# Gurleen Chopra > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurleen_Chopra > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurleen_Chopra.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurleen_Chopra > Source revision: 1353588719 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian actress and model}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Gurleen Chopra | image = Gurlen in Mumbai.jpg | birth_place = [Chandigarh](/source/Chandigarh), [India](/source/India) | years_active = 2003–2020 | occupation = Actress, [Model](/source/Model_(person)) | parents = | website = {{URL|www.counsellingwithgc.com}} | height = }} '''Gurleen Chopra''', also known as '''Gurleen Kaur Chopra''',{{Cite web |title=Actress Gurleen Chopra changes her name to Gurleen Singh Chopra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actress-gurleen-chopra-changes-her-name-to-gurlen-siingh-chopraa/articleshow/68269165.cms |access-date=20 August 2020 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407225716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actress-gurleen-chopra-changes-her-name-to-gurlen-siingh-chopraa/articleshow/68269165.cms |url-status=live }} born on 26 July 1975 is an [Indian](/source/Indian_people) actress and [model](/source/Model_(person)). She has appeared in [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language), [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language), [Marathi](/source/Marathi_cinema),{{Cite web |url=http://glamgold.com/shinma-shoot-at-wai/ |title=SHINMA shoot at Wai | glamgold.com |access-date=23 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725021651/http://glamgold.com/shinma-shoot-at-wai/ |archive-date=25 July 2015 |url-status=dead}} [Kannada](/source/Kannada) and [Punjabi](/source/Cinema_of_Punjab) films.{{cite web |last=Features |first=Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article27157.ece |title=An interesting love story |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303172133/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article27157.ece |url-status=dead }} ==Early life== Gurleen Chopra was crowned Miss [Chandigarh](/source/Chandigarh) in her youth. Encouraged by her friends to try modelling, she went on to pursue a career in film.{{cite web |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/12/25/stories/2002122503420200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223023042/http://hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/12/25/stories/2002122503420200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2014 |title=Recreating a musical magic |date=25 December 2002 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |access-date=12 February 2014}} ==Career== Gurleen Chopra made her debut as a model in famous song by Surjit Bindrakhiya "Tedi Tedi Takdi Tu" in 1999. Gurleen Chopra made her debut in the Hindi film, ''[Indian Babu](/source/Indian_Babu)''.{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100407/ttlife1.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle |work=The Tribune |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221235954/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100407/ttlife1.htm |url-status=live }} Her next Hindi film was ''Kuch To Gadbad Hai'', in which she played an orphan girl Riya.{{cite web |url=http://www.smashits.com/gurleen-chopra-s-no-for-body-exposure/interview-3504.html |title=Interview with Gurleen Chopra - GURLEEN CHOPRA'S NO FOR BODY EXPOSURE - Bollywood Article |publisher=Smashits.com |date=6 May 2004 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221173228/http://www.smashits.com/gurleen-chopra-s-no-for-body-exposure/interview-3504.html |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead}} She debuted in Telugu cinema with ''Ayudham'' {{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/07ayu.htm |title=Tacky script sinks Ayudham |work=Rediff.com |date=7 June 2003 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221154655/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/07ayu.htm |url-status=live }} and later acted in many Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. She played a double role in ''[Manmatha](/source/Manmatha_(film))''. About her performance in the film, [Sify](/source/Sify) had written, "Gurlin Chopra is impressive as Lakshmi in the blind get-up",{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmatha-review-kannada-14505826.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407113347/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmatha-review-kannada-14505826.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2014 |title=Movie Review : Manmatha |website=Sify.com |access-date=12 February 2014}} and [Rediff](/source/Rediff) had written that she "has done a neat job in both her roles".