Pooja Chopra

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Pooja Chopra
Pooja Chopra graces Esha Amin’s Holiday Edit (04) (cropped).jpg
Chopra in 2018
Born
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Known forMiss India World
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
TitleMiss India (2009)
Parent(s)
  • Neera Chopra (mother)
FamilyShubra Chopra (sister)
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/poojachopraofficial/

Pooja Chopra is an Indian actress. She won the title of Femina Miss India World 2009.[2] She is the first Indian to win the "Beauty with a Purpose" title at the Miss World competition for India.[3] As an actress, Chopra was awarded the Times Most Powerful Woman Award for her contribution to the field of acting.[4] She has given a TED Talk on the subject of "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.[5]


Early life[edit]

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.[6][7] She is a resident of Pune, Maharashtra.[8] 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[edit]

2009–12: Career beginnings[edit]

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.[9]

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.[10] Doctors advised 3 weeks of complete bed-rest, but she continued with the competition.[11] She finished as one of the top 16 finalists out of 120 contestants.[12][13]

During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as Tata Docomo,[14] Bajaj Allainz,[15] Richfeel,[16] Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa,[17] and Juvederm Voluma.[18]

2013–present: Acting[edit]

Chopra at the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image in 2016

Chopra made her acting debut in the 2011 Tamil film Ponnar Shankar,[19] playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite Prashanth Thiagarajan.[20] Before she made her debut in Bollywood as a leading lady, she had minor roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's films Fashion and Heroine.[21]

Chopra acted in Vipul Shah's action film Commando opposite Vidyut Jammwal, in her first lead role.[22] Chopra starred in Neeraj Pandey's short film Ouch, a dramatic love story.[23]

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".[24]

In 2018, Chopra featured in a T Series music video "Sau Fikr", a song by Bishwajit Ghosh and Rohit Singh.[25]

Chopra next seen in a lead role with Sharman Joshi in Babloo Bachelor.[26] 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.[27]

Philanthropy[edit]

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.[28]

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.[29] Chopra was also invited by the BMC to lead the campaign #EkChammachKam alongside Farhan Akhtar to spread awareness about non-communicable diseases.[30]

Post Pulwama attack in 2019, Pooja Chopra donated part of her Aiyaary earnings to families of Martyred Soldiers.[31]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Fashion Herself Hindi Special appearance
2011 Ponnar Shankar Princess Muthaayi Tamil Lead role
2012 Heroine Shaheen Khan Hindi Special appearance
The World Before Her Herself English Documentary
2013 Commando: A One Man Army Simrit Sarabjit Kaur Hindi Lead role
2016 Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa Meena Lead role
Ouch Priya Short film
2018 Aiyaary Captain Maya Semwal Lead role
Babloo Bachelor Lead role
2021 Jahaan Chaar Yaar[32] TBA Lead role

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Poison 2 Isha ZEE5 [33]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://dnewscafe.com/pooja-chopra-height-weight-figure-age-biography-wikifilmfigure/
  2. ↑ "Pooja Chopra is Miss India 2009". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Injured Miss India is 'Beauty with a Purpose'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Media, 5 Dreams. "Pooja Chopra Wins The Times Most Powerful Women Award 2017!". www.elfaworld.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "2009 Most Desirable Women: Pooja Chopra - No 28 | Celebs - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Neera Chopra: My Husband threw us out". The Times of India. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Miss India Pooja Chopra's dad told mum to kill her or forfeit marriage". DNA India. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pooja Chopra".
  9. ↑ Pooja Chopra crowned Femina Miss India 2009
  10. ↑ "Miss Gibraltar crowned Miss World; Miss India wins plaudits". DNA India. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "I am not withdrawing from Miss World, says injured Pooja Chopra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Pooja Chopra misses the crown; but wins loudest applause". Zee News. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Outlook India Photo Gallery". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Pooja Chopra brand ambassador of Tata Docomo". Bollyone.com. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "Business : Bajaj Allianz launches women-specific scheme". The Hindu. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Launch – Richfeel Trichology Centre by Pooja Chopra in Delhi – Buzzintown | user comments, ratings for venue". Buzzintown. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Evolve Med Spa". Evolve Med Spa. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  18. ↑ "Pooja Chopra unveils Juvederm Voluma | Launch Events | Bollywood Bytes". Hamaraphotos.com. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ponnar Shankar (film) Review".
  20. ↑ "Ponnar Shankar sold to Martin Productions". Kollytalk.com. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "Former Miss India Pooja Chopra became an actress for her mother". Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  22. ↑ Sharma, Sarika. "Ayushmann Khuraana's 'Nautanki Saala', Vidyut Jamwal's Commando hit screens today". Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  23. ↑ Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "'Ouch' review: Neeraj Pandey's short film turns the tables on the man-woman equation". Mumbai Mirror.
  24. ↑ Iyer, Meena. "Commando (2013) Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  25. ↑ "Pooja Chopra makes a mark in romantic video". Times of India. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  26. ↑ "Pooja Chopra to star opposite Sharman Joshi in Babloo Bachelor". Daily Excelsior. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  27. ↑ "Pooja Chopra -kingfisher Calendar Girl". kingfishercalendar.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  28. ↑ "Pantaloon Femina Miss India World 2009 Comes Together with Nanhi Kali on International Girl Child's Day". IIFL - India Infoline. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  29. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (23 April 2018). "Pooja Chopra joins Akshay Kumar for Asian Heart Institute's latest initiative- 'Happy Heart India'". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Farhan Akhtar, Pooja Chopra team up to fight against health risks in the city". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  31. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (17 February 2018). "Pooja Chopra donates part of her Aiyaary earning to families of martyred soldiers : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  32. ↑ https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms
  33. ↑ "Poison 2 (Zee5) Web Series Watch Online, Cast, Trailer, Release Date". Bollywood News 23. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
India Parvathy Omanakuttan 		Femina Miss India World
2009 		Succeeded by
India Manasvi Mamgai
Preceded by
Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott 		Miss World Beauty with a Purpose
2009 		Succeeded by
Natasha Metto

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