Sophie Choudry

Sophie Choudry (born Sophia Choudhry, 8 February 1981) is a British film actress and singer. She has been active primarily in Indian films and is also a former MTV India VJ and occasional model and television presenter. 

Sophie was born and brought up in London, England, United Kingdom. Her father adored Sophia Loren and hence her birthname is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie". She has one elder brother. She now lives with her mother and grandmother.

She studied at the London School of Economics, graduating in European politics and French  and is also a gold medallist from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Furthermore, she studied for nearly two years at the "Sciences Po", an esteemed political institute in Paris, France, where many French politicians studied. BollySpice reports, that while still studying, Choudry became a VJ for Zee UK.

Sophie is a polyglot, able to speak fluently English, Hindi, Urdu, French and Italian and sings in these languages as well as in Spanish, Punjabi and Arabic. She is trained in various dance styles, including Indian classical dance as Bharatnatyam, which she learnt in London for four years, and Kathak, which she learnt in Mumbai for two years as well as in Western dance as salsa. She is also well trained in Western classical music, which she learnt for three years in the UK from Helena Shenel, as well as in Indian classical music, which she learnt from Pandit Ashkaran Sharma.