While Poonam’s professional life made headlines, her personal life also always remained under the radar. Scroll down to read more.

Poonam Dhillon is one of the renowned actresses in the Bollywood industry. She made her acting debut in Yash Chopra’s film Trishul (1978). With this film, she gained massive popularity among fans and established herself. While her professional life made headlines, her personal life also always remained under the radar.

The first time Poonam gained fame was when she was crowned Miss Young India 1978. Later, when her debut happened in the same year, Poonam’s song Gapoochi Gapoochi Gum Gum with Sachin Pilgaonkar from Trishul became popular. In the following years, Poonam was featured in many hit films and played the lead in several of them.

Poonam grabbed netizens’ attention when she featured in Ramesh Talwar’s film Noorie, which was a blockbuster hit. Many reports claim that Ramesh was head over heels in love with Poonam. However, she only considered him a good friend. Rumors even claimed that Poonam Dhillon and Ramesh Talwar had a secret engagement.

Another rumor about Dhillon’s love life involved Raj Sippy. Raj and Poonam first crossed paths while working on a film together. Poonam developed feelings for the director, despite him being already married.

Their relationship soon became the talk of the town. While Poonam wished to marry Raj, he was hesitant to leave his family for her. Unwilling to be ‘the other woman’ in his life, Poonam ultimately decided to walk away.

Later, in 1988, Poonam tied the knot with Ashok Thakeria. The duo was blessed with two kids—a son and a daughter. However, two years after the wedding, the actress’ married life took a turn when Ashok became busy with work, and she later discovered his affair with another woman. To teach him a lesson, Poonam had an extra-marital affair with a Hong Kong-based businessman, Kiku.