Pooja Bhatt is a popular actress in the Bollywood film industry who has acted in many hit films over the years. She has also acted in the Tamil film Ajith Kumar and Prashanth's Kalloori Vasal. The actress recently entered the most popular reality show Bigg Boss OTT season 2 which is hosted by Bollywood star Salman Khan. On the 2nd day of the show which was aired on June 18, The actress opened up about her alcoholism at the age of 44 to her co-contestants. This news has become viral on social media. The 51 years old actress said people used to call her an alcoholic but she is a recovering alcoholic and said that she stopped drinking at the age of 44.
Pooja Bhatt further spoke about breaking stereotypes saying that society would a license to men and they talk about addiction and recovering from alcoholism, but, women don’t openly drink. The actress further stated that as he used to drink openly she thinks there is nothing wrong in admitting that she is a recovering alcoholic. Many other participants who are also a part of Bigg Boss also shared anecdotes about their personal life with their co-contestants. This second season of BB OTT will run for six weeks with 13 contestants.
On the work front, Pooja Bhatt made her debut with the film Daddy in which she acted alongside Anupam Kher and Manohar Singh. The actress then said they are many films and acted in the film Kalloori Vasal which has Prashanth and Ajith Kumar playing the lead role and Devayani. The film was a romantic comedy that was directed by Pavithran and was released in 1996. Recently, she was seen in an important role in the Dulquer Salmaan starrer film Chup: Revenge of The Artist. Apart from acting, she has also produced many films.