Pooja Bhatt’s 50th birthday: Here’s how a successful actress turned into director

Pooja Bhatt made her film debut at the age of 17 in Mahesh Bhatt’s 1989 film ‘Daddy’. She was one of the most popular Bollywood actresses in the 1990s. The 50-year-old has had a successful career as a director, producer, and production designer.

Pooja Bhatt is one of the few celebrities who is not afraid to voice her views. The actress-turned-filmmaker has been outspoken on a variety of causes, ranging from her battle with alcoholism to current social challenges.

As she turns 50, Pooja Bhatt still stands out in this hero-centric Bollywood. She made her film debut at the age of 17 in Mahesh Bhatt’s 1989 film ‘Daddy.’ She portrayed the estranged adolescent daughter of actor Anupam Kher, who played the alcoholic father. She was one of the most popular Bollywood actresses in the 1990s. ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin,’ ‘Sadak,’ ‘Junoon,’ ‘Sir,’ ‘Border,’ and ‘Zakhm’ are among her most popular movies.

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Pooja made her final cinematic appearance in Rahul Bose’s ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine’ in 2001, receiving critical acclaim for her portrayal of a woman abandoned by her wealthy in-laws.

However, despite having a successful acting career, she changed her focus in 2003, moving from the actor’s glamorous lifestyle to the director’s prestigious chair. She first first directed the film ‘Paap,’ starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami. In 2012, she last directed actress Sunny Leone in her Bollywood debut, Jism 2.

However, a sequel to the blockbuster 1991 film, ‘Sadak 2,’ brought Bhatt back to acting in 2020.

At that age, other actresses are vanished from Bollywood. Pooja, on the other hand, has had a reasonably successful career as a director, producer, and even production designer.

Pooja Bhatt is a member of one of the most renowned clans of bollywood. Mahesh Bhatt, her father, is a director, and Mukesh Bhatt, her uncle, is a producer. Actress Soni Razdan is her step-mother. Her step-sister Alia Bhatt is one of Bollywood’s most promising young actresses.