Meera Chopra is an Indian actress and model who appears in

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, and

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-language films. In Tamil films, she is credited as Nila. She went to

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, but later dropped out of college to pursue her career in movies.

Early life

Chopra was born in

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actresses

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are her paternal second cousins.

Film career

Meera's

debut was with the 2005 film '' Anbe Aaruyire'', in which she starred with S. J. Surya. Her second film was Bangaram, a Telugu-language film starring ''

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'', followed by her critically acclaimed performance in M. S. Raju's '' Vaana''. Much later she made her Bollywood debut in

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's '' 1920: London'', with

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. She's also worked in

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's '' Gang of Ghosts'', produced by Venus. Meera is set to work in ''Nastik'' opposite

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which is set to release in late 2021. She played Anjali Dangle in a 2019 film ''

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'' with

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and Richa Chaddha. In 2023, she was cast in a movie dealing with women's asexuality called 'Superwoman'.

Personal life

Chopra married businessman Rakshit Kejriwal in Jaipur on March 12, 2024.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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