Poonam Dhillon is an Indian Hindi film, theatre and TV actress.
A former Femina Miss India, Dhillon has acted in over 80 films.
She is best known for her 1979 film, Noorie, for her six films with Rajesh Khanna Red Rose,
Dard, Nishaan, Zamana, Awam and Sohni Mahiwal, Samundar, Saveray Wali Gaadi and Naam.
Dhillon is seen as playing the lead role as Sharda Modi in the Sony TV series Ekk Nayi
Pehchaan.
Career Dhillon first gained fame when she was crowned
Miss Young India at the age of 16.
Director Yash Chopra noticed her and offered her a role in the film Trishul where she performed
the song "Gapoochi Gapoochi gum gum" with co-star Sachin Pilgaonkar.
Chopra then gave her the title role in Noorie, which he produced.
For this, Dhillon was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Subsequently she did about 90 films in Hindi, including Sohni Mahiwal, Red Rose, Teri Kasam,
Dard, Nishana, Yeh Vada Raha, Samunder, Romance, Kasam, and Sitamgar.
She was often paired with Rajesh Khanna and together, they performed in Dard, Nishaan,
Zamana and Awam and Red Rose, Jai Shiv Shankar.
She featured in six films opposite Rajesh Khanna.
She did a cameo in Judaai as a favor to producer Boney Kapoor after Juhi Chawla dropped out.
She also appeared in regional films such as Nyay Danda,, Yuddha Kaanda and Ishtam.
She has done Hindi theater, The Perfect Husband which won the best comedy play award in 2005
and which completed Golden Jubilee run.
Then did two the plays The Perfect Wife co-starring Sooraj Thapar and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi with
Asif Sheikh.
Currently she is doing a play called "U TURN" which is the Hindi adaptation of Marathi play
Dhillon ventured into the make-up van business, pioneering the concept in the Indian film
industry.
She runs a make-up van company, "VANITY".
Coming from an academic family with Dad who was aeronautical engineer,Mother who was Principal
in a school & two Doctor siblings, Poonam did her graduation after joining Films at
age 16 . Currently is doing her MBA in International Business.
She has been very active with social causes like drug awareness, AIDS awareness, family
planning and organ donation.
Dhillon was the fourth guest on Bigg Boss aired on Colors TV.
She ended up as runner-up on the show.
She has been a prominent speaker at SAARC business summit at Katmandu & Delhi & was
appointed as cultural ambassador.
She was also a speaker at the MINDMINE event.
She did a show for "save & empower the Girl child" with Lilavati Hospital.
Recently she launched an event and film production company, Poetic Justice films pvt ltd.
Filmography Double Di Trouble(2014)
Ramaiya Vasta VaiyaAshwini Kunasathi Kunitari Marathi film
Miley Naa Miley Hum - Shalini S. Mehra Dil Bole Hadippa!
– Yamini Singh 13B – Manohar's mother
Ishtam – Lakshmi Judaai – Nisha
Mahaanta – Shanti Virodhi
Jai Shiv Shankar Jhoothi Shaan – Ganga
Qurbani Rang Layegi – Poonam Amiri Garibi – Rani
Atishbaaz Pathar Ke Insan – Lata Rai
Police Public – Karuna Arun Sharma Yuddha Kaanda – Kannada film
Batwara(1989) – Rajendra's wife Abhimanyu – Tulsi/Miss California 'Kelly'
Deshwasi Galiyon Ka Badshah – Madhu
Hisaab Khoon Ka Saaya
Hum Farishte Nahin – Sunita Kasam
Maalamaal – Poonam Malhotra Sone Pe Suhaaga – Shraddha
Himmat Aur Mehanat - Sharda Avam
Mard Ki Zabaan Avinash
Dosti Dushmani Ek Chadar Maili Si – Raaji
Karma – Tulsi Khel Mohabbat Ka – Lily/Shyamoli
Naam – Seema Rai Palay Khan
Samundar – Anjali Saveray Wali Gaadi – Jyoti
Bepanaah – Radha Malhotra Geraftaar – Anuradha Saxena
Kabhi Ajnabi The Shiva Ka Insaaf – Nisha
Sitamgar Tawaif
Teri Meherbaniyan – Bijli Zamana
Badal – Meenakshi John Jani Janardhan
Laila Sohni Mahiwal – Sohni
Yaadgar Nishan
Qayamat Romance – Sonia
Aapas Ki Baat – Kajal Srivastava Sawaal
Teri Kasam – Dolly Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya – Priya Singh
Yeh Vaada Raha – Sunita Sikkan/Sonu Baseraa – Sarita Sethi
Dard – Poonam Bhargav Main Aur Mera Haathi – Julie
Poonam – Poonam Red Rose – Sharda
Biwi-O-Biwi – Asha Nishana
Kaala Patthar – Raghunath's daughter Noorie – Noorie Nabi
Trishul – Babli/Kusum Gupta Television
Andaaz Chusth Durusth on Zee TV
Kittie Party(2002) Showbiz India Celebrity Profile
Bigg Boss 3 as Contestant Ekk Nayi Pehchaan on Sony TV
Comedy nights with kapil as a guest along with Dharmendra
References
External links Poonam Dhillon at the Internet Movie Database
Poonam Dhillon on Twitter