Priyanka Chopra is an Indian film actress and singer who has emerged as one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. Born in Jamshedpur, a small town in India, to physician parents, she was schooled in different cities across India until the age of 13, when she was sent to the United States. In America, besides academics, she also volunteered for dancing and singing activities, but desired to become an engineer or psychologist rather than a performer. Upon returning to her homeland, she took part in the Femina Miss India contest and was selected to represent India in the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned ‘Miss World 2000’. After winning the beauty pageant, she left her studies midway to join the film industry. Although she started her career with a Tamil film ‘Thamizan’ it was not long before she made her debut in Bollywood as the second lead in the 2003 film ‘The Hero’. She was noted for the glamorous role she portrayed in her next film ‘Andaaz’ and also earned a Filmfare Award for it. Thereafter, she starred in numerous box-office successes including ‘Aitraaz’, ‘Krrish’, ‘7 Khoon Maaf’, ‘Fashion’ and ‘Barfi!’. She has received several awards and much appreciation for her performances in films over the years. Along with acting, she has also made a mark as an international singer with tracks such as ‘In My City’ and ‘Exotic’
Some Lesser Known Facts About Priyanka Chopra
- Does Priyanka Chopra smoke?: No
- Does Priyanka Chopra drink alcohol?: Yes
- Priyanka was born in a family of physicians, as her parents were physicians in the Indian Army.
- Due to her parent’s regular transfers, she relocated to different places such as: Bareilly, Lucknow, Delhi, Pune, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Ambala, Mumbai and USA.
- After finishing her high school, she participated in a local beauty contest called ‘May Queen,’ which she won.
- At the age of 18, she won the Femina Miss India contest in 2000, where Shah Rukh Khan was one of the judges.
- Many people think that she made her acting debut with the Bollywood film The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy (2003), but she actually made her acting debut with a Tamil film called Thamizhan (2003).
- She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut with the film Ek Haseena Ek Deewana, opposite Govinda, but the film got shelved.
- It was Abhishek Bachchan, who gave her the name Piggy Chops during the shooting of the film Bluffmaster.
- Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra and Barbie Handa are her cousin sisters who are also actresses in Bollywood.
- She was the original choice for Umrao Jaan in 2006, but due to her busy schedule, the role was done by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
- She won the National Award – Best Actress for her film ‘Fashion’ (2008).
- She played 12 different characters (for each zodiac sign) in the film What’s Your Raashee? (2009).
- She is a trained singer in western classical music, and released her first single, In My City, in US in September 2012.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Priyanka Chopra |
| Nickname(s) | Piggy Chops, Sunshine, Mimi, PC |
| Profession(s) | Actress, Model, Singer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 169 cm in meters- 1.69 m in Feet Inches- 5' 6½” |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 55 kg in Pounds- 121 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 35-28-35 |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 18 July 1982 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 36 Years |
| Birth Place | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| School | La Martiniere Girls School, Lucknow St. Maria Goretti College, Bareilly Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Lowa Army School, Bareilly |
| College | Jai Hind College and Basant Singh Institute of Science, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | 12th standard |
| Debut | Film Debut: Thamizhan (2002, Tamil film), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003, Bollywood film) TV Debut: Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2010, as host) Singing Debut: Ullathai Killathe (2002, Tamil Film- Thamizhan) |
| Family | Father- Late Ashok Chopra (Physician in Indian Army) Mother- Madhu Chopra (Physician in Indian Army) Brother- Siddharth Chopra (Younger) Sister- N/A  |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | Green Acres at Lokhandwala complex, Andheri, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Singing, writing poems, reading, photography |
| Controversies | • After the
rumors of her alleged affair with Akshay Kumar, she and Akshay Kumar
mutually decided not to work together post Waqt. • Her alleged affair with Shah Rukh Khan created a lot of fire. It all incepted when Shah Rukh started giving special treatment to Priyanka recommending her to filmmakers to cast her in the film. Also, her regular visits to Shah Rukh's house Mannat and also at various other events, miffed his wife Gauri Khan. After all these sequence of incidents, Gauri made it clear that she didn't want her husband to work with Priyanka anymore, and as a result, both stopped working with each other.  • After she shared her photo on the cover of Maxim India where the actor looked flawless, it went viral, not because of her beauty but her armpits that many thought looked photoshopped without any underarm wrinkles.  • She had a twitter battle with comedian Tanmay Bhat after he mocked her accent just like many others on social media. “When I say @priyankachopra’s name in my head I now automatically pronounce it like “Priyaaaanka Chopruh”,” he tweeted.  • On 1 June 2018, in an episode of the International TV show 'Quantico,' Priyanka played the role of an anti-terrorist officer who stopped a nuclear attack in Manhattan just a few days before an India-Pakistan summit. During her investigations, she finds a "Rudraksh" rosary, a religious Hindu symbol on the neck of a suspect to carry out the attack that was devised by Indian nationalists to frame Pakistan in a nuclear terror attack. This stirred controversy as most of the Indians slammmed Priyanka for tarnishing the image of India globally. As a measure to control the outrage, she took to her Twitter handle and apologised.  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Risotto, Burgers, French fries, Chicken/Mutton Biryani, Fish curry, Sarson ka saag, Bourbon biscuits, Red velvet cake |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Matthew Mcconaughey, Tom Hardy, Mel Gibson, Shah Rukh Khan, Kishore Kumar and Dharmendra |
| Favourite Actresses | Rekha and Sushmita Sen |
| Favourite Film(s) | Bollywood: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Hollywood: Jerry Maguire, Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds |
| Favourite Song(s) | Careless Whispers by George Micheal, I Will Always Love You By Sarah Washington |
| Favourite Book(s) | Romeo
and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Tell me your Dreams by Sidney
Sheldon, Letters from a Father to His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Favourite Colour | Red |
| Favourite Fashion Designer | Prabal Gurung |
| Favourite Perfume | Ralph Lauren Romance |
| Favourite Restaurant | Olive in Mumbai |
| Favourite Destination(s) | Paris, Brazil and Mexico |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Engaged |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Aseem Merchant (Model) Akshay Kumar (Actor)  Harman Baweja (Actor)  Shah Rukh Khan (Actor, rumour)  Shahid Kapoor (Actor)  Nick Jonas (Singer-Songwriter) |
| Fiance | Nick Jonas (Singer-Songwriter) |
| Engagement Date | 18 August 2018 |
| Engagement Place | Mumbai |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Style Quotient |
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| Cars Collection | Rolls Royce Ghost, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes Benz E Class and BMW 7 Series |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | ₹9-10 crore/film $4 million/year for TV show (USR) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $32 million |
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