Pooja Gandhi
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Gandhi made her acting debut in 2001 with the Hindi film ''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' opposite Raj Babbar. Since then, she has played lead roles in commercially successful films such as ''Mungaru Male'' (2006), ''Milana'' (2007), ''Krishna'' (2007), ''Taj Mahal'' (2008), ''Budhivanta'' (2008), ''Anu'' (2009), ''Gokula'' (2009), ''Dandupalya'' (2012), ''Dandupalya 2'' (2017) and ''Dandupalya 3'' (2018). Following the success of a series of films, she established herself as one of the leading actresses of Kannada cinema.
In 2016, Gandhi received an honorary doctorate award by the Governing Council of Confederation of International Accreditation Commission (CIAC) in affiliation with KEISIE International University - South Korea, for her contribution to the Kannada film industry.
She became a member of the Janata Dal (Secular) party in 2012, before joining the KJP party, and later, the BSR Congress party. She contested the Karnataka assembly elections from Raichur constituency, but failed to win a seat. Provided by Wikipedia