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Sophie Choudry
Sophie Choudry
	Choudry in 2018
Born	8 February 1982 (age 42); Manchester, England
Other names	Sophia, Sophiya, Sophie
Alma mater	London School of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, TV presenter
Years active	1999–present

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Sophie Choudry (born 8 February 1982)^[1]^[2] is a British singer and actress based in India.^[3] She has been active primarily in Hindi-language films and is also a former MTV India VJ and occasional model, and television presenter.^[1]

Early life

Sophie Choudry was born in Manchester and brought up in London.^[4] Her father was a major fan of Sophia Loren and hence her birthname is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie". She has an elder brother.^[2]

Choudry studied at London School of Economics, graduating in European politics and French^[2]^[4] and is also a gold medalist from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.^[5] Furthermore, she studied for nearly two years at the "Sciences Po" in Paris, France.^[6] BollySpice reports, that while still studying, Choudry became a VJ for Zee UK.^[7]^[2]^[8]

She took a few classes in Indian classical dance as Bharatnatyam, which she learnt in London for four years as well as Western dances like salsa.^[7] She is also well trained in Western classical music, which she learnt for three years in the UK from Helena Shenel,^[9] as well as in Indian classical music, which she learnt from Pandit Ashkaran Sharma.^[5]

Career

She began her career on Zee Tv UK in the late 1990s presenting Zee Top 10, a chart show also based in the UK/ Europe which became the number 1 show on the channel for several years before she launched her own career in Music.

Music

Choudry began her singing career. When she was 12 years old,^[10] her talent was discovered by noted music director Biddu, who launched her musical career.^[5]^[7] She, at first, lent her voice as a backup singer to playback singers like Shweta Shetty and Alisha Chinai.^[2]

In 2000, Choudry started her career as a pop singer with her all-female band "Sansara" with a song which Choudry herself wrote ("Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai"). After their second hit “Habibi” the band separated and Choudry started her solo singing career, donning the videos "Habibi" and "Le Le Mera Dil" in 2002.^[5] Her latest single 'Aaj Naiyo Sauna'^[11]

Choudry then moved to Mumbai in 2003, becoming a VJ for MTV India and hosting the popular show MTV Loveline,^[5] which eventually gained her popularity.^[12] Less than one year on, Sophie returned with her newest offering, “Sophie and Dr Love”. Her version of the song “Mera Babu Chail Chabila” became a chartbuster. She followed it up with what went on to become her biggest hit album “Babylove”. According to Choudry, she listened to over 400 songs to come up with her perfect 12.^[5] Songs on this album include "Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Le Gaya", "Jadugar Saiyaan", "Zuby Zuby", "Dil Ke Armaan", "Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi", and "Bachke Rehna Re Baba".

In December 2009, Choudry launched her album Sound of Sophie, which had no remixes, but only original numbers. The launch of this album marked her association with the Indian fashion brand MADAME, who hired her as their first brand ambassador.^[13] She worked with well-known music composers such as Rishi Rich, Bappi Lahiri, Biddu and Gaurav Das Gupta in the album.^[7]^[14] Choudry has also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Season 7.^[15]

Movies

After the huge success of her babylove album, Sophie was launched by David Dhawan and Vadhu Bhagnani in “shaadi no1” costarring Sanjay dutt, Fardeen Khan and Zayed khan. Her next release was the new age “Pyar ke side effects” with Mallika Sherawat and rahul Bose which went on to become a runaway hit! Her role as “baby girl volume 3 “ was loved by all. She soon signed speed with Vikram Bhatt, alibaug with Sanjay Gupta and daddy cool with Inder kumar. But it was her song “aala re aala” in shootout at Wadala with John Abraham that went on to become a big hit. Followed by her special role in once upon a time in mumbai doobara with Akshay kumar. She was last seen on the big screen with mahesh babu in Sukumar’s “1 nenokkadine.”

Other ventures

In December 2017 she launched a wellness company called Lifetox with her partners. They developed a fitness ayurvedic tea called Fittox and more products including Lifetox vitamins since then.

