Priyanka Chopra

Infobox actor
name = Priyanka Chopra


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caption = Priyanka Chopra
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occupation = Actress, Model
location = Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|7|18
yearsactive = 2001 – present
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spouse = None
filmfareawards = Best Female Debut, "Andaaz" (2004)
Best Villain, "Aitraaz" (2005)

Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा; born July 18, 1982) [http://www.liveindia.com/priyanka/profile.html liveindia.com profile] . Retrieved on 14 January 2006] is an Indian film actress and former Miss World who works in Bollywood films.

Former Miss India World and later becoming Miss World 2000, Chopra made her acting debut with the Tamil film "Thamizhan" (2001). Two years later, she made her Bollywood debut with Anil Sharma's "" and had her first commercial success with her second release, "Andaaz" from the same year, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Becoming the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Abbas-Mustan's "Aitraaz" (2004), Chopra later went on to deliver commercial success with films like "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" (2004), "Krrish" (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, and "Don - The Chase Begins Again" (2006), establishing herself as a popular actress. [cite web|title=Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actresses|work=Priyanka ranks #2 on Rediff's Top Bollywood Actresses |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/25sd10.htm| accessdaymonth=25 August | accessyear=2006]

Biography

Early life

Chopra 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 Senior Secondary School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the "Miss World" pageant.

Beauty contest winner

Chopra was crowned "Miss India World" and later "Miss World" in 2000. [cite news | url=http://www.indianceleb.com/pg/img4007.htm| title=Priyanka Chopra is Miss World 2000| publisher=rediff.com| date=2000-12-01 | accessdate=2006-08-02] 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 title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years.

Acting career

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, "" released and won her good reviews. [cite web|title=Movie Review: The Hero|work=Priyanka wins good review for her debut performance in The Hero|url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7079/index.html| accessdaymonth=11 April | accessyear=2003] Despite being given a below average status, the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of that year. [cite web|title=Box Office 2003|work=The Hero becomes one of the highest grossing films of 2003|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm| accessdaymonth=7 July | accessyear=2003] Her next film, "Andaaz" opposite Akshay Kumar was a success, [cite web|title=Box Office 2003|work=Andaaz becomes a hit at the bos office|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm| accessdaymonth=7 July | accessyear=2003] earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Her next few films failed to do well at the box office. [cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra Filmography|work=Priyanka's films fail to do well at the box office|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/priyankachopra.htm| accessdaymonth=7 July | accessyear=2003] In 2004, her film, "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" released and became the third highest grossing film of that year. [cite web|title=Box Office 2004|work=MSK becomes the third highest grossing film of 2004|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/2004.htm| accessdaymonth=7 July | accessyear=2003] Her first negative role in her next release, "Aitraaz", a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore-starrer "Disclosure" won her critical acclaim [cite web|title=Movie Review: Aitraaz|work=Priyanka wins critical acclaim for her negative role |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7193/index.html| accessdaymonth=11 November | accessyear=2004] and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. Her role also got her a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour aptly titled "Temptations 2004" with Bollywood's leading stars, Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji and Arjun Rampal.

In 2005, she had many releases, though most did not do well at the box office. [cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra Filmography|work=Priyanka's releases in 2005 fail to do well at the box office|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/priyankachopra.htm| accessdaymonth=7 July | accessyear=2003] In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - "Krrish" and "Don - The Chase Begins Again". [cite web|title=Box Office 2006|work=Krrish & Don become one of the most successful films of 2006|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm|accessdaymonth=7 July |accessyear=2003]

Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, "" was her first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the box office. [cite web|title=Box Office 2007|work=Salaam-e-Ishq flops at the box office|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/2007.htm|accessdaymonth=7 July |accessyear=2003] Chopra's next release, "Big Brother" also failed to do well. Her most recent releases include "Love Story 2050", "God Tussi Great Ho" and "Chamku", all of which failed to do well at the box office.

Personal life

Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri, both of whom are doctors, [http://www.indianuncle.com/2005/11/priyanka-chopra-profile.html Indianuncle.com profile] . Retrieved on 14 January 2006] Chopra spent parts of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Newton, Massachusetts and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her mother comes from a 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 eight years younger than her. [cite web|title=Priyanka's precious gift for her brother|work=Siddharth: Priyanka's younger brother|url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/03/17/9121/index.html| accessdaymonth=17 March |accessyear=2007] Since her father was in the Army, her family frequently moved.

Awards and honors

Filmography

ee also

* List of Indian movie actresses
* Miss India
* Miss World

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References

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Big Four Pageants titleholders
Year=2000
Miss Universe= Lara Dutta
Miss World=Priyanka Chopra
Miss Earth="none"
Miss International=Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón