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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chopra was born in [[Kolkata]] on ~~3rd~~ May 1989, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She was abandoned by her father at birth since he wanted a boy. Chopra’s mother, Neera had to leave her marital home since she refused to admit Pooja to an orphanage in Kolkata, and she moved to Mumbai with both kids. She worked and brought up both girls by herself.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/My-husband-threw-us-out-Neera-Chopra/articleshow/4451333.cms \|title=Neera Chopra: My Husband threw us out \|work=The Times of India \|date=26 April 2009 \|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-miss-india-pooja-chopra-s-dad-told-mum-to-kill-her-or-forfeit-marriage-1252465\|title=Miss India Pooja Chopra's dad told mum to kill her or forfeit marriage\|date=2009-05-03\|website=DNA India\|language=en\|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> She is a resident of [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Pooja Chopra\|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/pooja-chopra/biography.html}}</ref> She has an older sister named Shubhra Chopra. She attended Mount Carmel Convent High School and later graduated from Ness Wadia College, both in Pune.		Chopra was born in [[Kolkata]] on 3 May 1989, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She was abandoned by her father at birth since he wanted a boy. Chopra’s mother, Neera had to leave her marital home since she refused to admit Pooja to an orphanage in Kolkata, and she moved to Mumbai with both kids. She worked and brought up both girls by herself.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/My-husband-threw-us-out-Neera-Chopra/articleshow/4451333.cms \|title=Neera Chopra: My Husband threw us out \|work=The Times of India \|date=26 April 2009 \|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-miss-india-pooja-chopra-s-dad-told-mum-to-kill-her-or-forfeit-marriage-1252465\|title=Miss India Pooja Chopra's dad told mum to kill her or forfeit marriage\|date=2009-05-03\|website=DNA India\|language=en\|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> She is a resident of [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Pooja Chopra\|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/pooja-chopra/biography.html}}</ref> She has an older sister named Shubhra Chopra. She attended Mount Carmel Convent High School and later graduated from Ness Wadia College, both in Pune.

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Pooja Chopra
| image = Pooja Chopra graces Esha Amin’s Holiday Edit (04) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Chopra in 2018
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| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009–present
| known_for = Miss India World
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| title = [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] (2009)
| mother = Neera Chopra
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| website = https://www.instagram.com/poojachopraofficial/
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'''Pooja Chopra''' is an Indian actress. She won the title of Femina Miss India World 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Chopra is Miss India 2009|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pooja-chopra-is-miss-india-2009-390961|access-date=2020-06-10|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> She is the first Indian to win the "Beauty with a Purpose" title at the Miss World competition for India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Injured Miss India is 'Beauty with a Purpose'|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/injured-miss-india-is-beauty-with-a-purpose-406728|access-date=2020-06-10|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> As an actress, Chopra was awarded the Times Most Powerful Woman Award for her contribution to the field of acting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Media|first=5 Dreams|title=Pooja Chopra Wins The Times Most Powerful Women Award 2017!|url=http://www.elfaworld.com/post/pooja-chopra-wins-the-times-most-powerful-women-award-2017|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.elfaworld.com|language=en-IN}}</ref> She has given a TED Talk on the subject of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUeIqKulW6k "Write your own destiny : Journey of a once abandoned girl child".] The talk happened in Krupanidhi Institution of Engineering, Bangalore.

She has been featured in the ''Times India'' list of 50 Most Beautiful Women, which features India's most beautiful faces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 Most Desirable Women: Pooja Chopra - No 28 {{!}} Celebs - Times of India Videos|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/celebs/2009-Most-Desirable-Women-Pooja-Chopra-No-28/videoshow/11846618.cms|access-date=2020-06-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chopra was born in [[Kolkata]] on 3rd May 1989, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She was abandoned by her father at birth since he wanted a boy. Chopra’s mother, Neera had to leave her marital home since she refused to admit Pooja to an orphanage in Kolkata, and she moved to Mumbai with both kids. She worked and brought up both girls by herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/My-husband-threw-us-out-Neera-Chopra/articleshow/4451333.cms |title=Neera Chopra: My Husband threw us out |work=The Times of India |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-miss-india-pooja-chopra-s-dad-told-mum-to-kill-her-or-forfeit-marriage-1252465|title=Miss India Pooja Chopra's dad told mum to kill her or forfeit marriage|date=2009-05-03|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> She is a resident of [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pooja Chopra|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/pooja-chopra/biography.html}}</ref> She has an older sister named Shubhra Chopra. She attended Mount Carmel Convent High School and later graduated from Ness Wadia College, both in Pune.

