai’.
* Calls the press reporters as ‘Anna’ (brother).
* Planning to adopt orphan kids.
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Ambition |
“To better myself as a human being as well as an actor.”
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Official website |
http://www.actresspooja.com/
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