Priyanka Chopra
The Pigi Chops is indeed one of the fashionists of B-Town, an actress
that is elegant both on scene and in interviews. She is the highest paid
actress in 2013, and her single with Pitbull brought her international
recognition.
Priyanka Chopra (
pronounced [prɪˈjaːŋkaː ˈtʃoːpɽaː];
[2] born 18 July 1982) is an
Indian actress, singer, producer and
philanthropist, and the winner of the
Miss World pageant of 2000. Through her film career, she has become one of
Bollywood's
highest-paid actresses and one of the most popular and high-profile
celebrities in India. Chopra has been cited by various media outlets as
the world's sexiest Asian woman, as well as one of the most fashionable
Indian celebrities. She has received
numerous awards and nominations, including a
National Film Award, and five
Filmfare Awards, and was awarded the
Padma Shri, the
fourth highest civilian award, by the
Government of India in 2016.
Although Chopra initially aspired to study engineering or
psychiatry,
she accepted offers to join the Indian film industry, which came as a
result of her pageant wins, making her acting debut in the
Tamil film
Thamizhan in 2002. The following year, she starred in
The Hero, her first Hindi film release, and followed it with the box-office hits
Andaaz and
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. She later earned wide critical praise for her
breakout role in the 2004 thriller
Aitraaz.
By 2006, Chopra had established herself as a leading actress of Hindi
cinema with leading roles in the highly successful films
Krrish and
Don. The 2008 drama
Fashion marked a turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim as well as the
National Film Award for Best Actress and the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She subsequently gained recognition for her versatility in portraying a range of unconventional characters in films such as
Kaminey (2009),
What's Your Raashee? (2009),
7 Khoon Maaf (2011),
Barfi! (2012),
Mary Kom (2014),
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and
Bajirao Mastani (2015), all of which garnered her wide critical acclaim and several accolades. In 2015, she began starring as
Alex Parrish on the
ABC drama
Quantico, becoming the first South Asian woman to headline an American network series.
In addition to her acting career, Chopra participates in stage shows,
has written columns for newspapers, and is a prominent celebrity
endorser for brands and products. She released her first
single "
In My City" in 2012. Her second single "
Exotic"
debuted in 2013, and charted in countries such as the United States and
Canada. Chopra is noted for her philanthropic activities, and was
appointed as a
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
for Child Rights in 2010. She promotes various causes such as
environment, health and education, women empowerment and women's rights,
and is particularly vocal about women's issues, including safety,
gender equality, and
gender pay inequality.
Though she is reticent to discuss her personal life in public, her
off-screen life is the subject of substantial media coverage in India.
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