{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssman/20070806.htm |title=Manmatha: Watch it for Jaggesh, Komal - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=6 August 2007 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221154654/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssman/20070806.htm |url-status=live }} She signed and shot her first Tamil film ''Thullal'' in 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/29/stories/2004072900070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040924204119/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/29/stories/2004072900070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2004 |title=Another director-actor! |date=29 July 2004 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |access-date=12 February 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/09/03/stories/2004090302490700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041001104135/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/09/03/stories/2004090302490700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2004 |title=Meaty role for the heroine |date=3 September 2004 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |access-date=12 February 2014}} but it released only in 2007. She then started acting in Punjabi films. Her film ''Hashar'', opposite Babbu Mann was a hit. After a long hiatus, she signed a Telugu film titled ''Konaseemalo Chittemma Kittayya'' in 2009.{{cite web |author=TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Gurleen-Chopra-is-back/articleshow/3952629.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140212221759/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-09/news-interviews/28004078_1_tollywood-film-disappearance |url-status=live |archive-date=12 February 2014 |title=Gurleen Chopra is back |date=9 January 2009 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=12 February 2014}} She acted in a 3D Telugu romantic comedy ''Vasthavam''.{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/3d-films-are-huge-crowdpullers-says-telugu-producer-srinivasa-reddy/374518-71-180.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225114028/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/3d-films-are-huge-crowdpullers-says-telugu-producer-srinivasa-reddy/374518-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2013 |title=3D films are huge crowd-pullers says, Telugu producer Srinivasa Reddy |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=12 February 2014}} She started shooting for her [Marathi](/source/Marathi_cinema) debut film ''Shinma'' in May 2015. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Language ! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[Indian Babu](/source/Indian_Babu)'' || Dil || [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language) || |- | ''[Aayudham](/source/Aayudham_(2003_film))'' || Sravani || rowspan="3" | [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) || |- | rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu](/source/Oka_Pellam_Muddu_Rendo_Pellam_Vaddu)'' || Meena || |- | ''[Nenu Saitham](/source/Nenu_Saitham)'' || || |- | ''[Saradara](/source/Saradara)'' || Priya || [Kannada](/source/Kannada) || |- | ''Kuch To Gadbad Hai'' || Riya Singh || Hindi || Dubbed in Telugu as ''Mogudu Pellala Dongata''{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mogudupellamdongatareview.php |title=Reviews : Movie Reviews : Mogudu Pellala DOngata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225071706/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mogudupellamdongatareview.php |date=25 February 2012|archive-date=25 February 2012|work=Telugu Cinema}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[Vishnu Sena](/source/Vishnu_Sena)'' || || Kannada || |- | ''Kaaki'' || Farah || Telugu || |- | rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''Baghi'' || Preet || Punjabi || |- | ''[Pandavaru](/source/Pandavaru)'' || Anjali || Kannada || |- | ''[Bhagam Bhag](/source/Bhagam_Bhag)'' || Nisha Chauhan || Hindi || |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[Manmatha](/source/Manmatha_(film))'' || Lakshmi / Priya || Kannada || |- | ''[Thullal](/source/Thullal_(film))'' || Sruthika || [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) || |- | 2008 || ''Hashar: A Love Story'' || Shagan || [Punjabi](/source/Cinema_of_Punjab) || |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''Kabaddi Ikk Mohabbat'' || Raunaq Gill || Punjabi || |- |''[Naane Ennul Illai](/source/Naane_Ennul_Illai)'' || ||Tamil || |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 || ''[Ajj De Ranjhe](/source/Ajj_De_Ranjhe)'' || Kranti || Punjabi || |- | ''[Sirphire](/source/Sirphire)'' || Jazz || Punjabi || |- | rowspan="4"| 2014 || ''[Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda](/source/Pandavulu_Pandavulu_Thummeda)'' || || Telugu || |- | ''[Kirpaan: The Sword of Honour](/source/Kirpaan%3A_The_Sword_of_Honour)'' || Jasmine || Punjabi || |- | ''Siva Keshav'' || || Telugu || |- | ''[Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De](/source/Aa_Gaye_Munde_U.K._De)'' || Dolly || Punjabi || |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''Shinma'' || || [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language) || |- | ''International Hero'' || || Hindi || |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''Ashley'' || Ashley || Hindi || |- | ''Game Over'' || Sanaya || Hindi || |- |2019 || ''Jai Chhathi Maa'' || || Hindi || |- |2020 || ''1840 Hyderabad'' || Simran || Hindi || |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1304469|Gurleen Chopra}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chopra, Gurleen}} Category:Actresses from Chandigarh Category:Living people Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema Category:Indian film actresses Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gurleen Chopra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurleen_Chopra) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurleen_Chopra?action=history)). 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