Pooja Batra, who was last seen in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story in 2005, is returning to Bollywood with a cameo in Sagar Ballary's Hum Tum Shabana.
"I play myself in the movie. As Pooja Batra, I judge a pageant to select the next Miss India. The producers of the movie and the director, Sagar Ballery, wanted me to do the role as they thought it would be true to the character on screen," Batra said.
The leggy beauty, who was crowned Miss India Asia-Pacific in 1993, says her past experience in modelling and judging came in handy for the role.
"Being a Miss India myself and having judged many Miss India pageants in real life, it was fun working with Tusshar [Kapoor], Shreyas [Talpade], Minissha [Lamba], Pia [Trivedi] and Sagar.
Batra, who has earlier featured in over 21 movies including Virasat, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Nayak - The Real Hero, moved to Los Angeles after her marriage. But earlier this year, she filed for divorce and is now looking forward to more work in Bollywood.
"I'm definitely open to more offers as well," she said.
"I play myself in the movie. As Pooja Batra, I judge a pageant to select the next Miss India. The producers of the movie and the director, Sagar Ballery, wanted me to do the role as they thought it would be true to the character on screen," Batra said.
The leggy beauty, who was crowned Miss India Asia-Pacific in 1993, says her past experience in modelling and judging came in handy for the role.
"Being a Miss India myself and having judged many Miss India pageants in real life, it was fun working with Tusshar [Kapoor], Shreyas [Talpade], Minissha [Lamba], Pia [Trivedi] and Sagar.
Batra, who has earlier featured in over 21 movies including Virasat, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Nayak - The Real Hero, moved to Los Angeles after her marriage. But earlier this year, she filed for divorce and is now looking forward to more work in Bollywood.
"I'm definitely open to more offers as well," she said.
