Meera Chopra admits that being Priyanka’s cousin helped her find her bearing in the film industry. “Initially there were times when Priyanka got me introduced to directors. Honestly, none of your connections can work if you aren’t talented, but yes, I can say that because of her I was welcomed in the industry.”
For Meera, there is no comparison between Parineeti and Priyanka. “Priyanka is in a different league in everything, whether its fashion, acting etc. Pari, I would say, is still young and evolving.”
Yet, at this stage when Meera is debuting in Bollywood, (she has a number of films in southern industry to her credit) she finds her Chopra surname more of a battlefield than finding good scripts. “You know, now it’s getting a bit too much, this constant reference to being a Chopra girl. Every time I get in front of anyone, the Chopra connection is all they have to ask! It’s irritating. I mean, I am an actress too, ask me things about my acting…why just about my family connections,” she adds.
A trained fashion designer from New York, Meera aspired to be a fashioner. “I still hope to open a fashion house in New York one day,” she says.
