{"id":2242222,"date":"2026-01-20T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2242222"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:23:59","slug":"pooja-hegde-controversy-debunked-amid-viral-social-media-chatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pooja-hegde-controversy-debunked-amid-viral-social-media-chatter\/","title":{"rendered":"Pooja Hegde controversy debunked amid viral social media chatter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\" style=\"\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hungamaexpress.com\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-01-20\/39587_2589689_3_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Pooja Hegde controversy debunked amid viral social media chatter\" id=\"474792\" class=\"uploaded-jshare-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pooja Hegde controversy debunked amid viral social media chatter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pooja Hegde recently drew online attention following reports of an alleged interview claiming she described an inappropriate incident with a \u201cstar hero\u201d early in her career.<\/p>\n<p>The report, published without any confirmed source quickly spread online and sparked speculation on social media.<\/p>\n<p>As per <i>Bollywood Life,<\/i> the unverified posts claimed, the actress shared a troubling experience on a pan-Indian film set when a male co-star allegedly entered her caravan without permission and misbehaved.<\/p>\n<p>According to these reports, she confronted the actor, slapped him, and later requested the filmmakers to avoid pairing them again. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some allegations added that portions of the film were completed using a body double.<\/p>\n<p>As the speculation grew, Ramesh Bala took to X (formerly twitter) to deny the claims. He penned, \u201cRumor Check: The so-called interview attributed to #PoojaHegde going around is 100% fake. Don\u2019t share misleading content!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the professional side, Pooja awaits <i>Jana Nayagan<\/i> starring Vijay, which has been delayed because of a legal matter regarding its censor approval.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to mention, the movie, directed by H Vinoth and inspired by Anil Ravipudi\u2019s Bhagavanth Kesari, is reportedly Vijay\u2019s final film before stepping into politics.<\/p>\n<p>She appears alongside Varun Dhawan in <i>Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai<\/i>, which is set for a June 5, 2026 release. In addition, she features in<i> DQ 41 <\/i>alongside Dulquer Salmaan, contributing another nationwide project to her schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hungamaexpress.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pooja Hegde controversy debunked amid viral social media chatter Pooja Hegde recently drew online attention following reports of an alleged interview claiming she described an inappropriate incident with a \u201cstar hero\u201d early in her career. The report, published without any confirmed source quickly spread online and sparked speculation on social media. 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