Tehseen Poonawala is a political analyst, businessman and a social activist. She was included in Colors TV’s reality show “Bigg Boss 13” (2019) as a wild card entrant.
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Tehseen was born on Sunday, 24 May 1981 (age 42 years; as in 2023) in Pune, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Childhood picture of Tehseen Poonawala
Facebook profile of Tehseen Poonawala
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Tehseen belongs to a Maharashtrian Muslim family.
parents and siblings
When Tehseen was very young, his father Sarfaraz Poonawala died. His mother’s name is Yasmin Poonawala. He has a younger brother, Shehzad Poonawala, who is a lawyer, political analyst and a civil rights activist.
Tehseen Poonawala’s father and brother
Tehseen Poonawala’s mother
Tehseen Poonawala with his brother Shehzad
wife and children
On 29 March 2016, he married jewelery designer and curator Monica Vadera Poonawala. She is the cousin of Robert Vadera, who is Priyanka Gandhi’s husband.
Tehseen Poonawala’s wedding photo
On March 1, 2023, the couple welcomed their first child, a baby boy.
livelihood
He has appeared for debate sessions on various news channels. In 2010, he was appointed as an advisor to the organizing committee of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He participated with his brother in political debate series – Bhai Vs Bhai (2018) for Zee News and 2 Bhai 2 Rukh (2019) for Zee Urdu. He has worked as a speaker for TEDx India. He has written articles for famous magazines and newspapers. In 2019, he appeared in Bigg Boss Season 13 as a wild card entrant.
on wild card contestant @Bigg Boss #colorstv #BiggBoss13 #TahseenPoonawala #start #Salman Khan #bb13 #BiggBoss13#Devoleena Bhattacharjee #Rashmidesai #SiddharthShukla#Aasimariaz #परसचाबरा#AartiSingh pic.twitter.com/W9k8IjgRhS
– Tehseen Poonawala Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) 28 October 2019
controversies
- In 2017, Tehseen had a fight with his brother Shehzad when Shehzad gave a strong statement against the Congress party. Tehseen reportedly broke all relations with his brother. During an interview he said,
We have broken all our family ties with Shezad; He is no longer a part of our family. All we would say is that if he had any problem with the Congress, he should have raised it at the inter-party forum instead of the media.
Tehseen’s Twitter post for his brother
- The Supreme Court of India fined Jain guru ‘Tarun Sagar’ for mocking him in 2019.
- In 2019, BJP leader Smriti Irani had accused him of making sexual remarks against her in 2016.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He has the Indian flag tattooed on his left hand.
- Interestingly, he has studied mythology as a subject in his college, but he is an atheist.
- It was rumored that he was the highest paid contestant of Bigg Boss 13, charging around Rs 21 lakh per week.
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