Pooja Dadlani is an Indian celebrity manager and film producer. She is famous for being the manager of the famous Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan.
Wiki/Biography
Pooja Dadlani Gurnani (after marriage) [1] was born on Wednesday, 2 November 1983 (age 38 years; as of 2021) in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
She did her schooling at Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls’ High School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, and H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Later, she pursued a Bachelor of Mass Media from RD and SH National College and SWA Science College, Mumbai, Maharashtra. [2]
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Manu Dadlani, and her mother’s name is Meenu Dadlani. She has one sister, Geetika Dadlani.
Husband & Children
In 2008, she got married to Hitesh Gurnani, who is a director at the jewellery store Lista Jewels in Mumbai. The couple has a daughter named Reyna Gurnanai.
Career
Initially, Pooja worked at Carving Dreams Entertainment Private Limited, Mumbai. She joined Red Chillies Entertainment, Mumbai, in 2012, and since then, she has been working as the manager of the famous Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan. She also manages the brand endorsement of Shah Rukh Khan’s IPL team, ‘Kolkata Knight Riders.’ Pooja has also worked as a producer in few films of Shah Rukh Khan such as ‘Chennai Express’ (2013).
Controversy
Her name appeared in an F.I.R. filed by a Mumbai-based advocate named Sudha Dwivedi at MRA Marg Police Station in Mumbai on 26 October 2021. In the FIR, the advocate named Dadlani, Sameer Wankhede, and three witnesses in the drug case including Prabhakar Sail, Manish Bhanushali, and Kiran Gosavi and accused them of “extortion by threat of accusation of an offence.” While appearing before the Bombay High Court, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said that Pooja Dadlani “appeared to have influenced” a witness. The NCB’s claim was based on the sensational allegations by a witness named Prabhakar Sail. According to Prabhakar, a private investigator named Kiran Gosavi demanded Rs. 25 crores from Pooja Dadlani to settle the case; Kiran Gosavi is the person whose selfie with Aryan Khan went viral. According to Prabhakar Sail, of this amount, Rs. 8 crore was meant for Sameer Wankhede. [3]
Net Worth
As of 2021, her net worth is Rs. 45 crores. [4]
Facts/Trivia
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet. [5]
- She is often spotted smoking and drinking alcohol at parties and events.
- Pooja is often seen partying with many Bollywood celebrities.
- She is relative of the Indian actress Dia Mirza’s second husband, Vaibhav Rekhi.
- She came into the limelight in 2021, when she was seen accompanying Aryan Khan in a drug possession case in which Aryan was under the custody of the NCB, Mumbai. She was even seen getting emotional when Aryan Khan’s bail plea was rejected by the High Court, Mumbai.