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Pooja Batra to star in new American sitcom
EX-beauty queen-turned-actor to star is making a comeback in the new US sitcom Outsourced
- IANS
- Published: 00:00 September 5, 2010
- Image Credit: Wenn
- Pooja Batra
Remember Pooja Batra? The former Indian beauty queen and actress is making a showbiz comeback with upcoming American sitcom Outsourced while also helping Indian actors find a foothold in Hollywood with her casting company Glow Bell.
Batra, 36, who married orthopaedic surgeon Sonu Ahluwalia in 2003, is currently settled in Los Angeles and will dazzle on screen after five years. She has appeared in over 21 movies like Virasat, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Nayak — The Real Hero. "I am pursuing acting in America. I have booked a show there and I am hoping my character develops. It is called Outsourced. It is for NBC (channel)," said Batra, who was last seen in 2005 in the historical epic Taj Mahal — An Eternal Love Story.
Set in a Mumbai call centre, Outsourced is an adaptation of a Josh Hamilton-Ayesha Dharker-starrer by the same name. The show has been picked up by NBC for its autumn schedule.
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