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Who is behind the entry of Akshay Kumar in Bollywood.

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: October 27, 2021 12:18 IST

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Akshay Kumar is known as the superstar of Bollywood. But do you know who's efforts made Akshay Kumar a superstar? Many will assume that it may be his wife Twinkle Khanna but no it is Pooja Batra who is behind the superstar Akshay Kumar's entry into Bollywood.
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Yes, Bollywood actress, Pooja Batra helped Akshay a lot during his struggle. The two have known each other since the days of direct modeling.
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Pooja had won the Miss India title in 1993. After this Pooja came into modeling and then into Bollywood. Her movie Virasat was a hit when she came to Bollywood. People had taken the pooja on their heads. In contrast, Akshay Kumar was a novice. Back then no one in the industry not knows who is Akshay Kumar.
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Akshay and Pooja were introduced in the days of modeling. It is said that even at Bollywood parties, Akshay Kumar used to get entry only because of Pooja Batra.
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It was Pooja who helped Akshay at the beginning of his career. Wherever she was known, she used to recommend Akshay and get him a job.
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But later Akshay got a high range and become he became a superstar of Bollywood and forgot his friend pooja who accompanied him during the struggle. And Pooja's career boat was also wobbling. So she decided to get married.
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Pooja married Surgeon Sonu Ahluwalia. After 9 years of marriage, pooja got separated the reason for her divorce was said to be that pooja does not want to have children.
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Then in 2019, at the age of 42, Pooja secretly got married to actor Nawab Shah.
Tags: Akshay KumarPooja BatraTwinkle Khanna
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