During those initial years, pooja prioritized comfort above fashion. Still, her passion for fashion grew as her career developed. She started playing around with her appearance, progressively transitioning from casual to elegant, until she became the well-known fashion icon that she is today. However, Pooja's metamorphosis went beyond appearances. She developed a love for music and fitness along with her evolving style, taking up the guitar as a new pastime.
Pooja's path was distinguished by her unwavering dedication to improving herself. She turned to exercise as a pillar of her life and found comfort in it throughout her career. "I used to be lazy about fitness, but now I can't imagine my life without it," she recounted with candor. It now becomes a part of my identity." Her audience saw her go from the girl next door to a fitness fanatic and style star, and this change was clear to see. "The audience saw me as the girl next door for a long time, but I wanted to show them that I could be more," she stated.
Beyond her physical metamorphosis, pooja accepted her linguistic gift. pooja was raised in bombay and acquired her mother tongue, Tulu, along with Hindi, Marathi, and English. Her innate ability to speak many languages allowed her to pick up telugu with ease for her parts in the South indian film business.
"When I was shooting for oka laila kosam and Mukunda, my telugu was decent as I was interacting with everyone, my staff, and unit members, in telugu," she said. She acknowledged that she was a little rusty after a break at Mohenjo Daro, but she also said with assurance, "But I will pick it up real fast." Regarding her career, pooja hegde will be starring with shahid kapoor in Deva.