Who is Sophie Choudry?
Born on 8 February 1982, Sophie Choudry is an English singer and actress based in India. She has been active primarily in Hindi-language films and is also a former MTV India VJ and occasional model, and television presenter. Sophie was launched by David Dhawan and Vadhu Bhagnani in “Shaadi no1” costarring Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, and Zayed khan. Her next release was a new age “Pyar ke side effects” with Mallika Sherawat and Rahul Bose.
She began her career on Zee Tv UK in the late 1990s presenting Zee Top 10, a chart shows 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. She, at first, lent her voice as a backup singer to playback singers like Shweta Shetty and Alisha Chinai.
In 2000, Choudry started her career as a pop singer with her all-female band “Sansara” with a song that 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. Her latest single ‘Aaj Naiyo Sauna’.
Sophie Choudry Parent / Siblings / Religion
Sophie was born and brought up in Manchester. 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. Choudry studied at the London School of Economics, graduating in European politics and French, and is also a gold medalist from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Furthermore, she studied for nearly two years at the “Sciences Po” in Paris, France. BollySpice reports, that while still studying, Choudry became a VJ for Zee UK.
She took a few classes in Indian classical dance such as Bharatnatyam, which she learned in London for four years as well as Western dances like salsa. She is also well trained in Western classical music, which she learned for three years in the UK from Helena Shenel, as well as in Indian classical music, which she learned from Pandit Ashkaran Sharma
Sophie Choudry Boyfriend / Married / Husband
Sophie is unmarried and in a relationship with Sid Mallya.
Sophie Choudry Net Worth / Age
As of 2022, she is 40 years old and has a net worth of $500 Thousand.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Sophie Choudry
- Nick Names: Sophie
- Birthday: 8 February 1982
- Age in 2022: 40
- Birth Place: Manchester, England
- School: N/A
- College/University: London School of Economics
- Education: Graduation
- Profession: Singer, actress, model, VJ
- Nationality: British
- Ethnicity/Race: White
- Religion: Christianity
- Zodiac: Aquarius
- Net Worth: $500 Thousand
Body Measurement
- Height: 5 feet 5 inches
- Weight: 55 kg
- Feet/Shoe Size: N/A
- Dress Size: N/A
- Body Measurement: 32-27-35
- Bras Size: 32 D
- Hip Size: 35 inch
- Waist Size: 27 inch
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Brown
Family
- Father: N/A
- Mother: Yasmin Choudry
- Sister: N/A
- Brother: 1
- Husband / Spouse: Unmarried
- Boyfriend / Dating / Affairs: Sid Mallya
- Children: N/A
Facts / Trivia
- She worked with well-known music composers such as Rishi Rich, Bappi Lahiri, Biddu, and Gaurav Das Gupta on the album.
- Choudry has also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Season 7.
- When she was 12 years old, her talent was discovered by noted music director Biddu, who launched her musical career.
- Her song “aala re aala” in a shootout at Wadala with John Abraham that went on to become a big hit.
- 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.
- She has 3M followers on Instagram, 2.3M on Twitter, and 8.11K subscribers on Youtube.