Poonam Sinha (née Chandiramani; born 3 November 1949) is an Indian politician and former actress, fashion model.

[2] She was credited as Komal in all her films as heroine, including Jigri Dost, Dil Diwana and others.

[4] After a long gap of thirty years, she starred in the film Jodhaa Akbar (2008) playing Mallika Hamida Banu Begum—mother of Emperor Akbar, enacted by Hrithik Roshan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.

[5] She lost the Loksabha election to Rajnath Singh from Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency).

[9] Sonakshi had said she lives with her family due to her being a mommy/daddy's girl and that she has all the space she needs at her parents' house and that her apartment is more of a studio.