Meet actress, who was discovered by Yash Chopra, became star after giving 5 hits with Rajesh Khanna, participated in controversial reality show…, she is…
Here we are talking about actress Poonam Dhillon, who is a renowned celebrity who predominantly worked in the 70 and 80s, best known for films like with her stellar performances in Noorie, Sohni Mahiwal, Teri Meherbaniyan, Samundar, Saveray Wali Gaadi, Karma, Naam and Maalamaal. The actress made her debut with legendary director late Yash Chopra's action thriller Trishul opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
In an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Poonam Dhillon revealed an interesting story about how she landed in Yash Chopra's film. She mentioned that she joined Trishul filming a day after taking her Class X exams and before that, the actress rose to fame after becoming Miss Young India in 1978 that's when Yash Chopra discovered her and gave role of the third lead in his film. When Poonam Delivered Blockbusters With Rajesh Khanna
After her first film, Poonam appeared in a few other films, but they did not benefit her much. Later, Poonam gained significant fame after working with superstar Rajesh Khanna on several films which included Avam, Red Rose, Nishaan, Zamana, Dard and Jai Shiv Shankar. Out of these films five became superhit. Apart from these Poonam also worked in Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films as well. Poonam's Entry Into Controversial Reality Show…
Poonam Dhillon took part in the third season of controversial reality show Bigg Boss which was hosted by her Trishul co-star Amitabh Bachchan for the particular season. She finished second runner-up on the show and later, she made a major comeback on Indian television as a lead in the Sony TV series Ekk Nayi Pehchaan. She was last seen in the 2022 romantic drama Plan A Plan B with actors Riteish Deshmukh and Tamannaah Bhatia.
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