Chohan starred as the female lead opposite megastar Mammootty in a Malayalam film The Train, directed by National Award Winner, Jayaraj.[6]
She was nominated as Best Actress at both the Dubai International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival for her lead role in the international film Ant Story, directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki which was on Netflix.[7][8][9]
Chohan starred in Mukti and Patralekha as a lead, directed by National Award Winner Buddhadev Dasgupta.[10]
In 2016, she played one of the lead roles in the feature film, Justice, directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay.[11]
Chohan acted in the role of a journalist in the 2017 Hollywood web comedy Words which also features American stand-up comedian and actor, Jim Meskimen.[12]
In 2019, Chohan was selected to feature in the Hollywood film Nomad, by award-winning director Taron Lexton, releasing this year.[13][14]
In 2022, she was featured in the hit series The Fame Game on Netflix opposite Madhuri Dixit as well as in The City of Dreams directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.[15][16] She also played the lead in the comedy drama series exMates which was produced by Humaramovie and she finished shooting for the series The Trial opposite Kajol for Disney+ Hotstar.[17][18][19]
In 2023, Chohan also finished shooting for Sant Tukaram as the leading lady, Avali, opposite Subodh Bhave, directed by Aditya Om.[20]
In February 2023, Chohan won the WGF Best Actress in Comic Role award for her popular web series, Ex- Mates.[21]
Early life
Chohan was born in Chandigarh, Punjab but brought up in Kolkata.[22] She was crowned "Miss Kolkata"[23] and participated in the beauty pageant I Am She–Miss Universe India, where she won the title "I Am Voice". Chohan worked as a theatre actress for many years, in various productions including for five years in Delhi with director Arvind Gaur.[citation needed] She trained as a contemporary dancer for many years and reached the status of brown belt in Karate while in school. She studied arts at The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Shimla. She also trained in playing the violin and was a part of the school orchestra.[24][25]
Human Rights Ambassador
Chohan is the United for Human Rights Ambassador for South Asia. In 2019, she received the Human Rights Hero Award at the United Nations 16th International Human Rights Summit, where she was also a speaker.[26][27]
India is recognised as one of the greatest constitutions in the world. The issue is about people knowing their rights and standing by them. That’s why I constantly call for human rights education to become a mandatory curriculum in schools in India.
In February 2023, Chohan received the Human Rights Hero Award at the United Nations in New York for her work enlightening more than 36 million people about their human rights.[29]
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