Saloni Chopra

Career Chopra was assistant director for Krrish 3 and Kick (2014 film). screened at the Cannes Festival. According to MensXP, "her turn on the MTV show Girls on Top in 2016 earned her a fan base of young women passionately relating to her words". In 2018, she posted additional photos that India Today reported were created because Chopra "wanted women and men to celebrate their flaws as nobody is perfect".

She appeared in the 2018 Bollywood film Race 3 and in the 2018 television series Screwed Up. She also starred in the web series Waking Up With Maggie.

In December 2020, she published her book, Rescued by a Feminist: An Indian fairy tale of equality and other myths, a collection of essays on a variety of topics, including gender equality, violence against women, and social media, as well as anecdotes about her experiences.

MeToo activism On 11 October 2018, during the Me Too movement (India), Chopra publicly shared allegations of sexual harassment by director Sajid Khan from when she had worked as his assistant on the film Housefull 2, and allegations against director and producer Vikas Bahl. She also alleged that Zain Khan Durrani had physically abused her when they were in a relationship. After Saloni's allegations, actress Rachel White also made allegations against Sajid Khan, which led to him stepping down from directing the film Housefull 4. In response, Chopra publicly thanked her supporters, including Akshay Kumar, who had asked the Housefull 4 producers to "cancel the shoot until further investigation", and she expressed regret for not speaking out sooner. On 21 October 2018, The Times of India reported that Chopra "has not only spoken about her horrifying experiences but is also inspiring many others to do the same", and that Chopra "feels it is about time we started talking about it and addressed the sexism that exists in the industry". In December 2018, after the Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA) announced that it was suspending Sajid Khan for a year due to the multiple sexual harassment allegations, including from journalist Karishma Upadhyay, Chopra stated, "For now, I'm glad for the decisions IFTDA has made, change must begin somewhere".

In 2018, Bhawana Bisht of SheThePeople described Chopra as one of the "significant pillars" of the #MeToo movement, because she "engaged in a powerfully honest and thought-provoking conversation about #MeToo and the cause they’re all fighting for". During a panel discussion, Chopra said she decided to publicly disclose her story because "It was time to practise what I preach. What is the point of speaking about women every day if I don't do what I stand for."

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 2018 Race 3 Hindi

Television series

Year Series OTT Character 2016 MTV Girls on Top MTVIsha Jaisingh 2018 Screwed up Maggy

Works