Meera Chopra is an Indian actress who majorly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi-language movies. Known by the name Nila in the Tamil film industry, she is also into modeling. Meera is the cousin of leading Hindi film actresses Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra.

In May 2022, the actress walked the red carpet at the 75th edition of the Cannes film festival. On social media platforms, Meera Chopra is quite popular with a whopping 9.6 million followers on Facebook and 4,85,000 followers on Instagram.

Meera Chopra Physical Stats

Family

Born on 8th July 1983, Meera’s father Sudesh Chopra is a politician and her mother Neelam Chopra is a housewife. She also has a sister, Timsy Chopra, and a brother name Vikram Chopra.

Affair

Meera Chopra once revealed in an interview that she has never been single. However, when the interviewer asked her about who the person was, the actress said that it was nobody else’s business and it was private and personal.

Education

After completing her schooling in Delhi, Meera enrolled at the Saginaw Valley State University in the United States. The actress did her graduation with English Honours and later a Master’s degree in communication and multimedia from the same university.

Controversies

In March 2023, Priyanka Chopra made a shocking revelation that she was pushed into a corner in the Hindi film industry. The actress went on to add that people were not casting her and she had beef with people. Priyanka also said that she was not good at playing that game, was tired of the politics and she wanted to take a break.

Following the announcement by Priyanka, Meera came out in public extending support to her cousin via her Twitter handle. She tweeted that regardless of how big or successful an outsider becomes, in the end, they will remain an outsider only. The actress also stated that cutting and smothering them will never stop unless one doesn’t follow the rulebook. Meera’s tweet ends with the statement that what Priyanka Chopra achieved is a tight slap on the faces of such people. 

Profession

Meera Chopra made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the 2005 movie Anbe Aaruyire. She was cast opposite actor S. J. Surya in the film. The following year, she acted in a supporting role in Bangaram, a Telugu movie. One of the most critically acclaimed Telugu movies in Meera’s career was ‘Vaana’ – a film directed by M.S. Raju. 

Since her acting debut, it took a long 10 years for Meera to play a role in a Hindi movie. In 2016, Vikram Bhatt’s 1920: London happened and Meera Chopra portrayed the character of Shivangi.

Apart from Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films, Meera has also acted in an English movie titled ‘One’ and a Kannada movie ‘Arjun’. In 2021 she went on to act in the web series ‘The Tattoo Murders’ which was aired on Hotstar.

Source Of Income

As of 2022, Meera’s estimated net worth stands at $10 Million. Apart from acting in Hindi and several regional language movies, Meera Chopra also earns revenue by endorsing leading brands such as Jashn and Hyderabad fashion week.

Lesser Known Facts About Meera Chopra

• Meera Chopra stayed in Mumbai alone and her parents told her numerous times to come back to Delhi. She says that there are days when there is absolutely no work and though she gets decent offers from decent filmmakers, she rejects them as her heart does not let her do such movies.

• Meera admits that she is an introvert and thus cannot be aggressive in getting opportunities in Bollywood.

• Meera Chopra reveals that she has never felt happy in the south as there was a total disconnect with the South Indian languages. 

• She has never kissed on the screen to date. In the initial days of her career, the actress refused to act in films that demanded such scenes from her.

• To get an opportunity to act in Section 375, Meera had to attend 5 to 6 auditions. The first one was so bad that the director mentioned that she will not be able to do it.

• Meera Chopra really wants to work with Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and she thinks that he is the most charming man on the planet.

• For the last five years, she has been trying to get married. According to Meera, she is searching for the right person with whom she wants to settle down with.

• According to Meera Chopra, the only advantage of being Priyanka Chopra’s cousin was that people took her seriously when she forayed into the Hindi film industry.

• In May 2020, Meera’s father was robbed at knifepoint and the miscreants looted his phone and around 6000 bucks. Later, while speaking about the incident, the actress said that those kinds of loot cases are common in Delhi. She also added that police don’t take such cases seriously.  

• Meera is a fitness enthusiast and loves music, travel, and food.

• The actress is of the opinion that dependency on any social media platform cripples a person. She also added that be it with Twitter or without Twitter, life will still be the same.

• 90% of the scenes of the web series ‘The Tattoo Murders’ were shot in Kamathipura. The actress later disclosed in an interview that many of the scenes were filmed without permission as it is difficult to get permission there, especially at night times.

• While speaking about sourcing clothes for the Cannes film festival, Meera said that all Indian designers wanted to provide outfits to Deepika Padukone or a bigger celebrity. The actress added that during those times she could not sleep for three or four nights as there was huge pressure on her.

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