Pooja (1954)

Pooja is a Hindi-language film directed by Bhagwan Das Varma, starring Bharat Bhushan and Purnima Das Verma.

Pooja (Hindi for "Worship") is a 1954 Bollywood film starring Bharat Bhushan and Purnima, produced and distributed by Varma Films. It was directed by Bhagwan Das Varma, one of the founders of Varma Films, who had earlier also directed the film Aurat (1953) for Varma Films. Bharat Bhushan, who was playing the lead role in Pooja, had previously worked as the lead actor in two films distributed by Varma Films: the box-office hit Suhaag Raat (1948) and Thes (1949). Pooja was the first film in which Purnima, who had previously worked in supporting roles for several movies for Varma Films, worked as the leading actress in the film.

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