Mumbai: Pooja Bhatt was born to Mahesh Bhatt and Anglo-Indian Kiran Bhatt (aka Loraine Bright). She is the step daughter of Soni Razdan. She has a brother,Rahul Bhatt and half sisters Shaheen and Alia Bhatt. Her cousins are Mohit Suri and Emraan Hashmi
Like a good Daddy’s girl, Pooja Bhatt made her debut in the much acclaimed film Daddy. Post that she was a regular feature in most of Mahesh Bhatt’s films be it Sadak, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee, Sir, Tamanna and Zakhm.
However after impressing one and all with her acting prowess in the above mentioned films, Pooja took a self-imposed break from acting and started focusing on producing and directing films. Her directorial debut Paap may not have struck gold at the B.O. but films like Dhokha did fetch her critical acclaim.
Her last film appearance was in Everybody Says I’m Fine! in 2001. She has since focused on producing and directing. She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abrahamand Udita Goswami.
Since then, she has made four more directorial ventures: Holiday (2006), Dhokha (2007), Kajraare (2010) and Jism 2 (2012).
Today this feisty actress cum producer-director turns a year older (or should we say younger)
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