Pooja Hedge, the former runner up of Miss India 2009 is the latest sensation in Indian cinema and she is currently the most loved actress in Tollywood. here are the five interesting facts about this dusky beauty.

FACT 01:

In 2009 she appeared in miss India but she was eliminated. After that she appeared in Miss Universe India and became the second Runner-UP in Miss Universe India 2010.

FACT 02:

Her family wanted her name to be Lakshmi as she born on the Lakshmi Pooja Day, but because of her maternal aunt considered it as bit old-fashioned, they changed it to Pooja.

FACT 03:

Ashutosh Gowariker’s wife Sunita recommended Pooja Hegde’s name for the film Mohenjo Daro after watching her in an advertisement. Because of her commitment in Mohenjo Daro, Pooja had to reject Mani Ratnam’s tamil movie.

FACT 04:

Pooja Hegde knows the Bhagavad Gita by heart and has learnt Sanskrit. Although she is not a religious person, she considers herself as very spiritual.

FACT 05:

She can fluently speak Tulu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, English and a bit Telugu as well. Pooja is also a trained Bharatha Natyam Dancer.