Mannara Chopra

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Her mother, Kamini Chopra Handa is a jewellery designer and her father Raman Rai Handa, was an advocate at Delhi High Court. She has a younger sister, Mitali Handa, who has studied commerce and is a fashion stylist. 'I was unsure of going topless' – Rediff.com Movies . Rediff.com (10 November 2014). Retrieved 29 December 2016.

Chopra completed her schooling at Summer Fields School, New Delhi, and later pursued a BBA degree. Actresses Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra and Meera Chopra are her maternal cousins.

By 2014, Mannara ventured into acting, signing up for films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada. Chopra made her acting debut with the Telugu language film Prema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), then credited under her birth name, which featured her as a "very talkative college going girl" opposite Sreerama Chandra. The same year, Chopra made her Bollywood debut with Anubhav Sinha's Zid, co-starring Karanvir Sharma. Her portrayal of an obsessive lover was met with mixed reviews. Mohar Basu of Koimoi called her "radiant" though noted that, she needed "a good deal more of experience". "Zid Movie Review | Mannara, Karanvir Bohra" . Koimoi. The film was a commercially profitable venture.

In 2015, Chopra had special appearance in a song in two Tamil language films: Sandamarutham and Kaaval.

Chopra made her Kannada film debut in 2017, with the bilingual Rogue, opposite Ishaan. "Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Mannara Chopra busy in Tollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 December 2016. She received another Special Jury Award at 16th Santosham Film Awards for the film. Chopra played Anjali, a woman threatened by a goon. Mukta Badipatla of Times of India stated that she "fits in her role perfectly". After a year-long hiatus, Chopra played Rupa, a personal assistant in Sita in 2019. Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost said that Chopra had a "poorly written" part.

In 2021, Chopra played Niharika, a singer in the Hindi short film Haale Dil on Broken Notes, opposite Gautam Vig. In 2022, she played Gayi, one of the five friends in Hi Five - Fun and Gun. A reviewer of Times of India found her to be "fantastic" in the film.

In 2023, Chopra also made her web debut with ALT Balaji's Bhootmate, in which she played a ghost Pari. Chopra will next appear in the Telugu film Thiragabadara Saami, opposite Raj Tarun and in the Punjabi film Ohi Chann Ohi Raatan.

In addition to her acting career, Chopra has appeared in various music videos such as Na Hona Tumse Door with Gajendra Verma, Ham Reh Gaye Akele with Pranav Vatsa and Sukoon with Ashmit Patel. Chopra also appeared as a showstopper for Ashima S at the 2017 India Runway Week. In 2023, Chopra made her singing debut with Zara Zara Behekta Hai. In 2024, Chopra appeared in the music video Saanware opposite Abhishek Kumar, her first project post Bigg Boss.