Sherlyn Chopra
Sherlyn Chopra is an Indian film actress and model known for her work in Bollywood.[3] In July 2012, Chopra became the first Indian woman to pose nude for Playboy magazine.[3][4][5] The photos were released two years later.[6] She was then selected to host the sixth season of the show MTV Splitsvilla.[7] In December 2013, she released her music single titled "Bad Girl".[8] She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.[9]
Sherlyn Chopra | |
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Chopra at Tunu Tunu album launch in 2019 | |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Title | Miss Andhra[2] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Major competition(s) | Miss Andhra Beauty Pageant Bigg Boss 3 |
Website | sherlynchopra |
Early life and modelling
Chopra was born to a Christian father and a Muslim mother.[10] Her father was a doctor.[11] She attended Stanley Girls High School and Saint Ann's College for Women in Secunderabad. In 1999 she was crowned "Miss Andhra".[2][12]
Film career
Chopra's early acting career consisted of roles in few Bollywood films. She appeared in movies such as Time Pass, Red Swastik and Game. She made her Telugu film debut in A Film by Aravind .[13] Chopra was also a contestant on Bigg Boss.[14] She was evicted from the show on Day 27.[15] From 2013 on, she filmed as the lead protagonist in Kamasutra 3D, directed by Rupesh Paul, and she also appeared in the trailer which was released at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival.[16][17] In June 2016, she told the media that she was not working on the project anymore.[18]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2002 | Vendi Mabbu | Divya | Telugu | |
University | Tamil | |||
Beeper | Indian nanny | English | ||
2005 | A Film by Aravind | Nirupama | Telugu | Telugu debut |
Time Pass | Jenny | Hindi | ||
Dosti: Friends Forever | Leena Bharucha | Hindi | ||
2006 | Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride | Mona | Hindi | |
Something Special | Mona | Telugu | ||
Naughty Boy | Sonia | Hindi | ||
2007 | Game | Tina | Hindi | |
Raqeeb | Hindi | |||
Red Swastik | Anamika/Zeenat | Hindi | ||
2009 | Dil Bole Hadippa! | Sonia Saluja | Hindi | |
2014 | Kamasutra 3D | Kamaa Devi | English | Not completed[18] |
2016 | Wajah Tum Ho | Item Number | Hindi | Special appearance in "Dil Mein Chhuppa Loonga" song[19] |
2017 | Maya | Maya | Hindi | Short film directed by, written by, and produced by herself |
2018 | Chameli | Chameli | Hindi | |
Television
Year | Name | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2009 | Bigg Boss 3 | Contestant | [20] | |
2013 | MTV Splitsvilla 6 | Host | Along with Nikhil Chinappa | [7] |
Discography
Year | Title |
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2007 | Outrageous-End of the Beginning |
2009 | Dard-e-Sherlyn |
2013 | Bad Girl ft. Ikka Singh |
2019 | Tunu Tunu ft. Vicky & Hardik |
KATAAR Sherlyn Chopra | |
See also
- List of people in Playboy 2010–19
References
- "Sherlyn Chopra on Playboy".
- "Sherlyn won a beauty contest, she added as a caption "When I waz crowned Miss Andhra Pradesh.....'".
- "Bollywood star becomes first Indian to pose nude for Playboy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Sherlyn Chopra shoots for Playboy". NDTV. 17 July 2013.
- "Sherlyn Chopra goes Naked to ride on Horseback". Bihar Prabda. 20 September 2013.
- "Sherlyn Chopra's Playboy photoshoot pics finally out". India Today. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Sherlyn Chopra to host the sixth season of MTV Splitsvilla". IBN Live. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- "Sherlyn Chopra's new Music Video Bad Girl goes Viral". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "Sherlyn Chopra evicted from Bigg Boss". 30 October 2009.
- "Sherlyn Chopra". Archived from the original on 13 February 2020.
- Staff Reporter (23 July 2012). "Bollywood insult? Playboy calls Sherlyn Chopra a legend". emirates247.com. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- Madhumitha (18 December 2008). "Confessions of a diva". Go-nxg.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "A film by Aravind". idlebrain.com.
- "Rakhi's mom on Bigg Boss". The Times of India. Indiatimes. 6 October 2009.
- Sherlyn Chopra at 55th Idea Filmfare Awards in Mumbai. Photogallery.indiatimes.com (27 February 2010). Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
- "Sherlyn Chopra to do Kama Sutra film in 3D, after Playboy stint". Hindustan Times. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- "Indian @ Cannes 'Kamasutra 3D' icing up the cake of 66th CIFF". indiaglitz.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- "Kamasutra 3D is not my film: Sherlyn Chopra". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Sherlyn Chopra". biggboss.org. Bigg Boss Nau. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
External links
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