Parineeti Chopra: Who is she?

Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress acting in Hindi films. In 2011, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Hailing from Ambala, Haryana in a Punjabi family to Pawan Chopra and Reena Chopra, she is a cousin of actress Priyanka Chopra. Parineeti Chopra did her schooling from Ambala and later joined Manchester Business School, UK to study Finance and Economics. She was a Marketing & PR consultant at Yash Raj Films since 2009 until she gave auditions for movie makes and bagged roles in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and Ishaqzaade.

She has also won all the debut awards like Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female.

Her second film is Ishaqzaade opposite Arjun Kapoor, which is also produced under Yash Raj Films and directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar fame. The film is set to release on May 11, 2012.