Pooja Bedi
Pooja Bedi biography, wiki, age, date of birth, height, affairs, husband, family, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pooja Bedi |
| Buddhist Name | Karma Saraswati |
| Nickname | Booie 1 |
| Profession | Indian Actress, Model, Host, Author, Columnist, Motivational Speaker |
| Years Active | 1992-Present |
| Date of Birth | May 11, 1970 |
| Age (In 2024) | 54 Years 7 Month(s) 4 Days |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Residence | Goa, India 2 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5ft 7in |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Husband/Spouse | Farhan Furniturewalla ( m. 1994–2003) |
| Marriage Date | May 6, 1994 1 |
| Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Maneck Contractor (Boat Builder) Akashdeep Saigal (TV Actor)  Dwiti Vikramaditya  Hanif Hilal (Choreographer)  Bijoy Jain (Famous architect and founder of Studio Mumbai Architects)  Aditya Pancholi  Kamran Rizvi (Actor) |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | Omar Furniturewalla |
| Daughter(s) | Alaya Furniturewala |
| Parents | |
| Father | Kabir Bedi |
| Mother | Late Protima Bedi (Indian classical dancer) |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Brother(s) | Siddharth Bedi Adam Bedi (half-brother)  |
| Cousin(s) | Aadya Bedi (Satish Kuldip Bedi's daughter, Actress) Tarini Bedi (Assistant Professor) Seher Bedi (Producer) Brinda Maira (Yoga instructor and spiritual healer) Amarantha (Ami) Mehera (Kabir Bedi' s niece) Sohni Tanna (Ranga Bedi's Daughter) Kalpana Mehra Ryan Tham Keenan Tham |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Aunt(s) | Gulhima Bedi (Kabir Bedi' s sister) Ashitta Tham 3 |
| Uncle(s) | Ranga Bedi (Kabir Bedi' s brother) Shakti Maira (Gulhima Bedi's Ex-Husband, Painter) Late Satish Kuldip Bedi (Kabir Bedi's Cousin) Sam Scales (Gulhima Bedi's Husband) |
| Niece(s) | Tia Tanna Diah Mehera Vedika Mehera Daria Bedi  |
| Grand Father (Paternal) | Baba Bedi Lal Phiare (Wrestler, Freedom fighter, Oxford graduate, author and Marxist) |
| Grand Mother (Paternal) | Freda Bedi |
| Education Details | |
| School | The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh Besant Montessori School, Mumbai 1 |
| College | Mithibai College, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | College Dropout |
| Filmography | |
| Debut Movie | Vishkanya (1991) |
| Famous Movies | Comedy Couple (2020) Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) Phir Meri Kahani Yaad Aayee (1993) Lootere (1993) Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) Vishkanya (1991) |
| TV Show(s) | Masaba Masaba (2020) Bigg Boss 5 (Contestant, 2011) Maa Exchange (Contestant, 2011) Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 (Contestant, 2008) Bigg Boss 2– Aakhiri Salam (Host, 2008) Nach Baliye 3 (Contestant, 2007) Not Just Page 3 (Host, 2004) Just Pooja (Host, 2004-2006) Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 (Contestant, 2001) |
| Advertisements | Kamasutra condoms Tips and toes nail polish Frooti Tacfab |
| Magazine Covers | Savvy Society Good Housekeeping Good homemaker Gladrags Better homes and gardens GR8 India today plus Simply Mumbai, Tele prime time Anokhee Prevention 4 |
| Brand Ambassador | Country Club India Limited Allergan (India) Kaya skin clinic |
| twitter.com/poojabeditweets (299k followers) | |
| facebook.com/pooja.bedi.378 (1m followers) facebook.com/pooja.bedi.3511 | |
| instagram.com/poojabediofficial (149k followers) | |
| Youtube | youtube.com/user/effnbedi |
| Website | poojabediofficial.com |
| [email protected] | |
| Other Details | |
| Books | "Timepass" (Penguin, top 10 national bestseller 2000) ; A real life story on female foeticide titled, "born to die", in the book, "Because I am a girl" (Random house) |
| Hobbies | Traveling, Water Sports, Swimming, playing Chess and Scrabble, Reading, Collecting music, Taking Photos, Philanthropy, Cooking 5 |
| Favorite Collections | Café del mar, the Putamayo series and Ministry of Sound 5 |
| Favorite Artists | Andre Bocelli Frank Sinatra, Dido, Leonard Cohen, Diana Krall, Lionel Ritchie, Bob Marley, Erykah Badu and Tina Turner, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen and Atif Aslam, Sonu Nigam. 5 |
| Favorite Songs | My Way (Frank Sinatra), I’d love to be your last (Clay Walker) Lady (Kenny Rogers) Annies song (John Denver), Just the way you are (Billy Joel), Hero (Enrique Iglesias), Shine on (R.I.O.) and Happy (Pharrell Williams) 5 |
| Favorite Movies | Jo jeeta Wohi Sikander, Dor, Taare Zameen Par, Sholay, queen, Serendipity, Only You, A Fish Called Wanda, Scarface, The Godfather, Scent of a Woman, the Secret, Avatar, Interstellar, Oceans 11, mad max, tequila sunrise & the X men series 5 |
| Life Quote | The quality of your life is not shaped by what happens to you, but by your reaction to it.!!! If you want something, want it with all your heart. Match it’s frequency, and it will manifest. 5 |
| Pooja Bedi is an Indian Actress, Model, Host, Author, Columnist, Motivational Speaker. She is the daughter of veteran actor Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. | |
| Pooja Bedi was born on May 11, 1970 to actor Kabir Bedi and classical dancer Protima Bedi in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | |
| She made her acting debut with Vishkanya (1991). In 1992, she acted in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) with Aamir Khan. | |
| Pooja Bedi married Farhan Furniturewalla on May 6, 1994. They have two children, a daughter Alaya Furniturewala and son Omar Furniturewalla. Pooja and Farhan divorced on February 14, 2003. | |
| She did her schooling from Mumbai's Besant Montessori School and then in Sanawar's The Lawrence School. Rahul Roy, Pratap Gaikwad, Ness Wadia and Jeh Wadia, Omar Abdullah were her school mates. 1 | |
| During her school days pooja was a class topper and she was in basketball team, hockey team and a swimming champ too. 6 | |
| She is the 18th descendant of Guru Nanak from her dad's side. 1 | |
| After marriage to Farhan she converted to Islam and changed her name to Noorjehan. 1 | |
| On July 19, 1997 her brother Siddharth, who had been diagnosed with Schizophrenia committed suicide. 1 | |
| Her mother was killed while on a holy pilgrimage on the Himalayas on August 18, 1998. 1 | |
| In February 2019, Pooja Bedi got engaged to a Parsi boat builder named Maneck Contractor and has been living with him in Goa. | |
References
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Pooja-Bedi-The-siege-within/articleshow/479019467.cms?[↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
- https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/look-out-for-alaya-f/20200129.htm[↩]
- https://www.facebook.com/ashitta.tham[↩]
- http://www.poojabediofficial.com/pooja-bedi-professional.php[↩]
- http://www.poojabediofficial.com/hobbies-interest.php[↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
- http://www.poojabediofficial.com/personal-info.php[↩]