==Career==

===2009–12: Career beginnings===
[[File:Copy of pooja chopra.jpg|thumb|left|Chopra in 2009]]
Pooja Chopra was crowned with the 2009 Femina Miss India East title on February 17, 2009, in Kolkata. She also won Miss Perfect 10, Miss Catwalk, Miss Beautiful Smile, Talwarkars Best Body, and Nakshatra Miss Sparkling Beauty, thus gaining direct entry into the top ten finalists of the Femina Miss India 2009. On April 5, 2009, she was crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India-World 2009.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/pantaloons-femina-miss-india-ekta-060409.html Pooja Chopra crowned Femina Miss India 2009]</ref>

Chopra sprained her ankle while running down a flight of stairs one week prior to the Miss World Final, which was scheduled to take place on December 12, 2009; still, she participated in the competition and earned a positive response from the public.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-12-13|title=Miss Gibraltar crowned Miss World; Miss India wins plaudits|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-miss-gibraltar-crowned-miss-world-miss-india-wins-plaudits-1323200|access-date=2020-06-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Doctors advised 3 weeks of complete bed-rest, but she continued with the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I am not withdrawing from Miss World, says injured Pooja Chopra - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/shows/I-am-not-withdrawing-from-Miss-World-says-injured-Pooja-Chopra/articleshow/5325959.cms|access-date=2020-06-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She finished as one of the top 16 finalists out of 120 contestants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-12-13|title=Pooja Chopra misses the crown; but wins loudest applause|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/glamtalk/pooja-chopra-misses-the-crown-but-wins-loudest-applause_48754.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Outlook India Photo Gallery|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/single/18712|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as [[Tata Docomo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollyone.com/pooja-chopra-brand-ambassador-of-tata-docomo |title=Pooja Chopra brand ambassador of Tata Docomo |publisher=Bollyone.com |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> Bajaj Allainz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/10/stories/2009041056371500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411020315/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/10/stories/2009041056371500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2009 |title=Business : Bajaj Allianz launches women-specific scheme |date=10 April 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> Richfeel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/delhi/event--launch-richfeel-trichology-centre-pooja-chopra/segment--ureviews/id--177484.html |title=Launch – Richfeel Trichology Centre by Pooja Chopra in Delhi – Buzzintown | user comments, ratings for venue |publisher=Buzzintown |date=10 February 2010 |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evolvemedspa.org/html/tvcs.htm |title=Evolve Med Spa |publisher=Evolve Med Spa |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> and Juvederm Voluma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamaraphotos.com/bollywood/launch-events/pooja-chopra-unveils-juvederm-voluma.html |title=Pooja Chopra unveils Juvederm Voluma | Launch Events | Bollywood Bytes |publisher=Hamaraphotos.com |date=6 May 2010 |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>

===2013–present: Acting===
[[File:Pooja Chopra promoting short film ‘Ouch’ at MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival (cropped).jpg|thumb|Chopra at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image]] in 2016]]

Chopra made her acting debut in the 2011 Tamil film ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ponnar Shankar (film) Review|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Ponnar-Shankar/movie-review/7998113.cms|language=en}}</ref> playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite [[Prashanth Thiagarajan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/ponnar-shankar-sold-to-martin-productions/ |title=Ponnar Shankar sold to Martin Productions |publisher=Kollytalk.com |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> Before she made her debut in [[Bollywood]] as a leading lady, she had minor roles in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s films ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]'' and ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Miss India Pooja Chopra became an actress for her mother|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/former-miss-india-pooja-chopra-became-an-actress-for-her-mother-349191|access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref>

Chopra acted in [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah|Vipul Shah]]'s [[Action (fiction)|action]] film ''[[Commando (2013 film)|Commando]]'' opposite [[Vidyut Jammwal]], in her first lead role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sarika|title=Ayushmann Khuraana's 'Nautanki Saala', Vidyut Jamwal's Commando hit screens today|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nautanki-saala-commando-release-today/1101374/|access-date=13 April 2013|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref> Chopra starred in Neeraj Pandey's short film ''Ouch'', a dramatic love story.<ref>{{cite web |first=Roshmila |last=Bhattacharya |title='Ouch' review: Neeraj Pandey's short film turns the tables on the man-woman equation |publisher=Mumbai Mirror |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/art-theatre/Ouch-review-Neeraj-Pandeys-short-film-turns-the-tables-on-the-man-woman-equation/articleshow/55037479.cms}}</ref>

