Pooja
Bhatt
stepped
in
the
world
of
films
at
the
age
of
17
with
her
father
Mahesh
Bhatt's
acclaimed
film
Daddy.
But,
it
was
Aamir
Khan
starrer
Dil
Hain
Ki
Maanta
Nahin
which
paved
her
way
for
success
and
recognition.
Post
that,
the
actress
went
on
to
deliver
powerful
performances
in
films
like
Sadak,
Tamanna,
Sir
and
Zakhm.
She
even
dabbled
with
production
and
direction.
However,
unlike
her
contemporaries,
Pooja
did
fewer
films
and
was
quite
choosy
about
her
projects.
Talking
about
the
same,
the
Chaahat
actress
recently
told
PTI,
"I've
done
a
lot
less
work
than
my
contemporaries
at
that
time.
I've
done
possibly
about
23
films
in
my
life
when
others
might've
done
80
or
90.
But
I
chose
to
kind
of
follow
my
heart
and
do
stuff
that
I
could
live
with."
The
actress
said
that
she
used
to
feel
lonely
and
isolated
in
the
90s
because
she
couldn't
relate
to
many
people.
The
news
agency
quoted
Pooja
as
saying,
"In
the
1990s,
I
used
to
feel
isolated
and
so
lonely
in
huge
parts
because
there
were
not
very
many
people
I
could
relate
to."
She
said
that
while
women
have
this
pressure
to
deliver
on
the
work
front
and
are
also
expected
to
be
great
homemakers,
men
on
the
other
hand,
have
the
privilege
of
getting
up
and
walking
out,
and
someone
else
picks
up
after
them.
The
actress
said,
"We
are
our
own
worst
critics.
If
you're
not
going
to
be
kind
to
yourself,
nobody's
going
to
be
crying
for
us.
So,
I
think
empathy
begins
with
yourself.
Treat
yourself
right.
Allow
yourself
to
fail.
And
then
the
world
will
be
a
bit
more
accommodating."
Meanwhile,
Pooja
is
all
set
to
make
her
full-fledged
return
to
acting
with
Alankrita
Shrivastava's
Netflix
show
Bombay
Begums
co-starring
Amrita
Subhash,
Shahana
Goswami
and
Plabita
Borthakur.
The
web
series
revolves
around
five
ambitious
women
from
various
walks
of
life
who
navigate
dreams,
desires
and
disappointments
in
modern-day
Mumbai.