Monica Bellucci Says She “Loved” Pooja Hegde’s Monica Song from Coolie
Pooja Hegde’s Monica track from Rajinikanth’s upcoming film, Coolie, is continuing to make waves. The song, being a tribute to the Italian screen legend Monica Bellucci, reached her recently! And the Italian screen icon’s response was simple - she loved it! For Pooja Hegde, these words of appreciation were beyond praise.
Reacting to the same, Pooja shared, “Oh, really? Wow. That's the biggest compliment ever!" She continued, "I've actually always loved Monica Bellucci. She was so iconic in her own way for her persona. She didn't really need to do much. At the same time, she had a very unique style and a unique voice in terms of how she carried herself. So it was a big feat. But I'm glad. I'm glad she liked it.”
In addition to this, she also acknowledged the role of the audience in contributing to the song’s reach to Monica Bellucci. “I believe a lot of people were commenting on her Instagram, and a lot of Tamil fans were saying, 'Please go watch Coolie's song.'"
Monica song marks a significant addition to Pooja’s body of work with the recent praise by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who had said that the song was placed in the film for commercial reasons. Reacting to the same, Pooja shared, “For a director like him to say that and put their money where their mouth is by hiring me for that job - and for it to help the film - that's very exciting for me. It tells me I can contribute to tickets, I bring value. And these are the people whose opinion I should worry about - not so much anyone else's."
For Pooja Hegde, who has risen as a pan-India actress by working across Telugu, Bollywood and Tamil cinema, Monica proves to be another step to place herself in big-budget films, all while bringing her share of glam. As Pooja continues to bask in the outpour of love for Monica song, she is all set to get everyone knocking their socks off with Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai with Varun Dhawan, an untitled film with Dulquer Salmaan, and Jana Nayagan with Vijay Thalapathy.
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