Poonam Dhillon
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Poonam Dhillon is an Indian Hindi
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film, theatre and TV actress. She is best known for her 1979 film, Noorie
Noorie
Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar...

, for her six films with Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

 Red Rose, Dard, Nishaan, Zamana, Awam
Awam (film)
Awam is a Hindi film released in 1987 with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role and supported by Shafi Inamdar, Ashok Kumar, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil and Poonam Dhillon. In this film, the playback singing for Rajesh Khanna was done by Mahendra Kapoor.-Plot:...

(from 1980 to 1987) and Sohni Mahiwal
Sohni Mahiwal
Sohni Mahiwal and is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan. The other six are Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, LiLa Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sassi Punnun and Dhaj, Ror Kumar commonly known as Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai...

 (1984), Samundar
Samundar
Samundar is an Indian film directed by Rahul Rawail and released in 1986. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Poonam Dhillon, Amrish Puri, Navin Nischol.-Characters:* Navin Nischol ... Surajbhan* Sunny Deol ... Ajit* Poonam Dhillon ... Anjali...

 Saveray Wali Gaadi
Saveray Wali Gaadi
Saveray Wali Gaadi is an Indian film directed by Bharathi Rajaa and released in 1986. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Shreeram Lagoo.-Characters:* Sunny Deol ... Ravidas* Poonam Dhillon ... Jyoti* Prem Chopra ... Kishan Lal...

 (1986) and Naam
Naam (1986 film)
Naam is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nutan, Sanjay Dutt, Poonam Dhillon, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal and Kumar Gaurav.-Plot:...

(1986) .

Early life

Dhall was born 18 April 1962 in Kanpur, India in Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 Khatri
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

 Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...

 family. Her father Amrik Singh Dhall, was in the Indian Air Force and her mother is Gurcharan Kaur. Dhall did her schooling at Carmel Convent High School, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

 and further education at Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University is one of the oldest universities in India. The university campus is residential, spread over an area of in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Career

Dhall first gained fame when she was crowned Miss Young India at the age of 16. Director Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...

 noticed her and offered her a role in the film Trishul
Trishul (film)
Trishul is an Indian Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and produced by Gulshan Rai in 1978. It is written by Salim-Javed, with music by Khayyam and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The movie was a "blockbuster" Hit at the box-office and one of the top grossers of 1978, along with Muqaddar Ka Sikander...

(1978) where she performed the song "Gapoochi Gapoochi gum gum" with co-star Sachin Pilgaonkar
Sachin (actor)
Sachin Pilgaonkar often known by his first name Sachin, is an Indian film and television actor, director and producer.Starting as a child actor, in Marathi film, Ha Majha Marg Ekla , he went on to act in around 65 films as a child artiste, before switching to adult roles, and giving hits like Geet...

. Chopra then gave her the title role in Noorie
Noorie
Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar...

(1979), which he produced. For this, Dhall 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
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

 and together, they performed in Dard
Dard
-People:* Khwaja Mir Dard, 18th century Urdu poet.* Dard Hunter, born William Joseph Hunter , an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand....

, Nishaan, Zamana and Awam
Awam (film)
Awam is a Hindi film released in 1987 with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role and supported by Shafi Inamdar, Ashok Kumar, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil and Poonam Dhillon. In this film, the playback singing for Rajesh Khanna was done by Mahendra Kapoor.-Plot:...

and the critically acclaimed Red Rose which became a box office failure and potboiler Jai Shiv Shankar
Jai Shiv Shankar
Jai Shiv Shankar is a 1992 Hindi film produced by Rajesh Khanna and directed by S.A. Chandrasekhar starring Rajesh Khanna,Jeetendra,Poonam Dhillon,Dimple Kapadia in the lead roles supported by Sangeeta Bijlani, Chunky Pandey and Asrani.The music is composed by R.D.Burman.The song Tu Andar Kaise Aya...

.She takes the pride of featuring in six films opposite Kaka, the phenomenally brilliant actor of the yesteryears: the much glorified Rajesh Khanna.

She did a cameo in Judai (1996) as a favor to producer Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor is an Indian film producer and recently he became director of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited of Sahara India Pariwar....

 after Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...

 dropped out. She also appeared in regional films such as Nyay Danda, (Bengali), Yudha Kanda (Kannada) and Ishtam (Telugu). She has done Hindi theatre, a comedy play The Perfect Husband which won the best comedy play award in 2005 and which recently completed Golden Jubilee run. She is currently acting in the plays The Perfect Wife co-starring Sooraj Thapar and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi with Asif Sheikh.

