Bigg Boss 17: All you wanted to know about Mannara Chopra, the paternal cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra

Mannara Chopra had made headlines recently when a video of her director forcibly kissing her on her cheeks went viral

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Now that the much-awaited ‘Bigg Boss 17’ ultimately got premiered yesterday, this season will be seeing an extremely cross section of contestants who will be competing with each other for the much-coveted prize. This season’s contestants range from a bike vlogger to a rumoured ex-couple at loggerheads, to an ex-crime reporter to a foreign pharmacist amongst others! Now, let’s have a closer look at these contestants.

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To begin with, who is Mannara Chopra?
Mannara Chopra is a self-confessed ‘God’s child’. Besides doing films in Bollywood like ‘Zid’, she has also done films down south like 'Prema Geema Jantha Nai', ‘Sandamarutham', 'Jakkanna' and 'Sita', 'Thiragabadara Saami' and others.

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Is she related to Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra?
Yes! Mannara Chopra happens to be the paternal cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra.

Is Mannara Chopra controversial?
She is not controversial as such. But, during a promotional event of her film 'Thiragabadara Saami', the film’s director AS Ravi Kumar forcibly kissed her without her consent. But, in a media interaction, Mannara Chopra gave clarification about the kissing incident, whose video became viral in no time. The actress said that whatever the incident was, the director just did it out of excitement. She added that, she did not think he had any wrong intentions.

Any previous reality show that she has been a part of?
No. This will be the first time when she is participating in a reality show.

Why is Mannara Chopra on the Salman Khan hosted ‘Bigg Boss 17’?
Salman Khan, while introducing Mannara to the viewers said that, she was in the show not because of her hard work, but, because of her talent. He added that, she was a big star in the south.

What did the introductory video of Mannara Chopra tell about her?
The channel’s social media handle introduced her as “Cute lagna hai jinki hobby Dil, Dimaag aur, Dum ke iss khel mein, kar rahi hai Mannara entry! Dekhiye #BiggBoss17, Aaj se, Mon-Fri 10PM & Sat-Sun 9PM sirf #Colors aur @officialjiocinema par. #BB17 #BiggBoss @Beingsalmankhan @memannara”.

What can one expect from Mannara Chopra in the Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 17?
Even before entering the show, Mannara Chopra had asked the show’s makers just two requests! Firstly, she wanted a beautician for her nail extensions. Secondly, she wanted to eat ‘golgappas’ once a week, all of this whilst inside the Bigg Boss house!

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