Manushi Chhillar

Chhillar was born on 14 May 1997 in Rohtak into a Haryanvi family, although her ancestral home is in Bamnoli village of Jhajjar district. Her father, Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a physician and scientist at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), while her mother, Neelam Chhillar, is also a medical doctor and departmental head of neurochemistry at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi.

Chhillar studied at St. Thomas' School (New Delhi) and was academically brilliant, having topped the all India CBSE in English subject in class 12, and scored 96 percent in her boards. She cleared the All India Pre Medical Test (now, NEET) in her first attempt. She was pursuing a medical degree (MBBS) at the Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College in Sonipat.

Chhillar is fluent in Hindi and English, apart from her mother tongue, Haryanvi. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, and had acquired her training under Raja and Radha Reddy. Chhillar signed a three-film deal contract with Yash Raj Films, and made her debut with Samrat Prithviraj. After several auditions and trails, she was cast in the film as the Princess of Kannauj, Sanyogita, Prithviraj's wife. She starred alongside Akshay Kumar, who portrayed the titular role Prithviraj. Elaborating her role, Chhillar stated, "It's a huge responsibility to play princess Sanyogita, a powerful personality who stood up for what is right and took the most important decisions of her life herself". The film was a box office failure and her performance received negative reviews from critics.

In 2023, Chhillar appeared in The Great Indian Family, a comedy film backed by the same banner, where she was seen opposite Vicky Kaushal. Chillar's performance was poorly received by critics, with Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com dismissing her as "strictly ornamental". The film was a commercial failure at the box office.

In 2024, Chhilar first portrayed a wing commander opposite Varun Tej in the Hindi-Telugu bilingual, Operation Valentine. Sana Farzeen of India Today noted, "Manushi's sincere performance gets lost in translation due to lacklustre screenplay." She further criticised her and Tej's chemistry. Later in 2024, Chhilar starred in the Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-led Bade Miyan Chote Miyan which received negative reviews and was a box office bomb. She will also be seen opposite John Abraham in Dinesh Vijan's Tehran.