Puja Gupta (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian model and actress. She is a former

Miss India Universe Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organis ...

, a title she won in 2007.

Life and career

Gupta was born in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

, India. Her modeling breakthrough came in 2007 when she won the title of

. She represented India at the 2007 Miss Universe competition in Mexico, where she made the top ten. Following this she became the marketing face for a number of brands and labels. She made her acting debut in the film ''

F.A.L.T.U ''F.A.L.T.U'' (short for ''Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University'', ) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, under the banner Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd. Its plot is heavil ...

''. In 2013, she appeared in the film ''

Go Goa Gone ''Go Goa Gone'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language zombie action comedy film directed by Raj and D.K. The film features Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta. It was released on 10 May 2013. Almost one third of the film ...

'' and ''

Shortcut Romeo ''Shortcut Romeo'' is an Indian action crime thriller film directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan, under the banner of Susi Ganesh Productions. It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film ''Thiruttu Payale'' (2006), starring Neil N ...

''. As at 2018 she has eight acting credits, according to IMDb. Gupta is a supporter of the animal rights organization

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Personal life

Puja is married to investment banker Varun Talukdar.

Filmography

References

External links

* * Living people 1987 births Actresses from New Delhi Female models from Delhi Femina Miss India winners Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Miss Universe 2007 contestants 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-film-actor-stub