Shubha Poonja is a South Indian actress and former model.At the beginning of her career, she worked as a model in various TV commercials and print advertisements like Muliya jewellers and Gionee mobile phone. Shubha Poonja in an advertisement.She participated in the beauty pageant Miss Chennai top model in 2003 and won the title.She then started working as an actor and appeared in many Tamil films like Thirudiya Idhayathai (2005), Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan (2006), and Anjadiru (2009).She has also acted in Kannada films like Chanda (2007), Slum Bala (2008), Anjadiru (2009), Nanalla (2011), and Naragunda Bandaya (2020).She was awarded Filmfare Best Supporting Actress for the Kannada film Moggina Manasu in 2008.Shubha has also worked as an executive producer in a few South Indian films.She participated in the popular TV reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 8 in 2021, hosted by the famous South Indian actor Kiccha Sudeep. Shubha Poonja in Bigg Boss.In 2020, in one of her Instagram posts, she announced her marriage with her boyfriend Sumnath. In an interview, she said,.She is an animal lover and had a pet dog, Max, who died in 2020. Shubha Poonja with her pet dog.