Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra , born July 18, 1982 is a Bollywood film actress and Miss World 2000.
Background
Priyanka was born on july 18 1982 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Ashok and Madhu Chopra nee Akhauri, both doctors. Priyanka is very attached to her father.While her father is of Punjabi heritage, her mother is from Bihar, a state in north india. She spent part of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Her family frequently moved since her father was in the Army. She studied at La Martiniere Girls’ College in Lucknow, as a young girl and later came to the United States, where she was a student at Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts and John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa before returning to India to complete high school at Army Public School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.
Beauty contest winner
Priyanka was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000[3]. In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns, in a rare triple.
When she won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the the title in a span of just seven years. India’s Yukta Mookhey had won the same national and international titles in the previous year.
Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state of Uttar Pradesh in the year she won the title, and she received death threats as a result.
She has also appeared in several photographs with her boogers showing (on purpose!)
Acting career
After winning the Miss World title, Priyanka became an actress. She first acted in a Tamil film Thamizhan (2002) and since then has acted in many Bollywood films. Her first Hindi film was the big budget The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) which was a flop. She became more known from her next film Andaaz (2003) which was a hit, for which she won her first Filmfare Award. Coincidentally, her co-star in that movie was her Miss India compatriot, Lara Dutta. She then acted in a series of flops until Mujhse Shaadi Karogi in (2004) which was her second hit. She followed it up with Aitraaz, a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore-starrer Disclosure which was yet another box office success. In the same year, she particiated in a world tour aptly titled “Temptations 2004″ with Bollywood’s leading stars, including Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal. In cities that she did not appear in, either Celina Jaitley replaced her or it was just the other 5.
In 2005, she had many releases, though most did moderately at the box office. In 2006, she worked in two of the most successful films of the year – Krrish and Don – The Chase Begins Again. She has also recently been on the hit chatshow koffee with karan.
Priyanka Chopra was voted Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006 in Eastern Eye, an Asian newspaper published in Britain.
Awards and nominations
Won
2003: Filmfare Awards: Best Debut; Andaaz
2004: Filmfare Awards: Best Villain; Aitraaz
2004: Stardust Awards: Best Supporting Actress; The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2004, Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards: Best Actress (Hindi Movies); Aitraaz
2004: Star Screen Awards: Best Villain; Aitraaz
2005: Stardust Awards: Superstar of Tomorrow – Female; Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2006: Style Diva of 2006
2006: Global Indian Film Awards: Windows Live Search & Movie Talkies Most Searched Actress
2006: POGO Awards: Most Amazing Actress; Krrish
2006:sabse favouite kaun:teez sitara.
2007:Women award:contribution to indian cinema,female.
Nominated
2004: Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actress; Aitraaz
2004: Zee Cine Awards: Best Female Debut; The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2004: Zee Cine Awards: Best Villain; Aitraaz
2005: Stardust Awards: Superstar of Tomorrow Female; Waqt – the race against time
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
2008 Krrish 2 Priya Rumoured
2007 Kajri Pre-production
2007 London Dreams Pre-production
2007 Drona Filming[3]
2007 Qurbani Announced
2007 Love Story 2050 Filming
2007 Chamki Chameli Announced
2007 Big Brother (film) Announced
2007 Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam Chhoti Bahu Announced
2007 Utthaan Pre-Production
2007 God Tussi Great Ho Filming
2007 Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love Kkamini
2006 Don – The Chase Begins Again Roma
2006 Aap Ki Khatir Anu
2006 Krrish Priya
2006 Alag Special Appearance in song Sabse Alag
2006 Taxi Number 9211 Special Appearance
2006 36 China Town Sweetu Guest Appearance
2005 Bluffmaster Simran “Simmi” Ahuja
2005 Barsaat Kajal
2005 Yakeen Simar Oberoi
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time Pooja
2005 Karam Shalini
2005 Blackmail Mrs. Rathod
2004 Aitraaz Sonia Roy Won, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2004 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Rani Singh
2004 Asambhav Alisha
2004 Kismat Sapna Gosai
2004 Plan Rani
2003 Andaaz Jiya Won, Filmfare Best Debut Award
2003 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Shaheen Zakaria
2002 Thamizhan Priya
