Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress and singer who appears in Hindi films, was born on in Ambala, Haryana into a Punjabi family. Her father, Pawan Chopra, is a businessman and supplier to the Indian Army at Ambala Cantonment and her mother is Reena Chopra. Chopra studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala. In an interview published in The Hindu, she revealed that she was a very good student and had always wanted to become an investment banker. Chopra is also a trained Hindustani classical singer with a B.A. Honours in music. She used to perform on stage with her cousin, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and their fathers in her childhood.[12]Chopra initially aspired to pursue a career in investment banking, but after obtaining a triple honor’s degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School she returned to India during the 2009 economic recession and joined Yash Raj Films as a public relations consultant. Later, she signed a deal with the company as an actress. Chopra made her acting debut with an acclaimed performance in the 2011 romantic comedy Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and a Best Supporting Actress nomination. She followed it by garnering widespread critical acclaim for her starring roles in the box office hits- Ishaqzaade (2012), Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Hasee Toh Phasee (2014). The first of these won her the National Film Award – Special Mention while the first two of these earned her two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. After a three-year hiatus from full-time acting, she starred in the blockbuster comedy Golmaal Again (2017).
Parineeti Chopra
Movies
Dishoom
When India’s top batsman Viraj goes missing in Middle East, two cops Kabir Shergill and Junaid Ansari from either side of Arabian Sea team for a 36-hours man hunt before the final match between India and Pakistan.
Kill Dil
Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev and Tutu, roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji gave them shelter and – nurtured them to kill. All is normal in their lives until destiny throws free-spirited Disha into the mix. What follows is a game of…
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Dimple Chaddha (Parineeti Chopra), a brash 19 year old Delhi college girl falls in love with Sunny Singh, a fitness trainer. Raina Parulekar (Dipannita Sharma), a 28 year old independent and successful corporate woman in Mumbai does business with an art dealer Deven Shah. Saira Rashid (Aditi Sharma), a 24…
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
Sandy Walia (Sandeep) an executive of Parivartan Bank is waiting for her boss Parichay for a dinner he does not turn up and one of her friend invites her for a party sometime later a Cop Satendra Dahiya (Pinky) comes with message from Parichay.Sandeep and Pinky travel in a same…
Songs
Shuddh Desi Romance
Shuddh Desi Romance is the journey of three restless young people who junk the society’s syllabus for finding love and decide to follow their heart. Raghu (Sushant Singh Rajput), a tourist guide in Jaipur, wants a love in his life, and that’s it. The rest he’s going to figure out…
Golmaal
Gopal,Laxman1,Madhav,Lucky and Laxman 2 live in orphanage of Jamnadas.One day they come across an abandoned baby outside the orphanage and name her Kushi.Gopal and Mahadav don’t get well with each other and often have fights.Gopal leaves the orphanage with Laxman 1 and Madhav also leaves with Lucky and Laxman 2.Years…
Hasee Toh Phasee
Spread across Mumbai over a decade, the film is about the relationship between the quirky, rebellious Meeta (Parineeti Chopra) and the mischievous Nikhil (Sidharth Malhotra) struggling with their respective families to fit in. Nikhil bumps into Meeta on the occasion of her sister Deeksha’s wedding while Meeta is on the…
Ishaqzaade
Rising from the ashes of hooliganism and small town wars, comes a passionate love story ignited by hatred. A story of two people who were born to hate but destined to love. One kingdom. One throne. Two wild animals. One totally unpredictable and the other – ferocious. A battle, deafened…
Fun Facts
Cousin of Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
She has studied Hindustani classical music.
Before becoming involved in the film business, Chopra studied to become an investment banker. She attended school at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in the Ambala Cantonment. She received her triple honors degree in Business, Finance, and Economics from the Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom.
She worked as a PR consultant in the marketing department for Yash Raj Films, before becoming in actress.
In 2011 Chopra made her screen debut in the romantic comedy Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, in a supporting role with Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma.
Cousin of Priyanka Chopra, Meera Chopra and Barbie Handa.
Her favorite movies are Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Pretty Woman (1990), You've Got Mail (1998) and Two Weeks Notice (2002).
Her parents saw the Prakash Jha film Parinati and fell in love with it. That is how she got her name.