 Chopra was married to American stage and screenwriter Tom Cole until he died on February 23, 2009.Chopra was born in New York City to Judge Abraham and Tillie Kalina.A few months after her graduation from Brandeis, she and a partner opened a European-style coffee house near Harvard Square at 47 Mt Auburn St., quickly turning it into a music club (Club 47) where everyone from Joan Baez to Bob Dylan performed.