Pooja Chopra
Pooja Chopra

Pooja Chopra

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Pooja Chopra is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India World 2009 and represented India at Miss World 2009 pageant where she became the first Indian to win the "Beauty with a Purpose" title at the Miss World competition for India. As an actress, Chopra was awarded the Times Most Powerful Woman Award for her contribution to the field of acting. She got her breakthrough with Commando: A One Man Army and since then, appeared in many films.Pooja Chopra features in the Times list of 50 most beautiful faces of India.

Early life

Chopra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She stated 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. She is a resident of Pune, Maharashtra. 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

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. Doctors advised 3 weeks of complete bed-rest, but she continued with the competition. She finished as one of the top 16 finalists out of 120 contestants.During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as Tata Docomo, Bajaj Allainz, Richfeel, Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa, and Juvederm Voluma. playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite Prashanth Thiagarajan. Before she made her debut in Bollywood as a leading lady, she had minor roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's films ''Fashion'' and ''Heroine''.Chopra acted in Vipul Shah's action film ''Commando'' opposite Vidyut Jammwal, in her first lead role. Chopra starred in Neeraj Pandey's short film ''Ouch'', a dramatic love story.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".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 [https://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms Jahaan Chaar Yaar] and [https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/arshad-warsi-will-take-on-a-double-role-for-the-first-time-in-jeevan-bheema-yojana-52858.html Jeevan Beema Yojna] both releasing in 2022.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.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 [https://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms Jahaan Chaar Yaar] and [https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/arshad-warsi-will-take-on-a-double-role-for-the-first-time-in-jeevan-bheema-yojana-52858.html Jeevan Beema Yojna] both releasing in 2022.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.

2009–12: Career beginnings

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. Doctors advised 3 weeks of complete bed-rest, but she continued with the competition. She finished as one of the top 16 finalists out of 120 contestants.During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as Tata Docomo, Bajaj Allainz, Richfeel, Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa, and Juvederm Voluma.

2013–present: Acting

playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite Prashanth Thiagarajan. Before she made her debut in Bollywood as a leading lady, she had minor roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's films ''Fashion'' and ''Heroine''.Chopra acted in Vipul Shah's action film ''Commando'' opposite Vidyut Jammwal, in her first lead role. Chopra starred in Neeraj Pandey's short film ''Ouch'', a dramatic love story.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".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 [https://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms Jahaan Chaar Yaar] and [https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/arshad-warsi-will-take-on-a-double-role-for-the-first-time-in-jeevan-bheema-yojana-52858.html Jeevan Beema Yojna] both releasing in 2022.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.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 [https://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/pooja-chopra-to-star-in-jahaan-chaar-yaar/articleshow/81449458.cms Jahaan Chaar Yaar] and [https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/arshad-warsi-will-take-on-a-double-role-for-the-first-time-in-jeevan-bheema-yojana-52858.html Jeevan Beema Yojna] both releasing in 2022.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.

Personal

When Chopra was born, her father did not want her because he wanted a son. Neera Chopra, her mother, left her husband because she had decided to keep her daughter. Pooja's personal story was featured in Nisha Pahuja's documentary,
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