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Poonam Dhillon was born on 18 April, 1962 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, is an Indian actress. Discover Poonam Dhillon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
| Popular As |
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| Occupation |
Actress, politician |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
18 April 1962 |
| Birthday |
18 April |
| Birthplace |
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality |
India
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 61 years old group.
Poonam Dhillon Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Poonam Dhillon height not available right now. We will update Poonam Dhillon's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Poonam Dhillon's Husband?
Her husband is Ashok Thakeria (m. 1988-1997)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Ashok Thakeria (m. 1988-1997) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Poonam Dhillon Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Poonam Dhillon worth at the age of 61 years old? Poonam Dhillon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from India. We have estimated Poonam Dhillon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Poonam Dhillon Social Network
Timeline
Poonam Dhillon is an Indian actress and politician.
A former Eve’s Weekly Miss Young India 1978, she is best known for her 1979 film Noorie. Some of her well-known films include Red Rose (1980), Dard (1981), Romance (1983), Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) Samundar (1986), Saveraywali Gaadi (1986), Karma (1986), Naam (1986) and Maalamaal (1988).
The first time Dhillon gained fame was when she got crowned Miss Young India 1978.
Director Yash Chopra noticed her and offered her a role in the film Trishul (1978) where her song "Gapoochi Gapoochi Gum Gum" with Sachin Pilgaonkar became popular.
Chopra then gave her the title role in Noorie (1979) opposite Farooq Shaikh, which he produced.
The low budget film Noorie shot in Bhaderwah, Kashmir, became a superhit and was a phenomenal success at the box office, partly also for Khayyam's music.
For this film, Poonam was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Subsequently, she went on to act in around 90 films in Hindi, including Sohni Mahiwal, Red Rose, Teri Kasam, Dard, Nishana, Yeh Vaada Raha, Samunder, Romance, Kasam, and Sitamgar.
She was paired with Rajesh Khanna in six films: Dard, Nishaan, Zamana, Awam, Red Rose (1980 film) and Jai Shiv Shankar.
She made a special appearance in Judaai as a favour to producer Boney Kapoor when Juhi Chawla had to drop out.
She also appeared in regional films such as Nyay Danda (Bengali), Yuddha Kaanda (Kannada), Ishtam (Telugu) and Yavarum Nalam (Tamil), 13B: Fear Has a New Address (Hindi).
Dhillon joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2004 and was appointed Vice President of the Mumbai unit of the party in 2019.
She has been in the Hindi theater production The Perfect Husband, which won the best comedy play award in 2005 and which completed a Golden jubilee run.
She then did another play The Perfect Wife co-starring Sooraj Thapar and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi with Asif Sheikh.
She was also seen in a play called U Turn which is the Hindi version of a Marathi play.
Dhillon ventured into the make-up van business, pioneering the concept in the Indian film industry.
She runs a make-up van company called "Vanity."
Dhillon was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Her father Amreek Singh was an aeronautical engineer in the Indian Air Force and would often get transferred.
Her mother was a school principal and both her siblings are doctors.
Poonam was quite studious growing up and aspired to become a doctor.
Poonam attended Carmel Convent in [Chandigarh] for schooling and did her graduation after joining films at age 16.
Dhillon was married to producer Ashok Thakeria and has two children, a daughter Paloma and a son Anmol.
She has been very active with social causes like drug awareness, AIDS awareness, family planning and organ donation.
She has been a prominent speaker at the SAARC business summits in Kathmandu and Delhi and was appointed cultural ambassador.
She was also a speaker at the MINDMINE event.
Dhillon participated in Bigg Boss in 2009.
Dhillon was a contestant on Season 3 of Bigg Boss aired on Colors TV in 2009.
She ended up as the second runner-up on the show.
In 2012, she along with other celebrities participated in a show supporting the "Save and Empower the Girl Child" cause in collaboration with Lilavati Hospital.
She played the lead role of Sharda Modi in the Sony TV series Ekk Nayi Pehchaan in 2013.
She has done theatre, starting with the award-winning "The Perfect Husband" and many other plays, the latest being "The Perfect Wife" with several shows in United States and Dubai.
Her big comeback on Indian television in a lead role was with the serial Ekk Nayi Pehchaan on Sony TV in 2013 where she played the uneducated yet ideal wife of a rich businessman.
In 2014, she launched an event management and film production company called "Poetic Justice Films and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd."
In 2017, Dhillon was appointed as one of four members to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, which is the official body for appeals against decisions of the Central Board of Film Certification in the Indian film industry.
