Priyanka Chopra
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Priyanka Chopra (pronunciation: / prɪyəŋkaː tʃoːpɽaː, Hindi:प्रियन्का चोपडा, Urdu: پرِینکا چوپڈا), born July 18, 1982 is a Bollywood film actress and Miss World 2000.
Background
Priyanka was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Ashok and Madhu Chopra nee Akhauri, both doctors. While her father is of Punjabi heritage, her mother is Bihari Kayasth. She spent part of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Her family frequently moved since her father was in the Army. She studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow, as a young girl and later came to the United States, where she was an excellent student at Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts and John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa. She finished 12th standard in Bareilly. She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant. She is a practising Hindu and attributes her luck to her devotions: she wears a bracelet, which reads 'Om Namoh Shivay', as a good-luck charm.
She is 5'9" (1.75 m) tall. [1]
Beauty contest winner
She won Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000 (the same year that Lara Dutta, who is also from India, won Miss Universe and Dia Mirza won Miss Asia Pacific). [1]
When she won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the the title in just a span of seven years. India's Yukta Mookhey won the same national and international titles in the previous year.
Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state Uttar Pradesh, the year she won the title, and she received death threats as a result.[citation needed]
Acting Career
After 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. Her first Hindi film was the big budget The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) which was a flop. She became more known from her next film Andaaz (2003) which was a hit, for which she won her first Filmfare Award.
She then had some flops until Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) which was her second hit. She then played a seductress in Aitraaz (2004). Her performance acclaimed many rave reviews and the film was her third box office success. She also did a world-tour with top stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal), the same year, which was a huge international success.[2]
In 2005, she had many releases, though most did moderately at the box office such as Waqt: The Race Against Time and Bluffmaster. In 2006, she worked in the two biggest films of the year, Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again, both have done extremely well at the box office.
Interviews
In an interview which is included in the August 7, 2006 issue of the weekly magazine, Outlook India, Chopra said in response to a question about being considered for the role of Wonder Woman, "We're all left to 'wonder' if I'll be the 'woman'!" [3]
Awards & Nominations
- 2003: Winner, Best Debut for Andaaz
- 2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz
- 2004: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Aitraaz
- 2004: Winner, Best Supporting Actress for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
- 2005: Winner, Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
- 2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz
- 2004: Nomination, Best Female Debut for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
- 2004: Nomination, Best Villain for Aitraaz
Filmography
See also
References
- ^ Rao, H.S. (2000-12-01). "Priyanka Chopra is Miss World 2000". refiff.com. Retrieved 2006-08-02.
- ^ "nriinternet.com". Temptations 2004: The biggest so far. Retrieved 24 June.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Khubchandani, Lata (2006-08-07). "Priyanka Chopra:Perched atop her post-Krrish mount, she's in the running for Hollywood's wonder woman". Retrieved 2006-08-07.
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