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Mannara Chopra is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films. She is the cousin of Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, and Meera Chopra.  She made her Bollywood debut with the film Zid (2014).

Early life

Mannara Chopra was born in Ambala Cantonment, Haryana. When she was born, a male cousin suggested the name "Barbie" (after the doll) only as a nickname, but her mother liked the name so much that she kept it as her real name.  Later she was given the name Mannara (which is Greek for "something that shines") by her friends and family. Mannara's mother is a jewellery designer and her father is a lawyer. She has a younger sister, Mithali, who has studied commerce.  Mannara was educated at Summer Fields School, New Delhi, and pursued a BBA degree.

Career

After completing her education, Mannara moved to Mumbai, where she started her career in modelling and moved into advertising. She made thirteen commercials, three of them alongside her cousin Priyanka Chopra, including one for Dabur Amla Hair Oil, which she said won her "instant recognition" and landed her an offer in Telugu films.  She had also appeared in Amit Trivedi's song '"Bas bajna chahiye", the theme song for Gaana.com.  Before making her film debut, she also worked as a fashion designer and as an assistant choreographer, being trained in dance forms like hip hop and belly dancing.

Debut (2014 – present)

By 2013, Mannara ventured into acting, signing up for films in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Her first release was the Telugu film Prema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), then credited under her birth name, which featured her as a "very talkative college going girl".  The same year, Mannara made her Bollywood debut with Anubhav Sinha's Zid, co-starring Karanvir Sharma and Shraddha Das. Her portrayal of an obsessive lover was met with mixed reviews. Mohar Basu called her "radiant" though noted that, she needed "a good deal more of experience".  However, the film was a commercially profitable venture.

Soon after she made three Telugu films: Jakkanna (2016), which was a hit at the box office; Thikka (2016), for which she received good reviews; and Rogue, which as of January 2017 remains un-released.

Ayilya Nair (born 29 March 1987), better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Perumbavoor, Kerala. She has one brother Arjun, who is an engineering student. She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions, Pai Brothers (1995). Ananya pursued a B.A. degree in Communicative English at St. Xavier's College, Aluva. During her childhood, she was an archer and won the State Championship.

While representing her college in a television reality show "Star Wars", she was spotted by various directors and received acting offers. After declining five projects, she decided to give it a try, accepting to act in Positive. She made her acting debut in Malayalam with Positive (2008) and debuted the following year in Tamil with Naadodigal, which emerged a critical and commercial success. She currently has a list of films in her hands in Malayalam and Tamil.

She also played a supporting role in Kandahar, which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal, Sunil Shetty and Amitabh Bachchan. In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in Engeyum Eppodhum, which received rave reviews and became a super hit

Ananya got engaged to Anjaneyan, a businessman from Trichur on 3 February 2012. However 2 weeks later news came that she has cancelled her engagement after knowing that Anjaneyan had a previous marriage from which he had sought divorce. This news hasn't been confirmed by the actress nor by her family.