Dhall ventured into the make-up van business, pioneering the concept in Indian Film industry. She runs a successful make-up van company, "VANITY." She was one of the first to start a personal website in 2000. 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 (Season 3)
Bigg Boss (Season 3)
Bigg Boss Season 3 in 2009 was the third season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host and aired for 84 days concluding on 26 December 2009. Vindu Dara Singh won the show while Pravesh Rana was declared the first...

aired on Colors TV. She ended up as the second runner-up on the show.

Personal life

Dhall married film producer Ashok Thakeria in 1988. They have two children, son Anmol and daughter Paloma. The marriage ended in 1997. Her younger sister Dr. Rishma Dhall-Pai is a gynecologist based in Mumbai and her brother Dr. Baljinder Singh Dhall is a pediatrician.

She has been offered a political seat during elections which she has not accepted yet. However, she has campaigned during the elections.

Filmography

  • Dil Bole Hadippa!
    Dil Bole Hadippa!
    -External links:* from IBN Live.in* from Orissadiary.com...

     (2009) - Yamini Singh (Vikram's wife)
  • 13B (2009) - Manohar's mother
  • Istam (2001) - Lakshmi
  • Judaai (1997) - Nisha (guest appearance)
  • Mahaanta (1997) - Shanti (Mrs. Vijay Kapoor)
  • Virodhi
    Virodhi
    -Plot:Political journalist Jayadev unearths several scams made by a politician who in turn invites him to have a discussion. The politician tries to bribe the journalist but honest Jayadev refuses to relent, and as they discuss, a group of Maoists attack on the politician and kill him off and...

     (1992)
  • Jai Shiv Shankar
    Jai Shiv Shankar
    Jai Shiv Shankar is a 1992 Hindi film produced by Rajesh Khanna and directed by S.A. Chandrasekhar starring Rajesh Khanna,Jeetendra,Poonam Dhillon,Dimple Kapadia in the lead roles supported by Sangeeta Bijlani, Chunky Pandey and Asrani.The music is composed by R.D.Burman.The song Tu Andar Kaise Aya...

     (1992)
  • Jhoothi Shaan
    Jhoothi Shaan
    Jhoothi Shaan is a 1991 Indian film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Poonam Dhillon along with Shabana Azmi.- Synopsis :Even after the end of her lustre empire, This is the Story of Ranimaa, who still believes that she is an empress, though her palace has now been turned into a hotel. She has three...

     (1991) - Ganga
  • Qurbani Rang Layegi (1991) - Poonam
  • Amiri Garibi (1990) - Rani
  • Atishbaaz (1990)
  • Pathar Ke Insan (1990) - Lata Rai
  • Police Public (1990) - Karuna Arun Sharma
  • Yuddha Kaanda
    Yuddha Kaanda
    Yuddha Kaanda is an Indian Kannada movie starring Ravichandran, Poonam Dhillon.It is the remake of the Bollywood movie Meri Jung....

     (1989) - Kannada film
  • Batwara
    Batwara
    Batwara is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by J.P. Dutta. The film stars Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amrita Singh, Poonam Dhillon, Shammi Kapoor, Mohsin Khan and Amrish Puri....

    (1989) - Rajendra's wife
  • Abhimanyu
    Abhimanyu
    Abhimanyu is a tragic hero in the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, who is the half-sister of Lord Krishna...

     (1989) - Tulsi/Miss California 'Kelly'
  • Deshwasi (1989)
  • Galiyon Ka Badshah (1989) - Madhu
  • Hisaab Khoon Ka
    Hisaab Khoon Ka
    Hisaab Khoon Ka is a 1989 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Sultan Ahmed, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Mandakini, Poonam Dhillon, Satish Shah, Saeed Jaffrey and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

     (1989)
  • Saaya (1989)
  • Hum Farishte Nahin (1988) - Sunita
  • Kasam
    Kasam
    Kasam is a Nepali movie that stars Rajesh Hamal, Kristi Mainali, Beena Budhathoki, Ashok Sharma. It also stars Saroj Khanal and Mausami Malla in a guest appearance role. The song "Baan Ma Phlyo Bhool" was the chart topping song of that time....

     (1988)
  • Maalamaal (1988) - Poonam Malhotra
  • Sone Pe Suhaaga
    Sone Pe Suhaaga
    Sone Pe Suhaaga is a 1988 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....

