Mannara Chopra

Mannara Chopra

Chopra at the special screening of Mira Nair’s Azaad in October 2016
Born Barbie Handa
(1991-03-29) 29 March 1991
Bokaro, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2014–present
Relatives See Chopra family[1]
Family Priyanka Chopra
Website Mannara Chopra

Mannara Chopra is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films. She is the cousin of famous actress Priyanka Chopra.[2][3] She made her Bollywood debut with the film Zid (2014).

Early life

Mannara Chopra was born in Bokaro, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) as Barbie Handa, named after a three course meal at Shiv Sagar Restaurant, Mumbai. Her cousin, who lives overseas suggested the name as a nickname but her mother liked the name so much that she kept it as her real name.[4] Mannara's mother is a jewellery designer and her father is a lawyer. She has a younger sister Mithali, who has studied commerce.[4] She grew up in Delhi [5] and was educated at Summer Fields School, New Delhi. She has pursued a BBA degree.[4] Actresses Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra and Priyanka Chopra are her cousins.[6]

Career

After completing her education, Mannara moved to Mumbai, where she started her career in modelling and moved into advertising. She made thirteen commercials, three of them alongside her cousin Priyanka Chopra,[7] including one for Dabur Amla Hair Oil, which she said won her "instant recognition" and landed her an offer in Telugu films.[8] She had also appeared in Amit Trivedi's song '"Bas bajna chahiye", the theme song for Gaana.com.[9] Besides, she has worked as a fashion designer and as an assistant choreographer, being trained in dance forms like hip hop and belly dancing.[10]

Mannara with her cousin Priyanka Chopra,[11] during the music success bash of the film Zid in 2014.

Debut (2014 - present)

By 2013, Mannara ventured into acting, signing up films in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Her first release was the Telugu film Prema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), then credited under her birth name, which featured her as a "very talkative college going girl".[8] The same year, Mannara made her Bollywood debut with Anubhav Sinha's Zid, co-starring Karanvir Sharma and Shraddha Das. Her portrayal of an obsessive lover met with mixed reviews. Mohar Basu called her "radiant" though noted that, she needed "a good deal more of experience".[12] However, the film was a commercially profitable venture.[13]

She performed her first Item number in Tamil film Kaaval (2015). Later she signed three Telugu films Jakkanna, Thikka and Rogue whereby two of them got released,Jakkanna which emerged as a box-office hit followed by Thikka which she got praised for her role.[14]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2014 Prema Geema Jantha Nai Kaveri Telugu
2014 Zid Maya Hindi
2015 Sandamarutham Tamil Cameo appearance
2015 Kaaval Herself Tamil Special appearance in the song "Aadu Annatha"
2016 Jakkanna Telugu
2016 Thikka Telugu [15]
2017RogueFilms that have not yet been released Telugu

References

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