Meena Iyer from ''[[Times of India]]'' said, "Pooja Chopra (Femina Miss India-2009) is super-confident in her film debut and a welcome addition to Bollywood's heroines".<ref>{{cite web|last=Iyer|first=Meena|title=Commando (2013) Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Commando--A-One-Man-Army/movie-review/19474087.cms|work=Times of India|access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, Chopra featured in a T Series music video "Sau Fikr", a song by Bishwajit Ghosh and Rohit Singh.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pooja-chopra-makes-a-mark-in-romantic-video/articleshow/67115546.cms |title=Pooja Chopra makes a mark in romantic video |date=2018-12-17 |work=Times of India |access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>

Chopra next seen in a lead role with Sharman Joshi in ''Babloo Bachelor''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/aware-sexual-harassment-bollywood/ |title=Pooja Chopra to star opposite Sharman Joshi in Babloo Bachelor |date=2018-01-04 |work=Daily Excelsior |access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>
She made her debut on a web series titled Poison 2 for Zee5 Premium Platform. Pooja Chopra is the face of Kingfisher Calendar 2020 an iconic calendar featuring country's best faces & having the fittest bodies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Chopra -kingfisher Calendar Girl|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2020/october.aspx|access-date=2020-06-10|website=kingfishercalendar.com}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
On 12 December 2009, she won the "Beauty With a Purpose" title at Miss World 2009 based on her charitable work in the India "Nanhi Kali" project. She won US$10,000 for her project, which she donated to the NGO which helps small girls fight poverty.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pantaloon Femina Miss India World 2009 Comes Together with Nanhi Kali on International Girl Child's Day|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-sector-media-entertainment/pantaloon-femina-miss-india-world-2009-comes-together-with-nanhi-kali-on-international-girl-child’s-day-113092400682_1.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=IIFL - India Infoline|language=en}}</ref>

Considering their shared interest in fitness, Pooja chopra, along with [[Akshay Kumar]], launched the [[Asian Heart Institute]] Initiative "Happy Heart India" campaign for underprivileged children in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2018-04-23|title=Pooja Chopra joins Akshay Kumar for Asian Heart Institute's latest initiative- 'Happy Heart India'|language=en-US|work=Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/pooja-chopra-joins-akshay-kumar-asian-heart-institutes-latest-initiative-happy-heart-india/|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> Chopra was also invited by the BMC to lead the campaign ''#EkChammachKam'' alongside [[Farhan Akhtar]] to spread awareness about non-communicable diseases.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Farhan Akhtar, Pooja Chopra team up to fight against health risks in the city|work=Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-pooja-chopra-team-up-to-fight-against-health-risks-in-the-city/articleshow/64593453.cms|access-date=2018-06-22}}</ref>

Post Pulwama attack in 2019, Pooja Chopra donated part of her Aiyaary earnings to families of Martyred Soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2018-02-17|title=Pooja Chopra donates part of her Aiyaary earning to families of martyred soldiers : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/pooja-chopra-donates-part-aiyaary-earning-families-martyred-soldiers/|access-date=2020-06-10|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
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| 2008 || ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]'' || Herself || [[Hindi]] || Special appearance
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'' || Princess Muthaayi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Lead role
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' || Shaheen Khan || Hindi || Special appearance
|-
|| ''[[The World Before Her]]'' || Herself || English || Documentary
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Commando: A One Man Army]]'' || Simrit Sarabjit Kaur || rowspan="6" |Hindi || Lead role
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa]]'' || Meena || Lead role
|-
|| ''Ouch'' || Priya || Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Aiyaary]]'' || Captain Maya Semwal || Lead role
|-
||''[[Babloo Bachelor]]'' || -| || Lead role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021 || ''[[Jahaan Chaar Yaar]]''<ref>https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms</ref> || TBA || Lead role
|-
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width=60%
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Poison 2]]''
| Isha
| [[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Poison 2 (Zee5) Web Series Watch Online, Cast, Trailer, Release Date|url=https://www.news23.in/poison-2-zee5-web-series-watch-online-cast-trailer-release-date/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Bollywood News 23|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|3194282}}
* Official Website [https://www.instagram.com/poojachopraofficial/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130515025634/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/photoshow/5444834.cms?curpg=6 Miss India – profile]

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