     (1988) - Shraddha
  • Avam (1987)
  • Mard Ki Zabaan
    Mard Ki Zabaan
    Mard Ki Zabaan is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....

     (1987)
  • Avinash
    Avinash (film)
    Avinash is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Kalpana Iyer, Tom Alter, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar.-Plot:...

     (1986)
  • Dosti Dushmani
    Dosti Dushmani
    Dosti Dushmani is a Hindi film is directed by T. Rama Rao. It starrs Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Rishi Kapoor, Banupriya, Poonam Dhillon, Kimi Katkar, Pran, Kadar Khan, Asrani, Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri.Lyrics: Anand Bakshi...

     (1986)
  • Ek Chadar Maili Si
    Ek Chadar Maili Si
    Ek Chadar Maili Si is a 1986 film, directed by Sukhwant Dada, and is an adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's classic Urdu novella, by the name. The novel won the 1965 Sahitya Akademi Award, and is considered author's finest work....

     (1986) - Raaji
  • Karma
    Karma
    Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....

     (1986) - Tulsi
  • Khel Mohabbat Ka (1986) - Lily/Shyamoli
  • Naam
    Naam (1986 film)
    Naam is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nutan, Sanjay Dutt, Poonam Dhillon, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal and Kumar Gaurav.-Plot:...

     (1986) - Seema Rai
  • Palay Khan
    Palay Khan
    Palay Khan or Palay Shah Khosti belonged to the Khwastaye syed tribe of Zhob. He was a freedom fighter and chief of a freedom fighters' group, which fought against the British Raj, in 1930s, at Balochistan, Pakistan. Ethnically, he was syed Khosti, a tribe of Pashtun from Killi Dewal Khosti...

     (1986)
  • Samundar
    Samundar
    Samundar is an Indian film directed by Rahul Rawail and released in 1986. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Poonam Dhillon, Amrish Puri, Navin Nischol.-Characters:* Navin Nischol ... Surajbhan* Sunny Deol ... Ajit* Poonam Dhillon ... Anjali...

     (1986) - Anjali
  • Savere Wali Gaadi (1986) - Jyoti
  • Bepanaah
    Bepanaah
    Bepanaah is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Jagdish Sidana, starring Shashi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Rati Agnihotri, Dheeraj Kumar, Kader Khan and Suresh Oberoi.-Plot:...

     (1985) - Radha Malhotra
  • Geraftaar
    Geraftaar
    Geraftaar is a 1985 Bollywood action film directed by Prayag Raj. It starred Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan with Madhavi in the lead roles, while Rajinikanth played an extended cameo role.-Plot:...

     (1985) - Anuradha Saxena
  • Kabhi Ajnabi The (1985)
  • Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) - Nisha
  • Sitamgar
    Sitamgar
    Sitamgar is a 1985 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Dr.Sriram Lagoo in a negative role....

     (1985)
  • Tawaif
    Tawaif
    A tawaif was a courtesan who catered to the nobility of South Asia, particularly during the era of the Mughal Empire.The tawaifs contributed to music, dance, theatre, film, and the Urdu literary tradition.-History:...

     (1985)
  • Teri Meherbaniyan
    Teri Meherbaniyan
    Teri Meherbaniyan is a 1985 Indian Hindi film by K.C. Bokadia. Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon played the lead role.-Plot:Ram is an honest young man, who comes to the village of the powerful and corrupt Thakur Vijay Singh...

     (1985) - Bijli
  • Zamana (1985)
  • Badal
    Badal
    Badal is a 2000 Bollywood movie directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles. The movie is set in 1984 when riots were engulfing parts of Punjab and Delhi. The movie is inspired by The Devil's Own, starring Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford.-Plot:The police are...

     (1984) - Meenakshi
  • John Jani Janardhan
    John Jani Janardhan
    John Jani Janardhan is a Hindi film is directed by T.Rama Rao. South Indian Superstar Rajnikanth played the main lead in a triple role. John being the father and johnny and janardhan being the two sons. It is a remake of the 1982 Tamil film Moondru Mugam which starred Rajinikanth and...

     (1984)
  • Laila (1984)
  • Sohni Mahiwal
    Sohni Mahiwal
    Sohni Mahiwal and is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan. The other six are Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, LiLa Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sassi Punnun and Dhaj, Ror Kumar commonly known as Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai...

