Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and Miss World 2000. Today, she is one of the most commanding actresses in the region. After endearing Miss World 2000 contest she became the most sought after and dream girl of millions of people across South Asia.
Priyanka Chopra, the talented actress from Jamshedpur (Bihar) in India, is an upcoming heroine in the Hindi film industry. She was born to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra, commissioned officer and surgeon in the Indian army Medical Corps, and Dr. Madhu Chopra. Her childhood was laden with happiness and she grew up in the care and love of her relatives in a large extended family. Her upbringing in a family belonging to the army made her travel widely all over the country and exposed her to the multi cultural Indian society.
Priyanka was a resident student of La Martiniere Girls school in Lucknow and also studied for a short while at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. She completed 10th grade from Boston USA and her ambition was to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist. She considers her selection at the state level for the National Opus Honor Choir as her major achievement in the US.
Priyanka was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000. 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.
Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state of Uttar Pradesh in the year she won the title.
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.
Priyanka Chopra was voted Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006 in Eastern Eye, an Asian newspaper published in Britain.
Awards:
Filmfare Awards
2004 - Filmfare Best Female Debut Award "Andaaz"
2005 - Filmfare Best Villain Award "Aitraaz"
Star Screen Awards
2005 - Star Screen Award Best Villain "Aitraaz"
Stardust Awards
2004 - Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award "The Hero: Love Story of a Spy"
2005 - Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi"
Global Indian Film Awards
2007 - GIFA Awards, Windows Live Search & Movie Talkies Most Searched Actress
Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards
2004 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress (Hindi Movies); Aitraaz
Other Awards:
2007 - Star's Sabsey Favorite Kaun Awards Sabsey Tez Sitara
2007 - POGO Awards Most Amazing Actress; Krrish
2007 - IIFA Awards Best On-Screen Beauty; Krrish
2007 - Northern India Film Journalist Association Best Leading Lady
Honors:
2006 - Style Diva of 2006
2006 - Sexiest Asian Women
2007 - Kelvinator's Gr8 Women Awards: Contribution to Indian Cinema
Name : Priyanka Chopra
Nick Name : Sunshine & Mimi
Date Of Birth : July 18, 1982
Birth Of Place : Jamshedpur, Jharkand, India
Height : 5'9"
Profession : Actress, Model
Father's Name : Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra
Mother's Name : Dr. Madhu Chopra
Education : La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow
Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa, USA
Army Public School (Bareilly)
Jai Hind College in Mumbai
Hobbies : Singing & Writing poetry
Favourite Actor: Kishore Kumar
Favourite Actress : Sushmita Sen and Indira Gandhi
Likes : R&B Music, Fudge and Hot Chocolate, Bulging Biceps
Debut Film : Tamizhan (Tamil)
Hindi Film : The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2002)
Claim To Fame : Miss World in 2000
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