Poonam Jhawer
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Poonam Jhawer is an Indian film actress and model.
Poonam Jhawer is a Bollywood film maker
, singer, actress and glamour model
. She started her career in a super hit Hindi film Mohra
. Her work also includes few successful projects in the South Indian film industry.
, Maharashtra
. She was born in a business class family. Her mother's name is Poojashri and she is a Hindi poetess who has written many books and done a lot of live Kavi sammelan
. Her family is originally from Rajasthan
. She had done her schooling and college education in Mumbai. She was born to a Marwari
Maheshwari
family.
soap, Paneri sarees and dress materials etc. She also appeared on the cover of Debonair Magazine in 1995.
, a movie starring Akshay Kumar
, Raveena Tandon
, and Sunil Shetty. She was noticed by the film producers while doing an ad shoot which landed her the role of Priya Agnohotri, wife of Suniel Shetty's character. Her role in the film was largely appreciated as being one of the cue points to the main story. She had also done work in few superhit South Indian movies. She has also appeared in a music video for the song "Chand Sa Mukhda" by Ali Haider
.
directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh starring Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Ayesha Jhulka. She turned producer with this film which saw great critical acclaim and did moderate business at the box office being more popular in northern part of India with niche audience. She also started her music career with the song "Sun Meri Raani" as a singer for the soundtrack of this film. Her role as Lata Thakur was one of the film's highlight. She has also acted in Bhuppy Lahri's film Deewana Hoon Main Tera and The Black and White Fact.
She is also active in regional cinema with roles in South Indian films to her name. She recently completed a Marathi
film called Sansarch Maya which is said to be complete and up for release soon into theatres.
She is also working in an upcoming project titled 2G Radia-Tion based on the latest 2G Spectrum Scam playing the lead role based on Niira Radia
. She said that playing Nira Radia is a role of a lifetime. She added that the makers of the film felt that her personality matches with that of Nira Radia. It is reported that UK based Hiten Group would produce the film with Alpesh Shah and Vijay as the directors and Matthew R Blute as the cinematographer.
She also starred in Muthbhed A Planned Encounter, starring Mukesh Tiwari and Sanjay Sharma, produced by Kumar Mangat and Suraj Bhardwaj, directed by Suraj Bhardwaj. It was released earlier this year.
Jhawer has 9 music videos and 3 music albums to her name titled "Poo4u", "Take me home Baby", “Poo Kya Jalwa".
vowing her support during his hunger strike to curb corruption in India supporting the jan lokpal bill for the establishment of Lokpal Offices in India. Poonam is presently working with various women groups and NGOs.
Poonam Jhawer is a Bollywood film maker
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
, singer, actress and glamour model
Glamour photography
Glamour photography is a genre of photography whereby the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed or seminude, but glamour photography stops short of deliberately arousing the viewer and being pornographic photography.Glamour...
. She started her career in a super hit Hindi film Mohra
Mohra
Mohra is a 1994 Indian movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...
. Her work also includes few successful projects in the South Indian film industry.
Early life
Poonam Jhawer was born on 14 August 1976 in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. She was born in a business class family. Her mother's name is Poojashri and she is a Hindi poetess who has written many books and done a lot of live Kavi sammelan
Kavi sammelan
Kavi Sammelan is a formal or informal gathering of poets in Hindi-speaking belts of northern India. The participants recite their poetry to each other and have a general discussion of literary issues. This may take place in private homes or before an audience. In the era before economic...
. Her family is originally from Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. She had done her schooling and college education in Mumbai. She was born to a Marwari
Marwari
Marwari may refer to:* Marwar, a region in Rajasthan, India* Marwari language, a language of the Marwar region* Marwaris, people from the Marwar region* Muslim Marwaris, Muslim people from the Marwar region living in Karachi Pakistan...
Maheshwari
Maheshwari
Maheshwari are a business community of Vaishnava, originating from Khandela, Rajasthan in western India. They are a sub-group within the Marwaris community. The community is found throughout North India.- History & Origin :...
family.
Early work
Poonam started her career as a fashion model doing various assignments for brands like Killer Jeans, DoveDove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...
soap, Paneri sarees and dress materials etc. She also appeared on the cover of Debonair Magazine in 1995.
Early film career
Poonam Jhawer made her debut in Bollywood in MohraMohra
Mohra is a 1994 Indian movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...
, a movie starring Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well....
, and Sunil Shetty. She was noticed by the film producers while doing an ad shoot which landed her the role of Priya Agnohotri, wife of Suniel Shetty's character. Her role in the film was largely appreciated as being one of the cue points to the main story. She had also done work in few superhit South Indian movies. She has also appeared in a music video for the song "Chand Sa Mukhda" by Ali Haider
Ali Haider
Ali Haider is a former Pakistani singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which...
.
Late career
Her later work includes the 2003 film AanchAanch
Aanch is a Hindi movie directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh. Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Suchindra and Sharbani Mukherjee played the lead roles. It's an epic love story set against the background of a crime ridden some parts of rural Uttar Pradesh. Sanjeev-Darshan scored the music for the...
directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh starring Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Ayesha Jhulka. She turned producer with this film which saw great critical acclaim and did moderate business at the box office being more popular in northern part of India with niche audience. She also started her music career with the song "Sun Meri Raani" as a singer for the soundtrack of this film. Her role as Lata Thakur was one of the film's highlight. She has also acted in Bhuppy Lahri's film Deewana Hoon Main Tera and The Black and White Fact.
She is also active in regional cinema with roles in South Indian films to her name. She recently completed a Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
film called Sansarch Maya which is said to be complete and up for release soon into theatres.
She is also working in an upcoming project titled 2G Radia-Tion based on the latest 2G Spectrum Scam playing the lead role based on Niira Radia
Radia tapes controversy
The Radia tapes controversy relates to the telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, a political lobbyist and an acquaintance of the Indian telecom minister A. Raja, and with senior journalists, politicians, and corporate houses, taped by the Indian Income Tax Department in 2008-09. The tapes...
. She said that playing Nira Radia is a role of a lifetime. She added that the makers of the film felt that her personality matches with that of Nira Radia. It is reported that UK based Hiten Group would produce the film with Alpesh Shah and Vijay as the directors and Matthew R Blute as the cinematographer.
She also starred in Muthbhed A Planned Encounter, starring Mukesh Tiwari and Sanjay Sharma, produced by Kumar Mangat and Suraj Bhardwaj, directed by Suraj Bhardwaj. It was released earlier this year.
Music career
Poonam started to appear in music videos early in her career though it was not till 2003 when she started taking singing as something more than a hobby with her first solo for her home production Aanch.Jhawer has 9 music videos and 3 music albums to her name titled "Poo4u", "Take me home Baby", “Poo Kya Jalwa".
Activism
Poonam recently appeared alongside Anna HazareAnna Hazare
Kisan Baburao Hazare , popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi...
vowing her support during his hunger strike to curb corruption in India supporting the jan lokpal bill for the establishment of Lokpal Offices in India. Poonam is presently working with various women groups and NGOs.
Filmography
| Title |
|---|
| Mohra Mohra Mohra is a 1994 Indian movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India... |
| Deewana Hu Mai Tera |
| The Black and White Fact |
| Sansarch Maya (Marathi) |
| 2G Radia-Tion |
| Muthbhed - A Planned Encounter |