At one end of the studio, speakers blast Alan Walker's Alone Pt. II.  Pooja Hegde, ELLE's newest wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital Cover Star, is at the other end, posing in a black net sari against the shimmering background while dancing to the song's beats.  From the sidelines, I watched in amazement as she skillfully blended many styles, going all out with poses that did more than simply add a little something extra to make the ideal cover.  During a little break, I was able to ask her about her life, career, and everything else.

"How do you feel right now?" I inquired. "I'm thrilled and feeling wonderful! It feels wonderful to be home and back to some glitz after all the traveling and many parts I've been playing," she says.  As a pan-Indian actor juggling three different film industries and attending the hundreds of additional demands that come with being a celebrity, I wonder if her days become too much to handle.
To be honest, dealing with three separate supervisors who speak various languages can make things a little nuts. I must thus schedule days when I do nothing, which for me entails lying in bed and gazing up at the ceiling. "Like that," she chuckles. However, I don't feel overburdened. She explains, "I just try to finish the day and breathe through it, even when everything seems to be going wrong."


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