Mumbai: Actress Pooja Batra shared a video of her ramp walk with Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, evoking nostalgic memories of the past.
The video, originally posted on a fan page, showcases Aishwarya exuding glamour in a blue checkered attire, while Pooja stuns in a black and teal-blue one-shoulder gown, adding to the dazzle of the ramp walk.
That apart, actress Namrata Shirodkar is seen in the clip wearing a blue floral halter-neck dress. In 1993, Namrata won the Femina Miss India beauty pageant and appeared in several more movies. She gave up acting when she wed South Indian (Telegu) superstar Mahesh Babu in 2005. She now lives in Hyderabad with her husband and two children.
Simultaneously, in 1993, Pooja placed second in the Femina Miss India pageant and went on to win the title of “Femina Miss India International.”
She has appeared in movies like Vishwavidhaata, Virasat, Chandralekha, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye, Ittefaq, Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi, Jodi No.1, Talaash: The Hunt Begins, Hum Tum Shabana, ABCD 2, and Mirror Game.
Pooja was last seen in the 2021 action-thriller Squad, which was written, directed, and produced by Nilesh Sahay. The film featured Rinzing Denzongpa and Malvika Raaj in lead roles.
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Aishwarya Rai, the 1994 Miss World, made her acting debut in 1997 with a dual role in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil political drama ‘Iruvar’. Her Bollywood debut came with the romantic comedy ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’ opposite Bobby Deol.
The 50-year-old former Miss World has since appeared in many films, including ‘Aa Ab Laut Chalen’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Josh’, ‘Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai’, ‘Mohabbatein’, and ‘Guru’.
She also played Paro in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 period romantic drama Devdas. The movie starred Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar, and Vijayendra Ghatge in key roles.
Aishwarya also featured in songs like ‘Ishq Kamina’ in the movie ‘Shakti: The Power’ and ‘Kajra Re’ from ‘Bunty Aur Babli’.
She was last seen in the Tamil historical action film ‘Ponniyin Selvan: II’ directed by Mani Ratnam. The film starred Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Jayaram, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, and Sobhita Dhulipala in key roles.
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–IANS
