Pooja Bedi

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Biography
Name	Pooja Bedi (पूजा बेदी)
Buddhist Name	Karma Saraswati
Nickname	Booie 1
Profession	Indian Actress, Model, Host, Author, Columnist, Motivational Speaker
Years Active	1992-Present
Date of Birth	May 11, 1970 1
Age (In 2022)	52 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence	Goa, India 2
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Poojaism (Child of the universe. God loving, not God fearing!)
Caste	Khatri
Mother Tongue	Punjabi
Zodiac / Sun sign	Taurus
Physical Stats
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 7in
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Family and Marriage Details
Marital Status	Divorced
Husband/Spouse	Farhan Furniturewalla ( m. 1994–2003)
Marriage Date	May 6, 1994 1
Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s)	Maneck Contractor (Boat Builder) Akashdeep Saigal (TV Actor) Dwiti Vikramaditya Hanif Hilal (Choreographer) Bijoy Jain (Famous architect and founder of Studio Mumbai Architects) Aditya Pancholi Kamran Rizvi (Actor)
Children
Son(s)	Omar Furniturewalla
Daughter(s)	Alaya Furniturewala
Parents
Father	Kabir Bedi
Mother	Late Protima Bedi (Indian classical dancer)
Sibling(s)
Brother(s)	Siddharth Bedi Adam Bedi (half-brother)
Cousin(s)	Aadya Bedi (Satish Kuldip Bedi's daughter, Actress) Tarini Bedi (Assistant Professor) Seher Bedi (Producer) Brinda Maira (Yoga instructor and spiritual healer) Amarantha (Ami) Mehera (Kabir Bedi' s niece) Sohni Tanna (Ranga Bedi's Daughter) Kalpana Mehra Ryan Tham Keenan Tham
Other Relative(s)
Aunt(s)	Gulhima Bedi (Kabir Bedi' s sister) Ashitta Tham 3
Uncle(s)	Ranga Bedi (Kabir Bedi' s brother) Shakti Maira (Gulhima Bedi's Ex-Husband, Painter) Late Satish Kuldip Bedi (Kabir Bedi's Cousin) Sam Scales (Gulhima Bedi's Husband)
Niece(s)	Tia Tanna (Sohni Tanna and Dipak Tanna's Daughter) Diah Mehera (Copy Chief, of Vogue Magazine) (Ami Bedi's Daughter) Vedika Mehera (Legal Solutions Architect) (Ami Bedi's Daughter) Daria Bedi
Grand Father (Paternal)	Baba Bedi Lal Phiare (Wrestler, Freedom fighter, Oxford graduate, author and Marxist)
Grand Mother (Paternal)	Freda Bedi
Education Details
School	The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh Besant Montessori School, Mumbai 1
College	Mithibai College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	College Dropout
Filmography
Debut Movie	Vishkanya (1991)
Famous Movies	Comedy Couple (2020) Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) Phir Meri Kahani Yaad Aayee (1993) Lootere (1993) Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) Vishkanya (1991)
TV Show(s)	Masaba Masaba (2020) Bigg Boss 5 (Contestant, 2011) Maa Exchange (Contestant, 2011) Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 (Contestant, 2008) Bigg Boss 2– Aakhiri Salam (Host, 2008) Nach Baliye 3 (Contestant, 2007) Not Just Page 3 (Host, 2004) Just Pooja (Host, 2004-2006) Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 (Contestant, 2001)
Advertisements	Kamasutra condoms Tips and toes nail polish Frooti Tacfab
Magazine Covers	Savvy Society Good Housekeeping Good homemaker Gladrags Better homes and gardens GR8 India today plus Simply Mumbai, Tele prime time Anokhee Prevention 4
Brand Ambassador	Country Club India Limited Allergan (India) Kaya skin clinic
Contact/Social Media Details
Twitter	twitter.com/poojabeditweets (299k followers)
Facebook	facebook.com/pooja.bedi.378 (1m followers) facebook.com/pooja.bedi.3511
Instagram	instagram.com/poojabediofficial (149k followers)
Youtube	youtube.com/user/effnbedi
Website	poojabediofficial.com
Email	info@poojabediofficial.com
Other Details
Books	"Timepass" (Penguin, top 10 national bestseller 2000) ; A real life story on female foeticide titled, "born to die", in the book, "Because I am a girl" (Random house)
Hobbies	Traveling, Water Sports, Swimming, playing Chess and Scrabble, Reading, Collecting music, Taking Photos, Philanthropy, Cooking 5
Favorite Collections	Café del mar, the Putamayo series and Ministry of Sound 5
Favorite Artists	Andre Bocelli Frank Sinatra, Dido, Leonard Cohen, Diana Krall, Lionel Ritchie, Bob Marley, Erykah Badu and Tina Turner, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen and Atif Aslam, Sonu Nigam. 5
Favorite Songs	My Way (Frank Sinatra), I’d love to be your last (Clay Walker) Lady (Kenny Rogers) Annies song (John Denver), Just the way you are (Billy Joel), Hero (Enrique Iglesias), Shine on (R.I.O.) and Happy (Pharrell Williams) 5
Favorite Movies	Jo jeeta Wohi Sikander, Dor, Taare Zameen Par, Sholay, queen, Serendipity, Only You, A Fish Called Wanda, Scarface, The Godfather, Scent of a Woman, the Secret, Avatar, Interstellar, Oceans 11, mad max, tequila sunrise & the X men series 5
Life Quote	The quality of your life is not shaped by what happens to you, but by your reaction to it.!!! If you want something, want it with all your heart. Match it’s frequency, and it will manifest. 5
Facts
Pooja Bedi is an Indian Actress, Model, Host, Author, Columnist, Motivational Speaker. She is the daughter of veteran actor Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi.
Pooja Bedi was born on May 11, 1970 to actor Kabir Bedi and classical dancer Protima Bedi in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
She made her acting debut with Vishkanya (1991). In 1992, she acted in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) with Aamir Khan.
Pooja Bedi married Farhan Furniturewalla on May 6, 1994. They have two children, a daughter Alaya Furniturewala and son Omar Furniturewalla. Pooja and Farhan divorced on February 14, 2003.
She did her schooling from Mumbai's Besant Montessori School and then in Sanawar's The Lawrence School. Rahul Roy, Pratap Gaikwad, Ness Wadia and Jeh Wadia, Omar Abdullah were her school mates. 1
During her school days pooja was a class topper and she was in basketball team, hockey team and a swimming champ too. 6
She is the 18th descendant of Guru Nanak from her dad's side. 1
After marriage to Farhan she converted to Islam and changed her name to Noorjehan. 1
On July 19, 1997 her brother Siddharth, who had been diagnosed with Schizophrenia committed suicide. 1
Her mother was killed while on a holy pilgrimage on the Himalayas on August 18, 1998. 1
In February 2019, Pooja Bedi got engaged to a Parsi boat builder named Maneck Contractor and has been living with him in Goa.