Tehseen Poonawalla is a coach, news personality, columnist, entrepreneur, speaker, and social activist. Besides anchoring the political shows, Tehseen is a famous news anchor who hosts India’s two of the most popular news channels namely News 18 Urdu and Zee News. Currently, there is not much information available about Tehseen on the internet. He was born and brought up in Pune, Maharashtra.
Tehseen Poonawalla will soon be seen in the Bigg Boss 13 house. He was already introduced by the show host Salman Khan and is now all set to enter this controversial yet unique house. Tehseen Poonawalla supports Congress (Indian National Congress). He has always been a supporter of this popular Indian political party. Born on 24th May in Pune, Tehseen Poonawalla has participated in many debate shows and is all set to make an entry in the Bigg Boss 13 house.
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On the work front, Tehseen Poonawalla is working on his very first book. According to the sources, this famous entrepreneur will soon be launching his first web series. At a young age, Tehseen has indeed achieved a lot in his professional and personal life. Not only does he host the famous news channels and political shows, but Tehseen is a businessman and a social activist as well.
Tehseen Poonawalla Wiki / Biography
Tehseen was born in Pune, Maharashtra. His height is 5’9 and weight is approx 62 kg. His body measurements are 42-34-13 inches. He has black hair and black eyes. Tehseen is a decent looking man. As far as his personality and attitude are concerned, he is expected to emerge as a strong contestant in Bigg Boss 13 house. Tehseen has been part of several debates, political shows, and news. In addition to being a wonderful businessman, Tehseen is always admired for his strong point of view.
He loves to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and news. He observes the happenings around the world, especially socio-political news. Tehseen is an amazing speaker. In fact, this wild card contestant in Bigg Boss 13 is invited to some famous and interesting news channels every now and then. He expresses his opinions on current affairs and socio-political news.
Age, Family, and Caste
Tehseen was born on May 24 in Pune, Maharashtra. He was born to a Parsi family. His religion is Parsi and zodiac sign is Gemini. Sources suggest that his age is somewhat around 30 years, but it hasn’t been confirmed since the entrepreneur has not revealed much about his personal life.
Tehseen’s father is Sarfaraaz Poonawalla and his mother is Yasmeen Poonawalla. He has a younger brother Shehzad Poonawalla, who is a social activist and congress leader. As per the media and sources, there is some tension going on between the Poonawalla brothers.
Career and Education
Tehseen is a private person. Though we couldn’t collect the information about his schooling and college, Tehseen has completed his master’s degree. Tehseen is invited to the famous news shows for his remarkable speaking qualities. He keeps himself updated with the current news around the socio-political segment and expresses his strong point of view through news channels. He also participates in debates.
Apart from being a social activist and news host, Tehseen Poonawalla works as an article writer. His write-ups have been published several times in magazines and newspapers. He is a political analyst, a writer, social activist, lawyer, ideologue, and a life coach by profession. He is currently doing one of the popular and controversial reality shows hosted by Salman Khan “Bigg Boss 13”. He will enter the house as a wild card contestant.
Marital Status
Tehseen Poonawalla is married to Monika Vadera, the cousin of the renowned businessman Robert Vadera in 2016. Monika is a jewelry designer and developer by profession. Tehseen is happily living with his wife Monika in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Even though this social activist is always on the headlines, he likes to keep his personal information away from the limelight.
Tehseen Poonawalla in Bigg Boss Season 13
Poonawalla was really excited to share the stage with the show host Salman Khan. On the day of the introduction, he made his goals and the reasons for getting into the house very clear. He is participating in Bigg Boss to win the game and hold the most popular trophy in the final episode.
So far, Bigg Boss 13 has become one of the most difficult yet entertaining shows on national television. The fights between Asim Riaz and Paras Chhabra as well as constant arguments between Rashami Desai and Siddhartha Shukla are making the headlines. People are super excited to see Tehseen Poonawalla joining the Bigg Boss contestants. While the first wild card entry is already made by Hindustani Bhau, Tehseen Poonawalla’s entry to this reality show is much awaited.
Some Less Known Facts About Tehseen Poonawalla
- Tehseen Poonawalla and Shehzad Poonawalla (his brother) did two popular debate shows namely Bhai vs Bhai and 2 Bhai 2 Rukh in 2018.
- Tehseen is a fitness enthusiast. He loves to exercise, workout, and stick to a healthy diet plan to get a fit body.
- Tehseen Poonawalla got an amazing opportunity to be the part of Common Wealth Games in Delhi in 2010.
- Tehseen is often invited as a guest on news shows. Once the show-makers of The Times Network Digital India invited Tehseen’s suggestion on the current electrical campaign.
- Tehseen has a beautiful Indian flag tattooed on his left hand.
Controversies
Tehseen Poonawalla said that he had nothing to do with his brother. The social activists refused to consider Shehzad Poonawalla his brother when the latter passed some negative comments on the Congress National Party, which Tehseen Poonawalla supports. The incident took place in 2017.
Two years after i.e. in 2019, Tehseen got himself into another controversy when Smriti Irani (one of the famous BJP leaders) blamed Tehseen for passing sexist comments on her. Furthermore, Tehseen Poonawalla was punished and charged by the Supreme Court of India for making fun of Tarun Sagar (Jain leaders) in the same year.
