Fact file and Biography of Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra nickname Sunshine and Mimi born on July 18, 1982 is an Indian film actress and former Miss World, who acts in Bollywood films. Priyanka Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri. Priyanka enjoys Indian music and dance; flair for writing poetry and short stories; reading, especially biographies; and has worked for a lot of social-welfare programs. She aims for the stars after completing her education. She is a movie buff and would love to join the galaxy if a good offer comes.
Priyanka spent her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Newton, Massachusetts and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because her father was in the army, her family moved frequently. Her mother comes from a Bihari Kayastha family settled in Jamshedpur, while her father comes from a family of Punjabi origin, settled in Bareilly. She also has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than her.
Priyanka Life as Student
Priyanka studied at St. Maria Goretti in Bareilly, as a young girl and later went to the United States, where she was a student at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Secondary School in Delta, BC, before returning to India to complete high school at Army School. Priyanka began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.
Priyanka crowned as Miss World
Priyanka was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000. In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both also from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns, in a rare triple victory for one country. When Priyanka won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years.
Priyanka debut in Bollywood
After winning the Miss World title, Chopra became an actress. She made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan alongside Vijay, in which she also sung playback, before moving on to Bollywood. In 2003, her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy released and won her good reviews.
Her next film, Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar was a success, earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
Her next few films performed poorly at the box office.
In 2004, her film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was released, and became the third highest grossing film of that year. Her next release, Aitraaz, was a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore vehicle Disclosure. It was her first "negative" role, with her playing the villain. Her performance won critical acclaim and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled Temptations 2004 with several of Bollywood's leading stars, including Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji and Arjun Rampal. In 2005, several of her films were released, though most did not do well at the box office.
Rise of Priyanka Chopra in Bollywood
In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again. Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was Chopra's first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the box office. Chopra's next release, Big Brother also underperformed. Her other releases in 2008 included Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, all of which were considered flops. However, her most recent releases, Fashion and Dostana, have succeeded at the box office, and her performance in the former garnered her critical acclaim, earning Chopra the Star Screen Award for Best Actress.
In the year of 2011 Priyanka Chopra will seen in the Shahrukh Khan forthcoming movie of 2011
Don 2 – The Chase Continues Movie.
Priyanka Awards and achievements
* Priyanka was crowned Miss India World for year 2000.
* Priyanka was crowned Miss World for year 2000.
* Priyanka Win the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for film Hero in 2002.
* Priyanka Nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Andaaz in 2002.
* For film Aitraaz Beauty Queen Priyanka Chopra Win the Filmfare Best Villain Award.
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