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Pooja Hegde is an actor, beauty pageant contestant and model, born on October 13, 1990 in Mumbai, Bombay State, India. Pooja Hegde is 36 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Smt. M. M. K. College of Commerce & Economics. Awards on record include South Indian International Movie Awards, Zee Cine Awards Telugu, Sakshi Excellence Awards and 5 more. The listed height is 175 cm.
My Take
What strikes me most about Pooja Hegde is how she turned a pageant springboard into genuine pan-Indian stardom. Plenty of Miss Universe India contestants get one film and vanish; she instead built parallel careers in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, which demands fluency in three industries with very different audiences. Her turn in Ala Vaikunthapurramloo showed me a performer who can anchor a blockbuster's song-and-dance spectacle while still registering as a person. Becoming one of South India's highest-paid actresses as a Mumbai outsider is no accident — it reads to me as discipline and shrewd script sense. I suspect her most interesting roles are still ahead of her.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pooja Hegde
- Name (Japanese)
- プージャ・ヘグデ
- Reading
- ぷーじゃ・へぐで
- Born
- October 13, 1990 (age 36)
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- actor / beauty pageant contestant / model / patron of the arts
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
2. Background
- University
- Smt. M. M. K. College of Commerce & Economics
Awards & achievements
- South Indian International Movie Awards
- Zee Cine Awards Telugu
- Sakshi Excellence Awards
- Bollywood Hungama Style Icons
- Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
- Santosham Film Awards
- Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards
- Lokmat Stylish Awards
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Ala Vaikunthapurramloo |
| Notable work | Most Eligible Bachelor |
4. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hegdepooja/
- Xhttps://x.com/hegdepooja
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooja%20Hegde
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7228519
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pooja Hegde born?
Pooja Hegde was born on October 13, 1990 and is 36 years old.
Where is Pooja Hegde from?
Pooja Hegde is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Pooja Hegde do?
Pooja Hegde works as actor, beauty pageant contestant, model, patron of the arts.
How tall is Pooja Hegde?
Pooja Hegde is 175 cm tall.
Where did Pooja Hegde study?
Pooja Hegde attended Smt. M. M. K. College of Commerce & Economics.
What is Pooja Hegde known for?
Pooja Hegde's notable works include Ala Vaikunthapurramloo, Most Eligible Bachelor.
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