Pooja Batra (born 27 October 1976) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 1993.Batra was born on 27 October 1975 to Ravi Batra, an army coloneln[5] and Neelam Batra, a Miss India (1971) participant.She lived in Ludhiana with her extended family while she was young.While in school, she was an athlete and competed in the 200 and 400-meter dash.She is related to Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal.She graduated in Economics from Fergusson College, Pune and holds an MBA in marketing[9] from Symbiosis, Pune.She has two brothers.She participated at the Miss International in 1993.At a young age, she started modelling as a part-time job. She was best known for her Liril soap commercial.She was the first Indian face to launch and be a spokesperson for Head and Shoulders in India. She has participated in over 250 modeling events and ad campaigns.She shot to fame when she was crowned Miss India International in 1993.
