Pooja Kumar

Pooja Kumar is an American actress whose career began after she won the title of Miss India USA, a win that opened the door to work on both sides of the film world. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and hosted the music channel Channel V before leaving to sharpen her acting. Her screen credits include the IFC film Bollywood Hero (2009), in which she starred opposite Chris Kattan, and Man on a Ledge (2012). She took a starring role in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam (2013), and Amitabh Bachchan singled her out as the most budding new star from a contest of more than 60,000 hopefuls. For the independent film Flavors (2003) she received the Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Emerging Artist. Her work spans American and Indian productions as well as theater and advertising campaigns.