Did Poonam Dhillon have an extra-marital affair? But why

We throw some light on Poonam's love life, from the ups and downs to the extramarital affair, read on.

First Published Dec 29, 2020, 10:51 AM IST

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Poonam Dhillon was one of the most beautiful faces in the industry; she aged like fine wine and received a lot of attention and stardom because of her movies and refreshing beauty. The actress had quite a roller coaster of a love life, as she had many affairs in the Bollywood film Industry.

Her life took a drastic change when she achieved the “Miss Young India Crown”. She rose to fame overnight. From her debut movie Trishul to her recent movie Double Di Trouble, she has worked in over 80 movies. Ramesh Talwar had an opportunity to work with Poonam. He had a vision of her playing the protagonist in the film ‘Noorie’. 

Her life took a drastic change when she achieved the “Miss Young India Crown”. She rose to fame overnight. From her debut movie Trishul to her recent movie Double Di Trouble, she has worked in over 80 movies.

In the 1980s when Poonam was at the peak of her career Raj Sippy entered her life. They met while shooting for a movie. Poonam fell for the director who was already married, but the news spread like wildfire, and it became the talk of the town. Raj didn’t leave his family for her, and Poonam didn’t want to be the 'other woman'

It was indeed a rough patch in Poonam’s life in 1988. She broke up with Raj and lost her father too. That’s when she met her husband-to-be, producer Ashok Thakeria. He noticed her at a farmhouse during Holi celebrations, and he was awestruck by her beauty.

As she was mourning her father's death he tried cheering her up by pouring a bucket of water on her. Poonam was taken aback but liked the gesture. In the same year they got married. She decided to marry in haste, she believed. The couple had a son and then a daughter, but Poonam was missing out on the entertainment world.

In 1994 Ashok had an extra marital affair and the marriage started to fall apart. She gave him a dose of his own medicine by having an extra marital affair herself. Poonam filed for a divorce and got custody of her children. Later, she did a few projects and set up her own business as well.