The news was first broken by Playboy founder , who tweeted that the 25-year-old "Bollywood starlet" would appear in the magazine's November issue. Chopra had personally reached out to the magazine in 2009, seeking to break into their iconic pages.
: At the height of the media frenzy, Chopra jokingly (or perhaps seriously) tweeted that she should be awarded the Bharat Ratna , India’s highest civilian award, for her "service to the nation" by breaking this barrier—a comment that only added fuel to the public fire. Sherlyn Chopra Playboy Magazine