Priyanka Chopra, an Indian actress, singer, model, and philanthropist has reached the epitome of success influencing millions around the world.
Everything she touched turned to gold. The 39-year-old is one of the highest-paid actresses in the Indian film industry and receiver of a number of accolades.
She was the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant that gave her a kickstart in her career. She was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government Of India in 2016 for her extraordinary achievements in cinema.
Global Star Priyanka Chopra Bio, Controversy, Relationship, Age, Net Worth, Husband, Movies, Baby, Wedding, Miss World, Nick Jonas, And More
She received two National Awards and five Filmfare awards in her career. Time named Priyanka as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 followed by Forbes listing the actress among the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the next two years.
Let us see what a successful career looks like.
Priyanka Chopra Bio
Priyanka was born on July 18, 1982, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Indian Army physicians Ashok Chopra, her father, and Madhu Chopra (mother).
She has a brother 7 years younger than her who was born when they lived in Leh. Priyanka’s parents, being Army physicians, were posted in various places in India with which she discovered India’s multicultural society.
She lived and changed schools regularly with her parents’ postings in places including Ambala, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Delhi, Ladakh, Bareilly, and Pune.
Priyanka Chopra Family
Priyanka’s father Ashok Chopra was a Punjabi Hindu from Ambala. Madhu Chopra, her mother hails from Jharkhand who is the eldest daughter of Dr. Manohar Kishan Akhouri who was a former Indian politician, and Madhu Jyotsna Akhouri who was also a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
The actress’ maternal grandmother Mrs. Akhouri originally hails from Kumarakom, Kottayam district, Kerala, and was a Jacobite Syrian Christian, Mary John there.
Her brother Siddharth Chopra is seven years younger than her. She has a very big family in which many of her cousins are Bollywood actresses namely Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra, and Mannara Chopra.
The actress moved to the United States with her aunt to pursue her studies there. Being in the States for 3 years has given her many bad memories.
She faced racial discrimination for being born Indian and bullied for it. As a result, she came back and completed her senior year of high school in her hometown Bareilly
Priyanka Chopra Education
The actress traveled a lot because of her parents’ profession and she was totally fine with it. She studied in many schools whenever her parents got posted in different places.
She attended La Martiniere Girls’ School when they were in Lucknow. At 13, she moved to America and attended schools in Newton, Massachusetts, Queens in New York, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She faced discrimination from there being an India hence she returned back to India completing her remaining studies in the Army Public School in Bareilly.
She also attended St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly before stepping foot in the Femina Miss India contest.
Priyanka Chopra Age
The actress was born on July 18, 1982. She is now 39 and is still in her Career prime. She is among the most influential actors in the world and appeared several times in the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Priyanka Chopra Physical Attributes
The actress stands 169 cm tall which is 5ft 6 and a half inches and weighs 55 kg. She is a wonder of a woman with Dark Brown eyes and Black hair. Her figure measurements are approximately 35-28-35.
Priyanka Chopra Career
Beginnings
In her teens, after moving back to India She participated in the local May Queen beauty pageant and won. This brought admirers and her mother decided to make her entry in the Femina Miss India Contest, 2000.
She ended up being the 1st runner up in the contest and got selected to represent India in the Miss World pageant. She went on to become the fifth Indian to win the Miss World Title in 2000. The pageant win flooded her with offers from the Indian film industry and started to appear on the big screen.
Her debut film was a 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan alongside superstar Vijay. Her Bollywood debut came with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. Later the same year she was cast alongside the 2000 Miss Universe, Lara Dutta, and Akshay Kumar in Andaaz where she portrayed a young woman who falls in love with Akshay’s character.
Rise As A Big Screen Actor
In 2005 she was cast alongside Abhishek Bachchan in the romantic comedy Bluffmaster!. One of her major breakthroughs happened in 2006 when she was cast in Rakesh Roshan’s superhero film Krrish alongside Hrithik Roshan. The film was a box office success grossing over 1.17 billion rupees. Followed by this she also appeared in Farhan Akthar’s action-thriller Don as Roma, the woman who joins the underworld to avenge her brother. The film was a box office success overseas as well, grossing rupees 1.05 billion.
Chopra garnered success in the 2008 film Fashion in which she portrayed the role of a model and won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She was critically acclaimed to portray a range of characters with perfection. Her experimental unconventional role in the movie Kaminey (2009) gave her more recognition in Indian cinema. The actress also starred in a number of successful movies portraying a range of characters including 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), Barfi! (2012), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Mary Kom (2014), and Bajirao Mastani (2015).
Priyanka Chopra Rise To Prominence In Hollywood
Priyanka was widely considered one of the most versatile and smartest Indian actresses. After the Box-Office success of Zoya Akthar entertainer Dil Dhadakhne Do, the actress signed a talent holding deal with ABC Studios.
She was called upon to star in the American thriller series Quantico from 2015 to 2018. She portrayed an Indian Alex Parrish, an FBI agent who becomes a prime suspect and gets arrested for treason following a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal.
With that, Priyanka became the first South Asian woman to headline an American network series. She also appeared in other Hollywood films including The White Tiger and The Matrix Resurrections.
Priyanka Chopra Relationship Status
The global star hasn’t sparked any dating rumors her entire career till 2018. A DM from the singer Nick Jonas in the actress’ Twitter in 2016 marked the birth of a future pop culture couple.
It was only at the Vanity Fair Oscar party the two met in person. After an entire year, their romance became official through an Instagram post. In July 2018, they were engaged.
Nick, on one knee, proposed to his woman and asked to marry him. The couple then got married in December 2018 in traditional Hindu and Christian ceremonies. In January 2022, the couple had their first daughter with the help of surrogacy.
Priyanka Chopra Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net worth, the star’s estimated net worth is turned out to be $70 million with an annual income of $10 million. She is one of the highest-paid Indian actresses.
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