Filmography

All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Shaadi No. 1	Dimple Kothari
	Pyaar Ke Side Effects	Tanya
	I See You	Dilnaaz Bagga
2007	Heyy Babyy	Herself	Special appearance
	Aggar	Nisha Raval
	Speed	Monica Monteiro
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Herself	Special appearance
2008	Kidnap	Herself	Special appearance
2009	Aa Dekhen Zara	Bindiya Avasti
	Daddy Cool	Ayesha
	Chintuji	Menka
	Alibaug	Nisha
2011	Vedi	Herself	Tamil film; special appearance
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Herself	Special appearance in the song
2013	Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	Mrs. Dixit
2014	1: Nenokkadine		Telugu film; special appearance in the song "London Babu"
2024	Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2	Herself	Special appearance

TV appearances

2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 as contestant - Eliminated 12 week - 31 August 2014
2014 Bigg Boss 8 as contestant - Eliminated 4 week - 12 November 2014

Discography

"Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai" (2000) as part of Sansara
"Habibi" (2000)
"Le Le Mera Dil" (2002)
"Sophie & Dr. Love" (2003)
"Baby Love - Sophie" (2004)
"Aap Jaisa Koi" in Sweet Honey Mix (2004)^[16]^[17]
"Sound of Sophie" (2009)
"Hungama Ho Gaya" (2012) digital single
"Hungama Ho Gaya" (2013) compilation album
"Do You Know Baby" (2015)
"Aaj Naiyo Sauna" (2019)
“Gori Hai” (2022)
“Aaj main Nachna” (2022)
“Lips” (2024)

Awards

2001: UK Asian Pop Award for Best Female Newcomer^[9]^[18]^[19]
2004: Lycra MTV Style Award for Most Stylish Female in Music^[20]
2005: Bollywood Music Award for Best Female Pop Artist

2019, fit and fab icon

2023 Most stylish pop diva of the year , Bollywood Hungama

2024 Most stylish pop diva , pinkvilla

2024 Most stylish pop sensation of the year, bollywood Hungama

References

^ ^a ^b "Yuvraj Singh, Neha Dhupia, Ekta Kapoor at Sophie Choudry's birthday party". Indian Express. 9 February 2014. Bollywood beauty Sophie Choudry celebrated her 32nd birthday with her B-town friends in Mumbai's popular Olive Bar on Saturday (February 8).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "VJ Sophie: Profile". MTV INDIA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
^ "Beach vacation pictures of Sophie Choudry will make you pack your bags!".
^ ^a ^b "'I'm single and loving it'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sophia with love..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Sophie Chaudhary excited about Aa Dekhen Zara". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ""Shaadi No. 1 is something I will never regret!" – Sophie Choudry". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Sophia with love..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "The versatile veejay". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "Interviews – Sophie Chaudhary". Mahiram.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ Sapna Choudhary (5 February 2019), Aaj Naiyo Sauna - Sophie Choudry| Aaj Naiyo Sona - Sophie Choudhary New, retrieved 17 February 2019
^ "I'm India's Goldie Hawn: Sophie Choudhry". buzz18.in.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Sophie at Madame store". Times of India. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ "'Mumbai has given me so much'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Sophie Chaudhary in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7 | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Harry Anand - Sweet Honey Mix". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye [Full Song] Sweet Honey Mix". YouTube. T-Series. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Omar Explores Sophia Choudry". desiclub.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "Sophie Chaudhary". ganaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "The Lycra MTV Style Awards – Winners". MTV India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

External links

Sophie Choudry at IMDb
Official website

[Birthday-1] "Yuvraj Singh, Neha Dhupia, Ekta Kapoor at Sophie Choudry's birthday party". Indian Express. 9 February 2014. Bollywood beauty Sophie Choudry celebrated her 32nd birthday with her B-town friends in Mumbai's popular Olive Bar on Saturday (February 8).

[Sophie_Choudry-2] "VJ Sophie: Profile". MTV INDIA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

[3] "Beach vacation pictures of Sophie Choudry will make you pack your bags!".

