20 October, 2023: Actress Priyanka Chopra praised her cousin Mannara Chopra, who is now competing on 'Bigg Boss 17'. Priyanka took to Instagram Story to post a flashback photo with Mannara and said, "Throwback to little @memannara." "Best wishes, little one," she said, accompanied by a red heart, folded hands, and flexed biceps emoji.
Priyanka is seen cuddling Mannara in the photo. Priyanka is wearing her Miss World crown in the photo, which was taken in 2000. Priyanka's paternal cousin is Mannara. Her mother is Priyanka's late father Ashok Chopra's sister. Mannara has appeared in several South Indian films. She appeared in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film Rouge (2017), Anubhav Sinha's Zid (2014), Prema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), Jakkanna (2016), Thikka (2016), and Sita (2019).
Barbie Handa is Mannara's true name. Prior to joining 'Bigg Boss,' Mannara was embroiled in a controversy when the director of her film 'Thiragabadara Saami,' AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary, allegedly kissed her during promotion.
Aside from Mannara, the 17th season features celebrities such as Munawar Faruqui, Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Jain, Neil Bhatt, Aishwarya Sharma, and Jigna Vora, among others. Salman Khan is the host of the show.