Pooja Bhatt recalled her grandmother, Betty Bertha Bright, calling her “tough as nails.” After losing a leg to diabetes, her grandmother held a bizarre funeral for it, making the family attend. Pooja revealed she secretly watched everyone’s reactions during the ceremony. Pooja was last seen in Big Girls Don’t Cry (2024).

Filmmaker-actor Pooja Bhatt recently shared an interesting story about her grandmother, Betty Bertha Bright. She described her as a strong woman with a funny, unique way of looking at things. In a recent conversation, Pooja talked about how her grandmother, who had Armenian and English or Irish roots, went through a hard time but still managed to stay witty and funny about it.

Pooja Bhatt on her grandmother’s amputation and funeral for her leg

On Cyrus Broacha’s podcast, Pooja described her grandmother as “tough as nails.” She shared that her grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes later in life, which eventually led to her leg being amputated. Following the surgery, her grandmother insisted that a funeral be held for the amputated leg, and the whole family had to be present for the quirky ceremony.

Pooja Bhatt recalls her grandmother watching everyone’s expressions

The actress further said, “We had to go to St. Andrew’s Church while she was present as her leg was being buried. We were all like, ‘What is this? This is a run-up to the final day.’ She was actually looking at everybody and taking notes. It’s black… totally black humour. She was watching everyone’s expressions to see how they were behaving and who showed up and who did not. A lot of us were looking at each other like, ‘What the hell are we doing here?’”.

Pooja Bhatt’s work front

On the work front, Pooja was most recently seen in Prime Video’s 2024 series ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’. She has also featured in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 2 (2023) and the film ‘Chup: Revenge of the Artist’ (2022).