Pooja Batra

Pooja Batra is an Indian actress and model who first gained attention as a beauty queen, taking the Miss India crown in 1993. Born in India, she built a successful modeling career before acting, appearing in more than 250 fashion shows at home and overseas. She moved into films with Virasat (1997), a box office success that earned her the Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress; she played a betrayed lover in the film. Her second feature, Bhai (1997), also did well at the box office. Over the years she acted in more than twenty films, among them Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999). She portrayed Queen Noorjehan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005).