Poonam Jhawer

Poonam Jhawer
Poonam Jhawer snapped at 'It's All About You' spa launch
Born	(1978-08-14) 14 August 1978 (age 38) Mumbai, India
Occupation	Actress, film maker, model, singer, producer
Years active	1994–present

Poonam Jhawer (Hindi: पूनम झावर; born 14 August 1978) is an Indian model, Bollywood film maker, singer and actress. She started her Bollywood career with the blockbuster Hindi film Mohra. Her work also includes a few successful projects in the South Indian film industry. Her latest movie is the Akshay Kumar-produced OMG: Oh My God!

Poonam Jhawer was born on 14 August 1978 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was born into a business class family. Her mother Poojashree is a Hindi poet who has written many books and done a lot of live Kavi sammelan. Her family is originally from Rajasthan, India. Jhawer completed her schooling and college education in Mumbai.

Jhawer started her career as a fashion model doing various assignments for brands like Killer Jeans, Dove soap, Paneri sarees and dress materials etc. She also appeared on the cover of Debonair Magazine in 1995.

Jhawer made her debut in Bollywood in Mohra, a movie starring Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, and Sunil Shetty. She was noticed by the film producers while doing an ad shoot which landed her the role of Priya Agnohotri, wife of Sunil Shetty's character. Her role in the film was largely appreciated as being one of the cue points to the main story. She had also done work in a few superhit South Indian movies. Jhawer appeared in a music video for the song "Chand Sa Mukhda" by Ali Haider. She appeared in 2 beautiful songs – Na Kajre k dhar na motiyo singar phir bhi kitni sundar ho (movie Mohra) & Kal Chaudhvin Ki Raat thi (movie – Jiyaala).

Her later work includes the 2003 film Aanch directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh starring Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Ayesha Jhulka. She turned producer with this film which saw great critical acclaim and did moderate business at the box office being more popular in the northern part of India with a niche audience. She also started her music career with the song "Sun Meri Raani" as a singer for the soundtrack of this film. Her role as Lata Thakur was one of the film's highlights. She has also acted in Bhuppy Lahri's film Deewana Hoon Main Tera and The Black and White Fact.