Pooja apparently looked very different just a few years ago. "I didn't realise how much looks mattered in this world. Till the age of 18 I was very studious and not at all concious about how I looked. I wore huge spectacles and just didn't bother to dress up well. My father has always been my support and he recognised my talent and thought I was very pretty and gave me this entire makeover from hair to makeup everything you can ever think of. Today I'm a much more confident person and the only reason I'm here is because of my father."
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