play The Perfect Wife co-starring Sooraj Thapar and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi with Asif Sheikh. She was also seen in a play called U Turn which is the Hindi version of a Marathi play. Dhillon ventured into the make-up van business, pioneering the concept in the Indian film industry. She runs a make-up van company called "Vanity." Personal life Dhillon was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her father Amreek Singh was an aeronautical engineer in the Indian Air Force and would often get transferred. Her mother was a school principal and both her siblings are doctors. Poonam was quite studious growing up and aspired to become a doctor. Poonam attended Carmel Convent in [Chandigarh] for schooling and did her graduation after joining films at age 16. In 2013, she was pursuing an MBA in International Business. Dhillon was married to producer Ashok Thakeria and has two children, a daughter Paloma and a son Anmol. Activism and politics She has been very active with social causes like drug awareness, AIDS awareness, family planning and organ donation. She has been a prominent speaker at the SAARC business summits in Kathmandu and Delhi and was appointed cultural ambassador. She was also a speaker at the MINDMINE event. In 2012, she along with other celebrities participated in a show supporting the "Save and Empower the Girl Child" cause in collaboration with Lilavati Hospital. In 2014, she launched an event management and film production company called "Poetic Justice Films and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd." with industrialist Aneel Murarka and choreographer Samir Tanna. In 2017, Dhillon was appointed as one of four members to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, which is the official body for appeals against decisions of the Central Board of Film Certification in the Indian film industry. Dhillon joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2004 and was appointed Vice President of the Mumbai unit of the party in 2019. Filmography Films Television Accolades References External links Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian stage actresses Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Punjabi people People from Kanpur Actresses from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra