Poonam Sinha (''née'' Chandiramani) is an Indian politician and former actress, fashion model. She acted in

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under the screen name Komal in her early career. She was crowned Miss Young India in 1968. She is married to actor and politician Shatrughna Sinha. She worked in lead roles in Hindi movies and has also produced two films.

Early life

Poonam was born in

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, in a Sindhi family.

Career

She was credited as Komal in all her films as heroine, including '' Jigri Dost'', ''

Dil Diwana ''Dil Diwana'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Narendra Bedi. It starred Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri in lead roles. R. D. Burman composed the music for the film. Cast *Randhir Kapoor as Vijay * Jaya Bhaduri as Neeta *Aruna Ir ...

'' and others. She was cast with Shatrughan Sinha in the movie ''Sabak'' (1973). The two later got married in 1980. They had earlier met in a train compartment while travelling. After her marriage, she largely left her acting career to raise their children. After a long gap of thirty years, she starred in the film ''

Jodhaa Akbar ''Jodhaa Akbar'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the life and ...

'' (2008) playing Mallika Hamida Banu Begum—mother of Emperor

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, enacted by

Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan (; born 10 January 1974) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for his dancing skills. One of the highest-paid actors in India, he has won many awards, including six ...

, directed by

Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His is particularl ...

Politics

On 16 April 2019, she joined the

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, while her husband

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliame ...

joined

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

after resigning from

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. She lost the Loksabha election to

Rajnath Singh Rajnath Singh (; born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India. He is currently the Deputy Leader of the House Lok Sabha. He is the former President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has previously served as ...

from

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Personal life

She is married to actor-politician

. They have twin sons, actors

Luv Sinha Luv Sinha (born 5 June 1983) is an Indian actor and politician who played the lead role in the Hindi film ''Sadiyaan'' (2010). He also starred in J. P. Dutta's ''Paltan'' (2018). He is the son of Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. Also, he is th ...

and Kush Sinha, and a daughter,

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

actress

Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film '' Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for B ...

. She currently lives with her husband, sons and daughter Sonakshi in their Juhu bungalow, ''Ramayan.'' Sonakshi, her daughter had said she lives with her parents due to her being a mommy/daddy's girl and that she has all the space she needs at her parents house and that her apartment is more of a studio.

Filmography

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