In 2012, Sherlyn Chopra became the first Indian woman to pose nude for the international edition of Playboy magazine. This appearance was widely publicized as a "historic nude pictorial," with the magazine introducing her as a "Bollywood Goddess" and "Bollywood legend". :
The enduring curiosity surrounding Sherlyn Chopra’s Playboy feature proves that the event was a cultural milestone. It marked a definitive moment where Indian entertainment culture collided head-on with Western media's most famous lifestyle brand.