[I'm_single_and_loving_it-4] "'I'm single and loving it'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[Sophia_with_love-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sophia with love..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[6] "Sophie Chaudhary excited about Aa Dekhen Zara". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[bollyspice.com-7] ""Shaadi No. 1 is something I will never regret!" – Sophie Choudry". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[8] "Sophia with love..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[The_versatile_veejay-9] "The versatile veejay". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[10] "Interviews – Sophie Chaudhary". Mahiram.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[Sapna_Choudhary-11] Sapna Choudhary (5 February 2019), Aaj Naiyo Sauna - Sophie Choudry| Aaj Naiyo Sona - Sophie Choudhary New, retrieved 17 February 2019

[12] "I'm India's Goldie Hawn: Sophie Choudhry". buzz18.in.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[13] "Sophie at Madame store". Times of India. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[14] "'Mumbai has given me so much'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[15] "Sophie Chaudhary in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7 | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[16] "Harry Anand - Sweet Honey Mix". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[17] "Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye [Full Song] Sweet Honey Mix". YouTube. T-Series. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[18] "Omar Explores Sophia Choudry". desiclub.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[19] "Sophie Chaudhary". ganaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[20] "The Lycra MTV Style Awards – Winners". MTV India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

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 | birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|02|08}}
 | birth_place        = [[Manchester]], England
-| othername          = Sophiya, Sophie
+| othername          = Sophia, Sophiya, Sophie
 | occupation         = Actress, singer, TV presenter
+| alma_mater         = [[London School of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
 | yearsactive        = 1999–present
 | spouse             =
@@ Line 20: / Line 21: @@
 ==Early life==
-Sophie Choudry was born and brought up in [[Manchester]].<ref name="I'm single and loving it">{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/04/slide-show-1-sophie-chowdry-gets-candid-with-fans-on-rediff-chat.htm |title='I'm single and loving it' |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref> Her father was a major fan of [[Sophia Loren]] and hence her birthname is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie". She has an elder brother.<ref name="Sophie Choudry"/>
+Sophie Choudry was born in Manchester and brought up in [[London]].<ref name="I'm single and loving it">{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/04/slide-show-1-sophie-chowdry-gets-candid-with-fans-on-rediff-chat.htm |title='I'm single and loving it' |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref> Her father was a major fan of [[Sophia Loren]] and hence her birthname is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie". She has an elder brother.<ref name="Sophie Choudry"/>
 Choudry studied at [[London School of Economics]], graduating in [[European politics]] and French<ref name="Sophie Choudry"/><ref name="I'm single and loving it"/> and is also a gold medalist from the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]].<ref name="Sophia with love">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/16/stories/2004121600290200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050509191529/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/16/stories/2004121600290200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2005 |title=Sophia with love... |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 September 2009 |location=Chennai, India |date=16 December 2004}}</ref> Furthermore, she studied for nearly two years at the [[Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris|"Sciences Po"]] in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/2451-sophie-chaudhary-excited-about-aa-dekhen-zara.html |title=Sophie Chaudhary excited about Aa Dekhen Zara |publisher=bollyspice.com |access-date=5 September 2009}}</ref> BollySpice reports, that while still studying, Choudry became a VJ for [[Zee TV|Zee UK]].<ref name="bollyspice.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/3295-shaadi-no-1-is-something-i-will-never-regret-sophie-choudry.html |title="Shaadi No. 1 is something I will never regret!" – Sophie Choudry |publisher=bollyspice.com |access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref><ref name="Sophie Choudry"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/16/stories/2004121600290200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050509191529/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/16/stories/2004121600290200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2005 |title=Sophia with love... |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 September 2009 |location=Chennai, India |date=16 December 2004}}</ref>
