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Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा; born July 18, 1982)is an Indian actress and former Miss World.
Before starting her acting career, she worked
as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000.

Chopra made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. The
following year, she made her Bollywood debut with The Hero: Love Story of a
Spy and followed it with the commercially successful Andaaz, for which she
won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2004 she became the second
woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed
performance in Aitraaz. Chopra would later have commercial success with
films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006), her biggest commercial
success so far, and Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006).Chopra earned
a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of a model in Fashion (2008)
and has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary
actresses in Bollywood.




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Chopra was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu
Akhauri, both doctors by profession.Chopra spent her childhood in
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh; Newton, Massachusetts; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Her father was in the army and thus her family moved quite frequently. Her
father hailed from a family of Punjabi Khatri origin, settled in Bareilly and her
mother comes from a Bihari Kayastha family settled in Jamshedpur. She also
has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than she is.


Chopra studied at St. Maria Goretti in Bareilly and La Martiniere Girls' School
in Lucknow as a young girl. These frequent re-locations took place as Ashok was a doctor in the Indian Army.
She subsequently re-located to the U.S.
where she studied in Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts
and then in John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She returned
to India and did her high school at Army School in Bareilly. She began college
at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant

｡ ° º 「Chopra was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000 」 º ° ｡

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Chopra made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan playing the role of
Priya, the love interest of the protaginist in the film played by Vijay. In 2003,
she appeared in her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
directed by Anil Sharma, in a supporting role as a doctor named Shaheen.
Despite being one of the highest grossing films of that year, the film was
given a below average status. Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's
Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar. The film turned out to be a box office
success, earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination
for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Her next few films released in 2004 like Plan, Kismat and Asambhav performed
poorly at the box office. Later that year she appeared in David Dhawan's
romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi playing the role of a young fashion
designer Rani along with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, the film turned out
to be the third highest grossing film of that year. She next starred in Aitraaz,
a Hindi remake of Disclosure. It was her first negative role. Her performance
won critical acclaim and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also
received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for
the role. In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled
Temptations 2004 with other Bollywood actors, including Shahrukh Khan, Saif
Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal.


In 2005, several of her films were released, all of which did not do well at the
box office.


In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year -
Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.



Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was
Chopra's first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the box office.
Chopra's next release, Big Brother also underperformed.


In 2008, Chopra featured in six films. Her first four films, Love Story 2050,
God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, failed to do well. Chopra's fifth
release of the year, Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion was a critical success. The
film revolved around the fashion world and Chopra's role was that of an
ambitious model. Her performance in the film was appreciated and earned her
several awards for Best Actress including the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
Chopra's final release of the year was Tarun Mansukhani's romantic comedy
Dostana. The film was a moderate financial success.



In 2009 she appeared in Vishal Bharadwaj's Kaminey alongside Shahid Kapoor
playing a marathi girl named Sweety. Her performance in the film was
described by critic Taran Adarsh: "Priyanka is first-rate. She's so much in
sync with her character. Also, she gets the Maharashtrian accent perfect".
[20] Later this year she is going to appear in Ashutosh Gowariker's What's
Your Raashee? and Jugal Hansraj's Pyaar Impossible. She has also signed
Sanjay Gupta's Chamki Chameli.