Mannara Chopra addresses speculations of not getting along with Priyanka and Parineeti Chopra

Mannara Chopra and Priyanka Chopra

Mannara Chopra has become a household name after her participation in the reality show 'Bigg Boss 17'. She was among the finalists and also one of the most popular contestants. Throughout her time in the house, she never mentioned her actor sisters Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. In a recent interview, Mannara addressed the same and also spoke about speculations of not having a good relationship with her cousins.

Talking to Siddharth Kannan about why she never mentioned the names of her sister during her stay in Bigg Boss house, Mannara said, "If I would take my family's name, they would have called me a nepo kid. They would have said that I don't have a personality. Now that I didn't take their names, they created another story that my relationship with my sisters is not good. My relations are very sorted. I am a very loving child and I have learned this from my mother."

She added, "I didn't take their names because I really wanted people to see me and who I am, and I wanted to fight my own battle. When I walk into meetings and look tests, that is just me standing alone in those parameters. And after Bigg Boss, if people in the industry are talking to me, they are interacting with me because of the comfort which I am giving from my end also. Of course, they know I come from a certain family but it is also because of how I project myself. It is all about you at the end of the day. I avoided the names because I knew it was a personality show and I had to show my personality."

During Priyanka Chopra's recent visit to India, Mannara was seen spending quality time with her. They celebrate Holi together and Priyanka and Nick Jonas also attended Mannara's birthday celebration. Talking about Priyanka's influence on her, she said, "he had a strong impact on all the cousins. She has always projected herself as a strong and independent woman. I looked up to her while growing up because I noticed how she could buy things on her own. She could stay in the best of the places, do whatever she wants, and rule the world according to her terms. That was something I imbibed from her. That was something that got inside me."

She further revealed the advice she got from Priyanka when she expressed interest in acting at a young age. "When I showed interest in acting and creative arts very early in my life, I was probably in Class 11, Priyanka didi told my mother that I needed to finish my education. She said education is the base for everything. Even in the Bigg Boss house, when they talked to me in particular manner, I used to think, ‘Do you know what my qualification is?' I have never been in fights," she said.