Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा; born July 18, 1982) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000.

Chopra made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. The following year, she made her Bollywood debut with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and followed it with the commercially successful Andaaz, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2004 she became the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Aitraaz. Chopra would later have commercial success with films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, and Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006). Chopra earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of a model in Fashion (2008) and has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in Bollywood.

Early life

Chopra was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri, both doctors by profession. Chopra spent her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh; Newton, Massachusetts; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her father was in the army and thus her family moved quite frequently. Her father hailed from a family of Punjabi Khatri origin, settled in Bareilly and her mother comes from a Bihari Kayastha family settled in Jamshedpur. She also has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than she is.

Chopra studied at St. Maria Goretti in Bareilly and La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow as a young girl. These frequent re-locations took place as Ashok was a doctor in the Indian Army. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. where she studied in Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and then in John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She returned to India and did her high school at Army School in Bareilly. She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.

Miss World

Chopra 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 Chopra 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.

Acting career

Chopra made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan playing the role of Priya, the love interest of the protaginist in the film played by Vijay. In 2003, she appeared in her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy directed by Anil Sharma, in a supporting role as a doctor named Shaheen. Despite being one of the highest grossing films of that year, the film was given a below average status. Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar. The film turned out to be a box office success, earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Her next few films released in 2004 like Plan, Kismat and Asambhav performed poorly at the box office. Later that year she appeared in David Dhawan's romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi playing the role of a young fashion designer Rani along with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, the film turned out to be the third highest grossing film of that year. She next starred in Aitraaz, a Hindi remake of Disclosure. It was her first negative role. Her performance won critical acclaim and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the role. In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled Temptations 2004 with other Bollywood actors, including Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal.

In 2005, several of her films were released, all of which did not do well at the box office.

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.

In 2008, Chopra featured in six films. Her first four films, Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, failed to do well. Chopra's fifth release of the year, Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion was a critical success. The film revolved around the fashion world and Chopra's role was that of an ambitious model. Her performance in the film was appreciated and earned her several awards for Best Actress including the Filmfare Best Actress Award.[18] Chopra's final release of the year was Tarun Mansukhani's romantic comedy Dostana. The film was a moderate financial success.

In 2009 she appeared in Vishal Bharadwaj's Kaminey alongside Shahid Kapoor playing a marathi girl named Sweety. Her performance in the film was described by critic Taran Adarsh: "Priyanka is first-rate. She's so much in sync with her character. Also, she gets the Maharashtrian accent perfect".  Later this year she is going to appear in Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee? and Jugal Hansraj's Pyaar Impossible. She has also signed Sanjay Gupta's Chamki Chameli.

Star Screen Awards

Winner

* 2005: Star Screen Award Best Villain; Aitraaz
* 2009: Star Screen Award Best Actress; Fashion


Nominated

* 2004: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Andaaz
* 2005: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1, along with Akshay Kumar; Aitraaz


Filmfare Awards

Winner

* 2003: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Andaaz
* 2005: Filmfare Best Villain Award; Aitraaz
* 2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Fashion


Nominated

* 2003: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award; Andaaz
* 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award; Aitraaz

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated

* 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut; The Hero: Love Story of a Spy & Andaaz
* 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role; Aitraaz

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

* 2009: IIFA Best Actress Award; Fashion'

Nominated

* 2004: IIFA Star Debut; Andaaz
* 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award; Aitraaz

Stardust Awards

Winner

* 2004: Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award; The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
* 2005: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
* 2009: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female; Fashion, Dostana

Nominated

* 2006: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Waqt: The Race Against Time

Global Indian Film Awards

Winner

* 2007: GIFA Awards, Windows Live Search & Movie Talkies Most Searched Actress[6]

Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards

Winner

* 2004, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress (Hindi Movies); Aitraaz

Other Awards

* 2007: POGO Awards Most Amazing Actress; Krrish
* 2007: Kelvinator's Gr8 Women Awards: Contribution to Indian Cinema
* 2009: Lions Club Gold Awards Best Actress; Fashion
* 2009: She was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".
* 2009: Nielsen Box Office Award Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema by The Hollywood Reporter trade journal at The Asian Film Festival,

Hong Kong.
* 2009: Golden Trident Awards Best Actress; Fashion
* 2009: Shanghai International Film Festival Jin Jue Award.

Honors

* 2006: Style Diva of 2006
* 2006: Sexiest Asian Women
* 2009: Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Award Best Actress (Fashion)

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