Entertainment | Sherlyn Chopra Bollywood Star Is First Indian Woman in Playboy Sherlyn Chopra's spread controversial in her home country By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 30, 2012 1:03 PM CDT Copied Sherlyn Chopra poses as she arrives at the International Indian Film Academy, or IIFA, awards event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne) The good news: Sherlyn Chopra has made history as the first Indian woman to appear in Playboy. The bad news: Playboy is banned in her country, where many aren't exactly thrilled about her appearance anyway, the New York Daily News reports. "Isn’t it an irony that on the one side, as common women strive hard to safeguard their modesty, the Sherlyn Chopras encourage voyeurism?" wrote one commentator. Chopra, a Bollywood star, is predictably proud of her spread, which will appear in the November issue. "I have become the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy, and nobody can take away that achievement from me," the 28-year-old told BBC Hindi. "It is not an easy task to be nude in front of the camera and look good at the same time." Read These Next Merchants could slap new surcharges on certain credit card purchases. Warren Buffett is changing how he's distributing his vast wealth. Students hit with felony charges over a giant anti-TPUSA insect. DNA break leads to arrest in 1994 Seattle cold case. Report an error