     (1984) - Sohni
  • Yaadgaar
    Yaadgaar
    Yaadgaar is a 1970 Hindi film produced and directed by S Ram Sharma. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Nutan, Pran, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Kamini Kaushal. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji.This film has some of very memorable songs.- External links :...

     (1984)
  • Nishan (1983)
  • Qayamat
    Qayamat
    In Shi'a Islam, Qayāmat means "The Day of Judgment" and denotes that God will raise mankind for Judgment. It is one of the Shi'a Roots of Religion ....

     (1983)
  • Romance (1983) - Sonia
  • Aapas Ki Baat (1982) - Kajal Srivastava
  • Sawaal
    Sawaal (film)
    Sawaal is a Hindi film produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Ramesh Talwar, released in 1982. The music was composed by Khayyam and the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Despite an all-star cast, it did not succeed at the box office.-Plot :...

     (1982)
  • Teri Kasam
    Teri Kasam
    Teri Kasam is 1982 Hindi language film directed by A C Trilogchander and starring Kumar Gaurav, Poonam Dhillon, Girish Karnad, Nirupa Roy.The story had been filmed before in three South Indian languages: the Tamil film Pugunda Veedu , the Telugu film Puttinillu-Mettinillu , and the Kannada film...

     (1982) - Dolly
  • Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
    Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
    Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya is a Hindi language film directed by T. Rama Rao. Starring Kamal Haasan in a dual-role and is a remake of his Telugu Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi and Tamil Sattam En Kaiyil movies.-Cast:*Kamal Haasan .... Ratan Chander/Ajay Saxena...

     (1982) - Priya Singh
  • Yeh Vaada Raha
    Yeh Vaada Raha
    Yeh Vaada Raha is a 1982 Hindi film starring Shammi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Tina Munim and Rishi Kapoor.- Plot summary :Vikram Rai Bahadur is the only son of Mrs. Sharda, and sole heir to a vast business and estate. While vacationing with his artiste friend, Gogi, he meets a beautiful girl named...

     (1982) - Sunita Sikkan/Sonu
  • Baseraa
    Baseraa
    Baseraa is a 1981 Indian Bollywood film. The film was produced by Ramesh Behl, and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon, Raj Kiran, A.K. Hangal and Iftekar. The music of the film is by R.D. Burman.-Plot:...

     (1981) - Sarita Sethi
  • Dard
    Dard
    -People:* Khwaja Mir Dard, 18th century Urdu poet.* Dard Hunter, born William Joseph Hunter , an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand....

     (1981) - Poonam Bhargav
  • Main Aur Mera Hathi (1981) - Julie
  • Poonam (1981) - Poonam
  • Red Rose (1980) - Sharda
  • Biwi-O-Biwi (1980) - Asha
  • Nishana
    Nishana
    Nishana is a 1995 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Raj N Sippy, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Paresh Rawal, Pankaj Dheer, Raza Murad, Shafi Inamdar and Aparajita-Plot:...

     (1980)
  • Kaala Patthar
    Kaala Patthar
    Kaala Patthar is a 1979 Indian Bollywood action/drama film. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The story was written by Salim-Javed. This film is the fourth collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan and director Yash Chopra after the hugely successful Deewaar , Kabhie Kabhie and Trishul...

     (1979) - Raghunath's daughter
  • Noorie
    Noorie
    Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar...

     (1979) - Noorie Nabi
  • Trishul
    Trishul (film)
    Trishul is an Indian Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and produced by Gulshan Rai in 1978. It is written by Salim-Javed, with music by Khayyam and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The movie was a "blockbuster" Hit at the box-office and one of the top grossers of 1978, along with Muqaddar Ka Sikander...

     (1978) - Babli/Kusum Gupta

Television

  • Andaaz
  • Chusth Durusth on Zee TV
  • Kittie Party
    Kittie Party
    Kittie Party is a Hindi television serial that aired on Zee TV. The story is based on the lives of 8 women who get together in a function called 'Kittie Party' where they gossip, reveal their emotional & psychological self expressions, and share secrets amidst friends. The series premiered on...

  • "Showbiz India" Celebrity Profile (2005)
  • Bigg Boss (Season 3)
    Bigg Boss (Season 3)
    Bigg Boss Season 3 in 2009 was the third season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host and aired for 84 days concluding on 26 December 2009. Vindu Dara Singh won the show while Pravesh Rana was declared the first...

     on Colors TV

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