Popular actress Pooja Hegde recently reminisced about her experience working on Radhe Shyam, the Telugu film with Prabhas that unfortunately turned out to be one of Tollywood’s biggest box-office disappointments. However, the film’s failure unexpectedly led her to a new opportunity in Tamil cinema.Pooja revealed that director Karthik Subbaraj offered her a role in his upcoming film Retro after being impressed by her emotional performance in Radhe Shyam.“I play a very different role in Retro—it’s a unique character. That’s something I love about South Indian cinema; every role has an element of mystery. Karthik Subbaraj liked my emotional scenes in Radhe Shyam, and he felt I would fit well in this film,” shared Pooja.She further added, “It just takes one filmmaker to look past everything else and focus solely on your performance.”In Retro, Pooja plays the role of Suriya’s wife, a character with multiple shades. Unlike Karthik Subbaraj’s usual action-heavy films, Retro is projected to be a love story set against an action-packed backdrop.Meanwhile, Pooja Hegde recently found herself at the center of controversy after mistakenly referring to Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo—one of her biggest Telugu hits—as a Tamil film during an interview. The slip-up did not go unnoticed by Allu Arjun’s fans, who have been trolling her relentlessly on social media.A video clip of the moment has gone viral, with many fans surprised by her confidence in the incorrect statement. Despite being an active part of the Telugu film industry for years, Pooja did not correct herself during the interview, further fueling the backlash.Adding to her recent setbacks, Pooja’s latest Hindi film Deva, co-starring Shahid Kapoor, has also struggled at the box office, receiving poor reception.
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