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Years ago, a Bollywood actress posing n*ked might have sparked riots (we already know
what happens when a Bollywood actress gains weight). But for Sherlyn Chopra, baring all
for Playboy and being the first Indian woman to do so could come with benefits.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner confirmed via Twitter last month that Chopra will appear
n*de in the November issue of the men’s magazine. Chopra touted her “achievement” to the
BBC. She posed at the Playboy mansion in July after writing to Hefner expressing her interest.
“I am thinking of making him my idol because he lives his life on his terms and conditions,”
she said. “I also live my life on my terms and conditions.” It’s a path that’s been trod before.
Sunny Leone, a Canadian-born Indian actress, made her name in softcore po*nography be-
fore to Bollywood. She debuts in the ironically named Bollywood thriller “Jism 2″ this week.
Pakistani actress Veena Malik was shunned by her country’s film industry after posing semi-
n*de for India’s FHM magazine. But she managed to find work in India, appearing in and
filming eight Bollywood movies this year. Chopra was a relative unknown before Playboy.
She’s appeared in a handful of Bollywood films (the Hindustan Times described her perfor-
mances as “blink-and-miss”) and participated in the Indian version of “Big Brother” in
2009. Mumbai Mirror columnist Aseem Chhabra told ABCNews.com that with India’s liber-
alization and array of new cable news networks looking for gossip, people like Chopra have
an opportunity to become household names. “Every year, there are a couple of starlets who
sort of make news by being shocking,” he said. “Film censors are getting more liberal because
there have been protests that they randomly cut scenes from. And in the process, these people
are rising up.” But what’s shown on the screen won’t be the stuff displayed at Hef’s legendary
mansion. Playboy is banned in India, and kissing on the big screen only became acceptable in
the past few years. (Chhabra noted that “there are still many actors and actresses who may
not want to kiss.”) “With India transitioning to the Western world, all of this is happening,”
he said. “Of course, compared to Western standards, it’s so little they show.”
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