Pooja Chopra

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Pooja Chopra features in the Times list of 50 most beautiful faces of India.[4]

Early life

Chopra was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. She stated was abandoned by her father at birth since he wanted a boy.[5] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career

2009–12: Career beginnings

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Chopra in 2009

Pooja Chopra was crowned with the 2009 Femina Miss India East title on 17 February 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 5 April 2009, she was crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India-World 2009.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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 12 December 2009; still, she participated in the competition and earned a positive response from the public.[8] Doctors advised 3 weeks of complete bed-rest, but she continued with the competition.[9] She finished as one of the top 16 finalists out of 120 contestants.[10][11]

During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as Tata Docomo,[12] Bajaj Allainz,[13] Richfeel,[14] Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa,[15] and Juvederm Voluma.[16]

2013–present: Acting

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Chopra at the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image in 2016

Chopra made her acting debut in the 2011 Tamil film Ponnar Shankar,[17] playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite Prashanth Thiagarajan.[18] Before she made her debut in Bollywood as a leading lady, she had minor roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's films Fashion and Heroine.[19]

Chopra acted in Vipul Shah's action film Commando opposite Vidyut Jammwal, in her first lead role.[20] Chopra starred in Neeraj Pandey's short film Ouch, a dramatic love story.[21]

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".[22]

Pooja has won 8 National and International Titles in 2009. She appeared in Kingfisher Calendar 2020. Pooja features in Times 50 Most beautiful faces India. Chopra's next films Jahaan Chaar Yaar and Jeevan Beema Yojna both releasing in 2022.

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.

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.[23]

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.[24] Chopra was also invited by the BMC to lead the campaign #EkChammachKam alongside Farhan Akhtar to spread awareness about non-communicable diseases.[25]

Post Pulwama attack in 2019, Pooja Chopra donated part of her Aiyaary earnings to families of Martyred Soldiers.[26]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2008 Fashion Herself Special appearance
2011 Ponnar Shankar Princess Muthaayi Tamil film
2012 Heroine Shaheen Khan Special appearance
The World Before Her Herself English Documentary film
2013 Commando: A One Man Army Simrit Sarabjit Kaur
2016 Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa Meena
Ouch Priya Short film
2018 Aiyaary Captain Maya Semwal
2021 Babloo Bachelor Avantika
2022 Jahaan Chaar Yaar Sakina [27]
TBA Jeevan Beema Yojna TBA [28]

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Poison 2 Isha Khanna ZEE5 [29]
2025 Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Khushi Maitra Netflix

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Awards and achievements
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