# Sherlyn Chopra

Sherlyn Chopra (born 11 February 1987) is an Indian actress and model known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films. She made her debut in 2007 with Red Swastik. In July 2012, Chopra gained media attention after appearing cover for American Playboy magazine, being the first Indian to do so, she was described as a "Bollywood legend'. She was then selected to host the sixth season of the show MTV Splitsvilla. In December 2013, she released her music single titled "Bad Girl". She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.

## Early life

Chopra was born in Hyderabad, India to a Punjabi Christian father and a Persian Muslim mother. She has a sister working as an emcee and an elder brother settled in New Zealand and working as a Software Engineer. Her parents first made contact in Iran. At home, her family speaks Hindi, English, Urdu and were once active members of the Methodist Church, where Sherlyn was so religious that at once byhearted and recited Psalm 119, verbatim in the presence of the congregation.
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 the school topper. Later, she got admission 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, her prolonged work struggle led to sexual exploitation in the industry and ultimately resulted in her becoming one of the strong voices of the "Me Too" movement in India.

## Career

Chopra's started her acting career as a leading lady 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. Chopra was also a contestant on Bigg Boss. She was evicted from the show on Day 27. In 2013, Sherlyn was signed 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. After a one day shoot, Ms. Sherlyn Chopra walked out of Kamasutra 3D. Sherlyn's recent performance in a double role in the costume drama, Paurashpur 3, got the sensational actress rave reviews from her critics.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Note(s) |
| 2002 | Vendi Mabbu | Divya | Telugu | |
| 2002 | University | | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Kiss Adipom" |
| 2005 | A Film by Aravind | Nirupama | Telugu | Telugu debut |
| 2005 | Time Pass | Jenny | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Dosti: Friends Forever | Leena Bharucha | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride | Mona | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Something Special | Mona | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Naughty Boy | Sonia | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Game | Tina | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Raqeeb | | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Red Swastik | Anamika/Zeenat | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Dil Bole Hadippa! | Sonia Saluja | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Wajah Tum Ho | | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Dil Mein Chhuppa Loonga" song |
| 2017 | Maya | Maya | Hindi | Short film directed by, written by, and produced by herself |
| 2018 | Chameli | Chameli | Hindi |
| 2020 | She Kills | | Hindi | |
| 2020 | Dirty Love | | Hindi | |
| 2020 | The Last Wish | | Hindi |
| 2023 | Paurashpur 2 | Queen | Hindi | TV series |
| 2024 | Paurashpur 3 | Queen | Hindi | TV series |

### Television

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

## Discography

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