From being constantly compared to Parineeti and Priyanka Chopra to allegedly getting violent on the sets: Bigg Boss 17 contestant Mannara Chopra’s controversial journey in the industry

Mannara Chopra was the first contestant to enter the Bigg Boss 17 house. The actress, who is known for Telugu and Tamil films, is entertaining fans more than ever with her reality show journey. Many know her as the ‘Chopra sister’ but Mannara claims to have participated in the show to created an identity of her own. Mannara has come a long way in the industry. Let’s take a look at her controversial journey..

Mannara Chopra entered the industry when she was only 23. The actress started her acting career with Telugu and Tamil projects. She made her debut in 2014 with Telugu movie Prema Geema Jantha Nai (2014). The movie revolved around a "very talkative college going girl.” Over the years she has appeared in several movies like High five, Zid and more.

Mannara created a name for herself in the south and soon bagged a Bollywood movie. She made her Bollywood debut in 2014 itself with movie Zid. The movie was about Maya (played by Mannara) who falls in love with a crime reporter and later gets obsessed with him. Her acting was loved and appreciated in the movie.

Despite making an impressive debut, Mannara didn’t really appear in any other Bollywood movie post that. Even though she became a household name in the south, she struggled to do the same in Bollywood. However, she continued to impress fans with her Tamil and Telugu movies.

Mannara faced extreme trolling after videos of her getting kissed (on the cheek) by a Telugu director surfaced on the internet. During the promotional event of her upcoming film 'Thiragabadara Saami', director AS Ravi Kumar kissed the actress on her cheek. The incident took everyone by surprise as well as the actress as she was also not expecting it. Later, Mannara shared a post on her Instagram handle and even made clarification in several interviews talking about the same.

After the actress participated in the reality show, several of her controversies started gaining audiences’ attention. One of the reports claimed and accused Mannara of allegedly being physically abusive. In 2014, it was reported that Mannara allegedly got violent with her co-star Shraddha Das while performing a scene for the Bollywood movie Zid. Later, Shraddha spoke about Mannara's behavior in an interview and opened up about her aggressive behaviour. According to the reports, Mannara kicked her co-actor below the chest in an action scene. Also, it is revealed that the Bigg Boss 17 fame had hit her co-actor with a bamboo stick after which the latter had to be hospitalised.

Mannara, is sister of two of the most popular Bollywood stars Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. Over the years, she faced trolls and comparisons several times with her well known cousin sisters. While some compared her looks with Parineeti, others talked about her bond with Priyanka. She faced comparisons inside the Bigg Boss house as well. Fellow contestant Abhishek Kumar had called her ‘duplicate Parineeti’ which left her fuming in anger. However, Salman Khan stood up for Mannara and bashed Abhishek for the same.

Mannara decided to show fans her real side with controversial show Bigg Boss 17. The actress became the first contestant of the show and was given the opportunity to be the first one to chose her room. She is getting love and appreciation for her bubbly and cute personality in the reality show.