Pooja Ruparel

Indian actress (born 1981)

Pooja Ruparel
Born	(1981-11-21) 21 November 1981 (age 42) Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Relatives	Bhavna Ruparel (sister) Sonakshi Sinha (cousin) Luv Sinha (cousin) Kush Sinha (cousin) Shatrughan Sinha (uncle) Poonam Sinha (aunt)

Pooja Ruparel is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies and TV series.^[1] She is well known for her iconic role as "Chutki" in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,^[2] one of India's most successful films. She has also acted in a number of plays, apart from being a stand-up comedian and a singer.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Pooja Ruparel was born in Mumbai. She is Bhavna Ruparel's sister and Sonakshi Sinha's cousin. She completed her education in Mumbai and holds a master's degree in Industrial Psychology.^[3]

Career

Pooja Ruparel started appearing in Bollywood movies as a child artist in 1993. She first appeared in King Uncle starring Jackie Shroff and Shah Rukh Khan, and gained nationwide popularity through her role as "Chutki" in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Pooja has also acted in a number of movies and TV series ever since, including Amit Sahani Ki List, X: Past Is Present, 24 (Indian TV series) and Zabaan Sambhalke.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Movie	Role	Language	Comments
1993	King Uncle	Munna	Hindi	child artist ^{[citation needed]}
1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Rajeshwari "Chutki" Singh	Hindi	appeared as child artist ^{[citation needed]}
1998	Dil Se..	Preeti Nair's sister	Hindi
2015	X: Past Is Present	Ayesha	Hindi English Tamil Bengali	^{[citation needed]}
2016	Pela Adhi Akshar	Isha	Gujarati & English	Lead Actress ^{[citation needed]}

Television

Year	Title	Language	Role	Comments
1993	Zabaan Sambhalke	Hindi	Guddi	In episode 8

Discography

Year	Title	Language	Composer	Comments
1997	Aakhen milanewale Remix	Hindi	Nazia Hasan	As girl in supermarket with Sameer Dattani

References

^ "#WhereAreThey Series: Sadly films stayed away from me, says Pooja Ruparel aka Chutki from DDLJ". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ न्यूज़, एबीपी (16 July 2021). "अब ऐसी दिखती हैं Shahrukh Khan की साली 'छुटकी', सामने आया बदला अंदाज". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Clash of cousins?". India Today. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "How do Bollywood's child stars look now". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "Seeing the lighter side of life". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "Pooja Ruparel to star in television series 24". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 November 2016.