Mannara Chopra: Inside The Life Of Bigg Boss' Favourite Contestant On Season 17

During the first episode of the show, Bigg Boss made it quite clear that he will be having his 'favourites' this season and we soon knew it was Mannara Chopra. Chopra entered the Bigg Boss house as the first contestant and was quick to win BB's heart. In just a few weeks, Mannara has managed to become one of the most talked about contestants on the show.

Recently, Mannara Chopra got into a verbal spat with co-contestant Abhishek Kumar after he compared her to her cousin Parineeti Chopra. Mannara quickly got triggered hearing her cousin's name. Though she ignored it initially, she eventually made it clear that talking about families was prohibited.

Mannara's popularity has been on the rise ever since she made it to the show but do you know she is a well-known actor down South? Here are some lesser-known facts about Mannara Chopra.

Mannara Chopra's Professional Journey

Mannara Chopra primarily works in the South industry, she has featured in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. Though she made her acting debut with a Hindi film called Zid in the year 2014, she moved to the South industry and did a couple of movies. Mannara has featured in movies like Kaaval, Jakkanna, Rogue, Sita, and Sandamarutham." Mannara Chopra recently starred in a music video titled 'Zara Zara Behekta Hai'.

Mannara Chopra's Real Name

Reportedly, Mannara's real name is Barbie Handa and she was born and brought up in Haryana. After her schooling, she completed her BBA degree and later worked as a fashion designer and assistant choreographer. Later, she decided to venture into acting.

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Mannara Chopra's Connection With Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra

When Mannara made it to the Bigg Boss house, she shared with Munawar in the very first episode that Priyanka Chopra was her cousin, she called her 'mama's daughter'. Parineeti and Mannara are also paternal cousins. Mannara's mother, Priyanka Chopra's father, and Parineeti Chopra's father are siblings. In an interview back in 2018 with Hindustan Times, Mannara Chopra spoke about the Chopra cousins. She shared that they are a total of 14 cousins and have a WhatsApp group called 'The Chopras'. She shared that the cousins are always connected to the group no matter where they are. Recently, Priyanka Chopra extended her wishes to cousin Mannara Chopra as she made it to the Bigg Boss house.

Mannara Chopra Controversy

32-year-old actor Mannara Chopra got into the limelight during the promotion of her film 'Thiragabadara Saami'. During the teaser launch of the film, when she was posing with the director of the film AS Ravikumar kissed her on the cheek, a lot of backlash came their way from netizens. Chopra later on the viral video shared that she was taken by surprise but felt that it was done only out of excitement and the director had no bad intentions.

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Mannara Chopra Relationships

There are no reports on Mannara's current relationship status. In the past too, her name hasn't been linked with anyone in the industry. While speaking of finding love inside the Bigg Boss house, Chopra in an interview with Times Of India, Chopra shared that she believes in finding love randomly in life and not via a dating app.

Coming back to Mannara’s game inside the Bigg Boss house, looks like she is one of the contestants who will make it to the top. What do you think?