Dusky beauty Pooja Hegde made her debut in Tollywood with Varuntej’s Mukunda. With back to back debacles, the actress is struggling to gain popularity. Here recent Bollywood biggie Mohenjo Daro with Hrithik Roshan ended up as a huge dud and it was during this time a golden opportunity knocked Pooja. She has been roped in to play the female lead in Allu Arjun’s next movie Duvvada Jagannadham. This Harish Shankar directorial is one of the most awaited films.

Pooja Hegde’s presence from the film received wide response and the actress has been approached by many filmmakers. The latest update is that the actress hiked her fee and she signed her next beside Bellamkonda Sreenivas and the film will be directed by Sriwas . She reportedly charged Rs 1.5 crore for the film and the makers are happy to pay the quoted figure. The film is expected to start rolling from August this year.