Offers
did
not
come
Pooja
Hegde's
way
after
making
a
decent
debut
with
Mugamoodi
in
2012.
The
numbers
(films)
in
her
profile
will
give
a
clear
picture
of
her
progress
post
her
debut
in
Kollywood.
For
the
next
two
years,
the
Mumbai-based
girl
has
worked
in
only
two
films
and
it
appeared
like
her
career
was
going
nowhere.
But
recently
people
had
a
suprise
when
they
read
that
she
has
turned
down
an
offer
made
by
none
other
than
Mani
Ratnam!
While
some
felt
that
Pooja
Hegde
was
just
bragging
to
gain
attention,
many
assumed
that
the
budding
star
displayed
her
arrogance
by
first
rejecting
the
film.
But
the
real
reason
behind
her
the
story
remained
elusive
for
the
gossip
mongers.
Now,
the
actress
has
come
out
to
give
a
clarification
on
the
same.
"There
is
no
such
thing
as
rejecting
a
Mani
Ratnam
film.
He's
one
of
the
directors
I
dream
of
working
with.
It
is
a
little
disheartening
to
see
reports
that
I
said
'no'
to
him," Pooja
Hegde
told
the
Times
of
India.
She
has
prided
the
experience
of
having
talks
with
the
maverick
filmmaker
and
claims
it
is
a
good
experience
for
her.
Pooja
claims
that
it
was
quite
unfortunate
not
to
be
part
of
this
movie
as
she
is
committed
to
Ashutosh
Gowrikar's
movie
starring
Hrithik
Roshan.
She
has
given
bulk
dates
to
his
Hindi
movie.
Hence,
Pooja
Hegde
opted
out
of
Mani
Ratnam
movie.