Have faith in God, says Pooja Chopra’s sister

The moment you talk to Shubhra Mendonca about her kid sister Pooja Chopra, Pantaloons Femina Miss India World ’09, her voice fills with pride and joy.
Shubhra, who lives in Mumbai with her two-year-old daughter Ayesha and hubby, a naval officer, is full of praises for Pooja. Though she won’t be able to be with Pooja on D-day, it doesn’t dampen her excitement. Shubhra shares her feelings...
I met Pooja before she was leaving for Miss World ’09; she was not a bit nervous and looked very confident. The only thing that she kept repeating was ‘Keep praying for me’.
Pooja has a very good habit of setting goals for herself and then making every possible effort to achieve them. She is a hardworking girl and has never stepped back in life. I think this will surely help her shine at the pageant.
I don’t doubt the capabilities of the other 111 contestants and we are prepared for whatever the future has in store. Still, I would say that 1.2 billion people are putting pressure on God and he will take care of Pooja. I get calls from her every 2-3 days. Pooja feels refreshed when she talks to Ayesha on the phone as instead of calling her ‘Masi’, my daughter calls her Poo.
At the moment, I will only advise her to be focussed and have faith in God as always. He has brought us so far and will help in the journey ahead too.