Sherlyn Chopra was born to a Muslim mother and a Christian doctor father. She attended Stanley Girls High School and Saint Ann's College for Women in Secunderabad. During college she entered and won Miss Andhra, a local beauty pageant.
Chopra's early acting career consisted of roles in minor Bollywood films. She appeared in movies such as Time Pass, Red Swastikand Game. She made her Telugu film debut in A film By Aravind. Chopra was also a contestant on Bigg Boss. She was evicted from the show on Day 27.July 2012, Chopra announced that she would appear on the cover of Playboy magazine She has often been in controversies for posting her nude and seminude photos on Twitter. The pictorial was published in August 2014. She was selected to host the sixth season of the show MTV Splitsvilla. In December 2013, she released her music single titled "Bad Girl".
“Bollywood is my battle-field; I’m the soldier.” Hers is a story of metamorphosis — of a chubby girl into a damsel who steals hearts. Sherlyn Chopra was down in Hyderabad, at ITC Dublin, as a part of the seven-city tour to promote her video album “Dard-e-Sherlyn”. NXg caught up with this outspoken and bold babe who believes and trusts none save only herself!
“Coming back to Hyderabad evokes nostalgia in me. Memories of school, college and Church and the warmth and affection of the Hyderabadis keeps me wanting to come back,” Sherlyn gushes. She studied in Stanley Girls High School and St. Ann’s College for Women, Mehdipatnam. It was during college that she won the Miss Andhra contest.
The journey begins
Sherlyn was a book-worm all through school and was “perceived as a rather boring person”. “I felt I had had enough of the bookish knowledge. I wanted to make it big in the glam world,” she says. She was snubbed and ridiculed for choosing this profession. “I was fat then and did not possess the personality that an actress requires,” she says. This is a thing of the past now, as Sherlyn marched ahead in pursuit of her dream. “When I’m not working, I dream. And then I work towards realising these dreams,” she gushes.
On family and friends
Sherlyn attributes all her success to God and her perseverance. “My mother was never supportive of my decision to enter the industry. She hails from an orthodox family and I understand what she thinks. However, it is about time she understands that the world is such that I need to battle it out to stand on my own feet and make my presence felt,” she relates. In fact, her friends in school and college do not identify with her anymore, because she has evolved immensely in terms of her appearance. What, then, is her back up and who is her punch bag we ask and pat comes the reply, “God. I surrender to Him and talk to Him after my day’s work. It is sad that people here mix up sexuality and morality. Just because a girl wears skimpy outfits, it does not mean she is not good at heart.” Half-Muslim and half-Christian, Sherlyn is very religious and reads the “Word of the Lord” every day.
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