Sherlyn Chopra
Chopra in 2023
Born1983 or 1984 (age 39–40)[1]
Hyderabad, India
Occupations
  • Producer
  • model
  • actress
  • singer
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Andhra[3]
Years active2002–present
Major
competition(s)		Miss Andhra Beauty Pageant
Bigg Boss 3

Sherlyn Chopra (born 1983/1984)[1]) is an Indian adult star who worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films with mostly in risque roles. She made her film debut in 2002 American film, Beeper.[4] In July 2012, Chopra gained media attention after appearing nude for American Playboy magazine, being the first Indian to do so, she was described as a "Bollywood legend'.[4][5][6] The photos were released two years later.[7] She was then selected to host the sixth season of the show MTV Splitsvilla.[8][9] In December 2013, she released her music single titled "Bad Girl".[10] She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.[11]

Early life

Chopra was born in Hyderabad, India to a Punjabi Christian father, Sagar Chopra(died 2005), a doctor by profession and a Persian Muslim mother, Susan (nee Aamir), a pharmacist turned beautician.[12][13] She has a sister working as an emcee and a younger brother settled in New Zealand as a Technician Engineer. Her parents made first contact in Iran on a medical student tour. At home, her family spoke Hindi, English, Urdu and once were active members of Methodist Church, where Ms Chopra was so religious that at once byhearted and recited Psalms 119 verbatim in presence of congregation[14][15]

She attended Stanley Girls High School, where she was a studious pupil, had no friends and came about as a geek. She passed out as her school topper. Later, she got admissioned into Saint Ann's College for Women, Secunderabad. In 1999 she was crowned "Miss Andhra" which eventually boosted her interest towards showbiz. As per Chopra, prolonged work struggle led to sexual exploitation of her in the industry ultimately she became one of the strong voices for the "Me Too" movement in India. [3][16][17]

Career

Chopra at an event in 2013.

Chopra's early acting career mostly consisted of promiscuous side roles in 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 opposite Richard Rishi.[18] Chopra was also a contestant on Bigg Boss.[19] She was evicted from the show on Day 27.[20] 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.[21][22] After a one day shoot, Ms. Sherlyn Chopra walked out of Kamasutra 3D.[23]

Filmography

Film

Chopra at Playboy India press conference.
Year Title Role Language Note(s)
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[23]
2016 Wajah Tum Ho Item Number Hindi Special appearance in "Dil Mein Chhuppa Loonga" song[24]
2017 Maya Maya Hindi Short film directed by, written by, and produced by herself
2018 Chameli Chameli Hindi

Television

Year Name Role Note(s) Ref
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Contestant [25]
2013 MTV Splitsvilla 6 Host Along with Nikhil Chinapa [9]

Discography

Year Album Track
2007 Outrageous Outrageous
Dard
U Gimme Fever
Pehli Nazar
Karle Pyaar
Tere Bin
Outrageous - Remix
2011 Dard-E-Sherlyn
2014 Bad Girl ft. Ikka
2019 Tunu Tunu ft. Vicky & Hardik
Vote Daal
KATAAR

See also

References

  1. 1 2 VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (27 July 2012). "Ini Aktris India Pertama yang Pose di Playboy". viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra on Playboy".
  3. 1 2 "Sherlyn won a beauty contest, she added as a caption "When I waz crowned Miss Andhra Pradesh.....'".
  4. 1 2 "Bollywood star becomes first Indian to pose for Playboy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra shoots for Playboy". NDTV. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra goes Naked to ride on Horseback". Bihar Prabda. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra's Playboy photoshoot pics finally out". India Today. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra to host the sixth season of MTV Splitsvilla". IBN Live. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Sheryln Chopra heats up Splistsvilla-". The Times of India. 14 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra's new Music Video Bad Girl goes Viral". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra evicted from Bigg Boss". 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra". The Times of India. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra". Archived from the original on 13 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bollywood insult? Playboy calls Sherlyn Chopra a legend". emirates247.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  15. ↑ https://www.hellomumbainews.com/hello_womeniya/mumbai-mumbai-actress-sherlyn-chopra-says-i-thank-my-mom-for-training-me-good-and-hard-to-be-a-boss-babe-shared-her-view-on-mothers-day/
  16. ↑ Madhumitha (18 December 2008). "Confessions of a diva". Go-nxg.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  17. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-16-sherlyn-chopra-finally-records-her-statement-against-me-too-accused-sajid-khan/articleshow/95197464.cms
  18. ↑ "A film by Aravind". idlebrain.com.
  19. ↑ "Rakhi's mom on Bigg Boss". The Times of India. 6 October 2009.
  20. ↑ Sherlyn Chopra at 55th Idea Filmfare Awards in Mumbai. The Times of India. (27 February 2010). Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  21. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra to do Kama Sutra film in 3D, after Playboy stint". Hindustan Times. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  22. ↑ "Indian @ Cannes 'Kamasutra 3D' icing up the cake of 66th CIFF". indiaglitz.com. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Kamasutra 3D is not my film: Sherlyn Chopra". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Watch: 'Wajah Tum Ho' new song 'Dil Mein Chhupa Loonga' is all about sex, only sex!". 3 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra". biggboss.org. Bigg Boss Nau. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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