Meera Chopra

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Meera Chopra
Meera Chopra snapped at the launch of Jashn's Fall-Winter 2018 Collection in Delhi (04) (cropped).jpg
Chopra in 2018
Born1983
NationalityIndian
Other namesNila
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Rakshit Kejriwal
(m. 2024)
[1]

Meera Chopra is an Indian actress and model [2] who appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi-language films. [3] [4] In Tamil films, she is credited as Nila. [5]

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Film career

Meera's Tamil 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 Pawan Kalyan , followed by her critically acclaimed performance in M. S. Raju's Vaana . Much later she made her Bollywood debut in Vikram Bhatt's 1920: London , with Sharman Joshi. [6] She's also worked in Satish Kaushik's Gang of Ghosts , produced by Venus. Meera is set to work in Nastik opposite Arjun Rampal which is set to release in late 2021. She played Anjali Dangle in a 2019 film Section 375 with Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chaddha.

In 2023, she was cast in a movie based on women asexuality called 'Superwoman'. [7]

Meera Chopra at Gang of Ghosts Audio Launch Meera Chopra74.jpg
Meera Chopra at Gang of Ghosts Audio Launch

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005 Anbe Aaruyire Madhu/Madhu's memory Tamil
2006 Bangaram Sandhya Reddy Telugu
Jambhavan EzhilTamil
2007 Lee ChellammalTamil
Marudhamalai DivyaTamil
2008 Kaalai NilaTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Guththa Lakkadi"
Vaana Nandhini ChoudharyTelugu
Arjun Unknown Kannada
Jaganmohini Azhagu NachiyarTamil
2011 Maaro PriyaTelugu
2013 Greeku Veerudu MayaTelugu
2014 Gang of Ghosts Tina Chopra Hindi
2015 Isai MadhuTamilCameo appearance
Killadi AnjaliTamil
2016 1920 London ShivangiHindi
2017OnePriyaEnglish
2019 Section 375 Anjali DangleHindi
2023 Safed KaaliHindi

Television

YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef
2021 The Tattoo Murders ACP Aditi Acharya Hotstar Lead role
2022Hiccups and HookupsFatima (fatty) lionsgate [8]
[9]

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