Biography

Poonam Dhillon is a veteran Indian film, theatre and TV artist based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. Best known for her 1979 film, Noorie, she has acted in over 80 films. She was also the winner of Femina Miss India 1977. She participated in Bigg Boss in 2009 and was seen playing the lead role in the Sony TV series 'Ekk Nayi Pehchaan' in 2013. Poonam made her acting debut with Yash Chopra's 'Trishul' and went on to do Noorie, which bagged her the nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She featured in six films opposite Rajesh Khanna. She also appeared in regional films such as Yuddha Kaanda (Kannada), Nyay Danda (Bengali), and Ishtam (Telugu). She has done Hindi theater, 'The Perfect Husband', which was followed by The Perfect Wife and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. She runs a makeup van company, 'Vanity', and has been very active with social causes like drug awareness, AIDS awareness, and organ donation. She has been a prominent speaker at SAARC Business Summit at Delhi and Kathmandu, and was appointed as cultural ambassador. Filmography: Sohni Mahiwal Red Rose Teri Kasam Dard Nishana Yeh Vada Raha Samunder Sitamgar