Pooja Kumar (model)

Pooja Kumar (Hindi:पूजा कुमार Pūjā Kumār) is an American actress, producer, model and television hostess. She was crowned Miss India USA and has been a veejay for Channel V, a newsreader on the show Namaste America and has starred in such feature films as Kaadhal Rojave, Night of Henna, Flavors, Hiding Divya, Park Sharks, Bollywood Beats, and Anything For You.

Early life

Kumar was born into a Mathur, South Asian Insider, n.d.Sur, Sanchari. , South Asian Girl in the Diaspora blog; full version of interview published in South Asian Generation Next, May 26, 2010 Her parents are immigrants from India; her father is from Dehradun and her mother is from Lucknow. She also has a younger brother Dr Paraag Kumar also a male model. She attended Washington University where she graduated with degrees in political science and finance. Kumar is also trained in the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Kathak styles of Indian classical dance. She was crowned Miss India USA in 1995.Girn, Raj. , Anokhi, Fall 2009

Career

Kumar produced a short film, "1001 Auditions", that has been selected in eight film festivals, including being nominated for "Best Short" at the Stuttgart Film Festival in Germany. (official...
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