Parineeti Chopra - Biography

Parineeti Chopra (born 22 October 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films After studying Finance in England, she returned to India during the 2009 economic crisis and joined Yash Raj Films as a publicist. In 2011, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-films contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in a supporting role in Maneesh Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl.She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she received critical and commercial success for Ishaqzaade.

Parineeti Chopra New look

Born as Parineeti Chopra into a Hindu Punjabi family in Ambala, Haryana. Her father, Pawan Chopra is a business man and supplier of the Indian Army,her mother is Reena Chopra, she has two brothers, and actress Priyanka Chopra is her cousin. Chopra did her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, in the Ambala Cantonment. According to herself, she was a topper in school.

Debut to Present

Ladies VS Ricky Bahl featured Chopra in a supporting role alongside Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma. Although the film opened to mixed reviews and was not a box office success, Chopra's performance was widely appreciated by film critics. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama wrote: "Parineeti Chopra springs a pleasant surprise. She has wonderful screen presence and acts freely. In fact, the viewers would take to her character instantly". Komal Nahta claimed that, "Of the three other girls, Parineeti Chopra is undoubtedly the best. She has the best role, the best lines and hers is the best performance among the three. In fact, she provides a lot of light moments in the first half and, more importantly, in the second half too".

Zoya in Ishaqzaade

Parineeti Chopra's second release, that saw her playing her first lead role, was the romantic drama Ishaqzaade opposite newcomer Arjun Kapoor, produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar fame. Critics again heaped praise on Chopra's performance. Taran Adarsh commented: "Parineeti Chopra is simply fantastic in this high-voltage drama. Playing the part of a spirited gun-toting girl, she is not the regular timid, decorous, withdrawn Hindi film heroine. She portrays the violent behavior coupled with the audacious and brash attitude with aplomb".Komal Nahta commented: "Parineeti Chopra whom we loved in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl, shines again in a complex and intense role. She looks very good and acts like a song. Arjun and Parineeti’s on-screen chemistry and excellent performances are the highlights of the film". Blessy Chettiar from Daily News and Analysis mentioned that "Parineeti Chopra steals the show in Ishaqzaade"; similarly CNN-IBN critic Rajeev Masand labelled her as the "biggest strength of this film".According to Box Office India, the film had grossed approximately 42.52 crores after three weeks and was termed a "super hit".

Chopra's third film has been confirmed for Maneesh Sharma's Next opposite Shahid Kapoor which will start filming in august 2012. Reports also suggest that Chopra is signing on for Besharam opposite Ranbir Kapoor, directed by Abhinav Kashyap, and her first venture outside the Yash Raj Films banner. There are also reports of Chopra signing Aurangzeb opposite Arjun Kapoor this would be their second film after Ishaqzaade.