priyanka chopra

Background

Priyanka was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both doctors. 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.

Career

Miss India World and Miss World

She was first Miss India World and later Miss World in the year 2000 (the same year that Lara Dutta, who is also from India, won Miss Universe). ^[1]

When she clinched the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the the title in just a span of seven years. Her win also allowed India to retain that title, with Yukta Mookhey having won the same national and international titles in the previous year.

Bollywood

After winning the Miss World title, Priyanka became an actress in Bollywood she first acted in Tamil film Thamizhan (2002) co starring with Vijay. She appeared in several successful films, such as The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Andaaz (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Aitraaz (2004), Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Bluffmaster (2005), and recently in Krrish (2006) and now coming out Aap Ki Khatir .

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'!" ^[2]

• In 2006, Chopra was featured as one of Maxim Online's top ten "Bollywood Babes," coming in at #3. [1] Chopra also graced the cover of Maxim magazine's first issue in India.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

2003: Winner, Best Debut for Andaaz

2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz

2004: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Aitraaz

Stardust Awards

2004: Winner, Best Supporting Actress for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

2005: Winner, Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

IIFA Awards

2004: Nomination, Best Actress for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004: Nomination, Best Villain for Aitraaz

Star Screen Awards

2003: Nomination, Most Promising Newcomer for Andaaz

2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz

Zee Cine Awards

2004: Nomination, Best Female Debut for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

2004: Nomination, Best Villain for Aitraaz suman

Filmography

See also

• List of Indian movie actresses
• Miss India
• Miss World
• Yukta Mookhey

References

External links

• Priyanka Chopra official web site
• Priyanka Chopra at the Internet Movie Database