Femina Miss India World 2009, Pooja Chopra is the first Indian to win the 'Beauty with a Purpose' title at the Miss World competition for India. The gorgeousness also won titles like Miss Perfect 10, Miss Catwalk and Miss Beautiful Smile. Apart from her modelling career, Pooja is also a stunning actress and made her acting debut in the 2011 Tamil film, Ponnar Shankar. Afterwards, she was seen in many other films, including Commando: A One Man Army, Jahaan Chaar Yaar and others. Now, she and her mother, Neera Chopra opened up about the pain they had to bear along with her sister, Shubhra Chopra ever since teh actress' birth.
In an interview with ETimes TV, Pooja Chopra and her mother, Neera Chopra were asked about the difficult path they have walked down to reach where they are now. To this, Neera began narrating the incident when she was pregnant with her second child, and her husband (Pooja and Shubhra's father) was pressuring her to give birth to a baby boy. Pooja's father was also extremely unhappy with the birth of Shubhra. Not only that, Neera claimed that her husband brought a woman home and even in her presence, he was hitting the woman in the next room.
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However, when Neera complained about the same to her mother-in-law, the latter asked her to give birth to a son. Afterwards, Neera used to follow all the customs and rituals of her husband's family despite not getting any support from them. But finally, when Pooja was born, her father abandoned her mother and didn't even visit the hospital. Thus, Neera decided to walk out of the marriage along with two of her daughters. However, Neera had only Rs. 70 in her pocket when she boarded the train from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Mumbai, Maharastra. Then, as Neera reached Dadar, Mumbai, along with her daughter, Pooja and Shubhra, they went to her relatives. But they weren't welcomed over there also.
In the same conversation, Pooja was asked when she learned about all the pain her mother and sister had to endure ever since her birth. To this, Pooja mentioned that Neera and Shubhra never let her understand anything about the same. It was only when she used to cry for birthday parties, bicycles or other stuff that many children of her age used to enjoy that Shubhra made Pooja understand that to provide all such things, their mother would have to work more. Then an understanding Pooja revealed how from then on, she never cried for any such stuff afterwards.
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Pooja Chopra also revealed that she has never seen her father face-to-face. And it was only when her father left for the heavenly abode that her step-brother texted her for the first time to reveal the news of their father's demise. And Pooja got totally mum at the incident and contacted her sister, to which, Shubhra consoled her and mentioned:
"Humare liye toh kab ka marr gaye, isse pehele kabhi contact nhi kiya. Abhi tu celebrity hogyi toh tujhe contact kar rahe hai."
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Pooja and Neera also revealed how a large section of their family wanted credit for the former's winning of the Femina Miss India World 2009 and hogging the limelight. Not only that, Pooja's mother's sister, with whom they stayed while they grew up, also created an uproar after she became the title winner. However, in reality, the entire fund to raise them came from Pooja's mother, Neera, who had started earning for her kids and herself.
Well, we are indeed proud of Pooja, who even after going through a lot, made a name for herself.
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