Pepsi Uma

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Pepsi Uma
Born
Uma Maheswari
OccupationVideo jockey
Years active1992–2013
SpouseSukesh

Uma Maheswari, [1] better known as Pepsi Uma, is an Indian video jockey known for her work in Tamil-language television. She was referred to as Tamil Nadu's Cyrus Broacha by India Today . [2] She was noted for her "mellifluous voice and flawless diction". [3]

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Career

Uma worked as a video jockey since she was eleven years old. [4] In 1994, she hosted Ungal Choice, a weekly phone-in show sponsored by Pepsi on Sun TV. [2] [5] In 2000, the show was Sun TV's longest show with three-hundred and twenty-five episodes. [2] She subsequently earned the name Pepsi Uma. [5] [4] [6] [7] She simultaneously hosted Star Show in which she and Gangai Amaran discussed an issue every week with people from the Tamil film industry including Trisha and Srikanth. [8] [5] In a poll taken in 2000, she was voten the best anchor of Tamil Nadu. [2] She later switched to Kalaignar TV and left in March 2008. [9]

In 2013, Uma hosted an hour show on Jaya TV titled Album. [8] During her work as a video jockey, she received several film offers from Rajinikanth (two films), [4] Subhash Ghai for a film with Shah Rukh Khan, K. Balachander and Bharathiraja but did not accept them due to lack of interest. [3] [4] She also decided against doing an ad with Sachin Tendulkar due to the costumes. [3] Unlike other video jockeys, Uma preferred wearing saris in all her shows. [9]

Personal life

Uma is married to Sukesh, a Punjabi man she met while shooting for an advertisement. [8] During her tenure with Jaya TV, she was harassed by a senior producer named Saravanaraj, who was later arrested. [1] [10] [11] Her fans wanted to build a temple for her in Kumily. [8] A distraught fan sent her a mail containing part of his cut pinky which shocked Uma. [4] As of 2009, she manages her family business Krypton Engineering and a production company. [3]

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