Pooja Hegde is an Indian model and actress A former beauty pageant contestant she was crowned as the second runnerup at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition before going on to make her acting debut in Mysskins Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi 2012 She then featured in the Telugu films Oka Laila Kosam and Mukunda 2014 while signing on to feature as the lead actress in Ashutosh Gowarikers Mohenjo Daro 2016