Pooja Batra makes debut in Punjabi films

Mumbai: "Virasat" actress Pooja Batra, who has been away from Bollywood for almost a decade, is now making her foray into the Punjabi film industry.

The Los Angeles-based actress, 41, will be seen in "Killer Punjabi", a romantic-action movie, where she plays a nurse, who unknowingly falls in love with a professional killer.

"'Killer Punjabi' has been an amazing experience for me, right from the creative to acting. This is my first Punjabi movie and I am very excited about it. It is set in LA," Pooja said in a statement.

The actress, who keeps shuffling from LA to India, recently shot the poster stills of the film that is currently in its post-production stage.

"Killer Punjabi" is produced by Rav productions, a Candaian production houses. Pooja will also be seen in upcoming Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor starrer dance drama "ABCD 2".