Pooja Hegde x Monica Bellucci: Pooja Hegde has set the screen on fire once again, this time with her electrifying performance in the new song ‘Monica’ from the much-awaited film ‘Coolie’, starring Rajinikanth. But ‘Monica’ comes with an interesting backstory. The track is actually a tribute to legendary Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci.
For fans of global cinema, Monica Bellucci needs no introduction. She has long been popular for her striking beauty, elegance, and powerful on-screen presence.
In 2015, she made headlines when she visited India to promote ‘Spectre’, the James Bond film in which she played a rare role, a love interest of James Bond who wasn’t half his age.
At 51, Bellucci redefined what it meant to be a “Bond girl,” proudly standing as a “Bond woman” who broke stereotypes and captured hearts.
In Europe and beyond, Monica Bellucci has left her mark through a variety of films. She gained international fame with ‘Malèna’ in 2000, followed by intense performances in ‘Irréversible’ (2002) and her memorable role in ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ and ‘Revolutions’ (2003).
She also portrayed Mary Magdalene in ‘The Passion of the Christ’ (2004). At one point, Bellucci was even supposed to play Sonia Gandhi in a proposed biopic on Rajiv Gandhi, though the project never took off.
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Now, with the song ‘Monica’, Pooja Hegde channels some of that classic European glamour of Monica Bellucci.
Pooja Hegde has carved a niche for herself in Indian cinema over the last decade. She first grabbed attention in the 2010 Miss Universe India pageant and made her acting debut with the Tamil film ‘Mugamoodi’ in 2012.
Her breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with ‘Oka Laila Kosam’ and ‘Mukunda’ in 2014, and she later went on to star opposite Hrithik Roshan in the Bollywood period drama ‘Mohenjo Daro’ in 2016.
Along the way, she has collected four SIIMA Awards and received three Filmfare South nominations.