22 Facts About Poonam Dhillon

Poonam Dhillon was born on 18 April 1962 and is an Indian actress and politician.

Poonam Dhillon played the lead role of Sharda Modi in the Sony TV series Ekk Nayi Pehchaan in 2013.

Poonam Dhillon has done theatre, starting with the award-winning "The Perfect Husband" and many other plays, the latest being "The Perfect Wife" with several shows in United States and Dubai.

The first time Dhillon gained fame was when she got crowned Miss Young India 1978.

Poonam Dhillon was paired with Rajesh Khanna in six films: Dard, Nishaan, Zamana, Awam, Red Rose and Jai Shiv Shankar.

Poonam Dhillon made a special appearance in Judaai as a favour to producer Boney Kapoor when Juhi Chawla had to drop out.

Poonam Dhillon appeared in regional films such as Nyay Danda, Yuddha Kaanda, Ishtam and Yavarum Nalam, 13B: Fear Has a New Address.

Poonam Dhillon was a contestant on Season 3 of Bigg Boss aired on Colors TV in 2009.

Poonam Dhillon ended up as the second runner-up on the show.

Poonam Dhillon has been in the Hindi theater production The Perfect Husband, which won the best comedy play award in 2005 and which completed a Golden jubilee run.

Poonam Dhillon then did another play The Perfect Wife co-starring Sooraj Thapar and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi with Asif Sheikh.

Poonam Dhillon was seen in a play called U Turn which is the Hindi version of a Marathi play.

Poonam Dhillon ventured into the make-up van business in 1991 pioneering the concept in the Indian film industry.

Poonam Dhillon's father Amreek Singh was an aeronautical engineer in the Indian Air Force and would often get transferred.

Poonam Dhillon's mother was a school principal and both her siblings are doctors.

Poonam Dhillon was quite studious growing up and aspired to become a doctor.

Poonam Dhillon attended Carmel Convent in [Chandigarh] for schooling and did her graduation after joining films at age 16.

Poonam Dhillon was married to producer Ashok Thakeria and has two children, a daughter Paloma and a son Anmol.

Poonam Dhillon has been very active with social causes like drug awareness, AIDS awareness, family planning and organ donation.

Poonam Dhillon has been a prominent speaker at the SAARC business summits in Kathmandu and Delhi and was appointed cultural ambassador.

In 2017, Poonam Dhillon was appointed as one of four members to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, which is the official body for appeals against decisions of the Central Board of Film Certification in the Indian film industry.

Poonam Dhillon joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2004 and was appointed vice president of the Mumbai unit of the party in 2019.