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 Choudry then moved to [[Mumbai]] in 2003, becoming a VJ for [[MTV India]] and hosting the popular show ''MTV Loveline'',<ref name="Sophia with love"/> which eventually gained her popularity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzz18.in.com/interviews/movies/im-indias-goldie-hawn-sophie-choudhry/107111/0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201044207/http://buzz18.in.com/interviews/movies/im-indias-goldie-hawn-sophie-choudhry/107111/0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2009 |title=I'm India's Goldie Hawn: Sophie Choudhry |publisher=buzz18.in.com |access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref>
-Less than one year on, Sophie returned with her newest offering, “Baby Love”. According to Choudry, she listened to over 400 songs to come up with her perfect 12.<ref name="Sophia with love"/> Songs on this album include "Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Le Gaya", "Jadugar Saiyaan", "Zuby Zuby", "Dil Ke Armaan", "Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi", and "Bachke Rehna Re Baba".
+Less than one year on, Sophie returned with her newest offering, “Sophie and Dr Love”. Her version of the song “Mera Babu Chail Chabila” became a chartbuster. She followed it up with what went on to become her biggest hit album “Babylove”. According to Choudry, she listened to over 400 songs to come up with her perfect 12.<ref name="Sophia with love"/> Songs on this album include "Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Le Gaya", "Jadugar Saiyaan", "Zuby Zuby", "Dil Ke Armaan", "Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi", and "Bachke Rehna Re Baba".
 In December 2009, Choudry launched her album ''[[Sound of Sophie]]'', which had no remixes, but only original numbers. The launch of this album marked her association with the [[Indian fashion]] brand [http://www.madameonline.com MADAME], who hired her as their first [[brand ambassador]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sophie at Madame store |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/filmi-parties/bollywood/Sophie-at-Madame-store/articleshow/6712896.cms |publisher=Times of India |access-date=22 December 2010 |date=9 October 2010}}</ref> She worked with well-known music composers such as [[Rishi Rich]], [[Bappi Lahiri]], Biddu and Gaurav Das Gupta in the album.<ref name="bollyspice.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/04/slide-show-1-sophie-chowdry-gets-candid-with-fans-on-rediff-chat.htm |title='Mumbai has given me so much' |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref> Choudry has also participated in ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', Season 7.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sophie-chaudhary-in-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-season-7-1992920 |title=Sophie Chaudhary in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7 {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=2 June 2014 |work=dna |access-date=10 January 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 |-
 | rowspan="1" | 2014 || ''[[1: Nenokkadine]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film; special appearance in the song "London Babu"
+|-
+|2024
+|''[[Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2]]''
+|Herself
+|Special appearance
 |}
 ===TV appearances===
-*2014 ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7]]'' as contestant - Eliminated 12 week - 31 August 2014
+*2014 ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7]]'' as contestant - Eliminated 12 week - 31 August 2014
-*2014 ''[[Bigg Boss 8]]'' as guest
+*2014 ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|Bigg Boss 8]]'' as contestant - Eliminated 4 week - 12 November 2014
 == Discography ==
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 * "Hungama Ho Gaya" (2013) compilation album
 * "Do You Know Baby" (2015)
+* "Aaj Naiyo Sauna" (2019)
-* "Aaj Naiyo Sauna" (2019) with [[Manj Musik]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/janman+tv-epaper-janmantv/sophi+chaudhari+ka+naya+song+aaj+naiyo+sona+churaengi+sabhi+ki+ninde-newsid-107648222 |title=सोफी चौधरी का नया सॉन्ग..आज नइयो सोना..चुराएंगी सभी की नींदें..! - Janman TV |website=DailyHunt |language=en |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sapna Choudhary"/>
+* “Gori Hai” (2022)
+* “Aaj main Nachna” (2022)
+* “Lips” (2024)
 ==Awards==
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 * 2004: Lycra MTV Style Award for Most Stylish Female in Music<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvindia.com/styleawards/pastawards.html |title=The Lycra MTV Style Awards – Winners |publisher=[[MTV India]] |access-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306234045/http://www.mtvindia.com/styleawards/pastawards.html |archive-date=6 March 2009 }}</ref>
 * 2005: Bollywood Music Award for Best Female Pop Artist
+, fit and fab icon
+Most stylish pop diva of the year , Bollywood Hungama
+Most stylish pop diva , pinkvilla
+Most stylish pop sensation of the year, bollywood Hungama
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:1980 births]]
+[[Category:1982 births]]
 [[Category:Actresses from Manchester]]
 [[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
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 [[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]
 [[Category:British expatriate actresses in India]]
-[[Category:British VJs (media personalities)]]
+[[Category:British video jockeys]]
 [[Category:English expatriates in India]]
 [[Category:English film actresses]]
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 [[Category:21st-century English singers]]
 [[Category:21st-century English women singers]]
-[[Category:British actresses of Asian descent]]