Priyanka Chopra Chopra at the launch of the Filmfare magazine. Born July 18, 1982 (1982-07-18) (age 26)Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India Occupation Actress, model Years active 2001–present Spouse(s) None [show]Awards won Filmfare Awards Best Actress2009: FashionBest Villain2005: AitraazBest Female Debut2004: Andaaz Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा; born July 18, 1982)[1] is an Indian film actress and former Miss World, who acts in Bollywood films. After winning the title of Miss India World and later becoming Miss World 2000, Chopra made her acting debut with the Tamil film Thamizhan (2002). The following year, she made her Bollywood debut with Anil Sharma's The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and had her first commercial success with her second release, Andaaz from the same year, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Becoming the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Abbas-Mustan's Aitraaz (2004), Chopra later went on to deliver commercial success with films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, and Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006). In 2008, Chopra earned the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Fashion, thus establishing herself as a popular actress.[2] Contents[hide] Early life She was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri, both doctors by profession.[3] Chopra spent her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, in Newton, Massachusetts and in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[4] 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, Uttar Pradesh and her mother comes from a Bihari Kayastha family settled in Jamshedpur. She also has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than her.[5] 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's Newton South High School in Newton, Massachusetts and then in Cedar Rapid's John F. Kennedy High School in Massachusetts and Iowa respectively.[1] 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. Miss World Chopra was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000.[6] In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both also from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns, in a rare triple victory for one country. When Chopra won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years. Acting career After winning the Miss World title, Chopra became an actress. She made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan alongside Vijay, in which she also sung playback, before moving on to Bollywood. In 2003, her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy released and won her good reviews.[7] Despite being given a below average status, the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of that year.[8] Her next film, Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar was a success,[9] earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Her next few films performed poorly at the box office.[10] In 2004, her film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was released, and became the third highest grossing film of that year.[11] Her next release, Aitraaz, was a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore vehicle Disclosure. It was her first "negative" role, with her playing the villain. Her performance won critical acclaim[12] and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled Temptations 2004 with several of Bollywood's leading stars, including Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal. In 2005, several of her films were released, though most did not do well at the box office.[13] In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.[14] 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.[15] Chopra's next release, Big Brother also underperformed. In 2008 her releases included Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, all of which were considered flops. However, her most recent releases, Fashion and Dostana, have succeeded at the box office, and her performance in the former garnered her critical acclaim, earning Chopra her first Filmfare Best Actress Award as well as numerous other awards. In 2009 she will be appearing in Vishal Bharadwaj's Kaminey, Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee? and Yashraj Films's Pyaar Impossible.[16] Awards and honors Main article: List of Priyanka Chopra's awards and nominations Filmography Year Film Role Other notes 2002 Thamizhan Priya Tamil film 2003 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Shaheen Zakaria Andaaz Jiya Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut AwardNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 2004 Plan Rani Kismat Sapna Asambhav Alisha Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Rani Singh Aitraaz Mrs. Sonia Roy Winner, Filmfare Best Villain AwardNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 2005 Blackmail Mrs. Rathod Karam Shalini Waqt: The Race Against Time Pooja Yakeen Simar Barsaat Kajal Bluffmaster Simmi Ahuja 2006 Taxi Number 9211 Special appearance 36 China Town Special appearance Alag Special appearance in song Sabse Alag Krrish Priya Aap Ki Khatir Anu Don - The Chase Begins Again Roma 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Kkamini Big Brother Aarthi Sharma Om Shanti Om Herself Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi 2008 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves Herself Special appearance Love Story 2050 Sana/Zeisha Double role God Tussi Great Ho Alia Kapoor Chamku Shubhi Drona Sonia Fashion Meghna Mathur Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award Dostana Neha Melwani 2009 Billu Herself Special appearance in song You Get Me Rockin & Reeling Kaminey Sweety Filming What's Your Raashee? Filming Pyaar Impossible Filming See also List of Indian movie actresses Miss India Miss World Awards Filmfare Awards Preceded byIrfan Khanfor Haasil Best Villainfor Aitraaz2005 Succeeded byNana Patekarfor Apaharan Preceded byEsha Deolfor Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Best Female Debutfor Andaaztied with Lara Dutta for Andaaz2004 Succeeded byAyesha Takiafor Taarzan: The Wonder Car & Dil Maange More Preceded byKareena Kapoorfor Jab We Met Best Actressfor Fashion2009 Succeeded byTBD References ^ liveindia.com profile. Retrieved on January 14, 2006 ^ "Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actresses". Priyanka ranks #2 on Rediff's Top Bollywood Actresses. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/25sd10.htm. Retrieved on 25 August 2006. ^ Indianuncle.com profile. Retrieved on January 14, 2006 ^ priyankachopra.org profile. Retrieved on November 19, 2008 ^ "Priyanka's precious gift for her brother". Siddharth: Priyanka's younger brother. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/03/17/9121/index.html. Retrieved on 17 March 2007. ^ "Priyanka Chopra is Miss World 2000". rediff.com. 2000-12-01. http://www.indianceleb.com/pg/img4007.htm. Retrieved on 2006-08-02. ^ "Movie Review: The Hero". Priyanka wins good review for her debut performance in The Hero. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7079/index.html. Retrieved on 11 April 2003. ^ "Box Office 2003". The Hero becomes one of the highest grossing films of 2003. http://boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Box Office 2003". Andaaz becomes a hit at the bos office. http://boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Priyanka Chopra Filmography". Priyanka's films fail to do well at the box office. http://boxofficeindia.com/priyankachopra.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Box Office 2004". MSK becomes the third highest grossing film of 2004. http://boxofficeindia.com/2004.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Movie Review: Aitraaz". Priyanka wins critical acclaim for her negative role. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7193/index.html. Retrieved on 11 November 2004. ^ "Priyanka Chopra Filmography". Priyanka's releases in 2005 fail to do well at the box office. http://boxofficeindia.com/priyankachopra.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Box Office 2006". Krrish & Don become one of the most successful films of 2006. http://boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Box Office 2007". Salaam-e-Ishq flops at the box office. http://boxofficeindia.com/2007.htm. Retrieved on 7 July 2003. ^ "Priyanka falls for uday Chopra?". http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/41493/Priyanka-falls-Uday-Chopra.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-04. External links Priyanka Chopra at the Internet Movie Database Preceded byYukta Mookhey Miss India World2000 Succeeded bySara Corner Preceded byYukta Mookhey Miss World2000 Succeeded byAgbani Darego [hide] v • d • eBig Four pageants (2000) Miss UniverseLara Dutta Miss WorldPriyanka Chopra Miss Earthnone Miss InternationalVivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón [show] v • d • eFilmfare Best Actress Award 1954-1960 Meena Kumari (1954) · Meena Kumari (1955) · Kamini Kaushal (1956) · Nutan (1957) · Nargis (1958) · Vyjayanthimala (1959) · Nutan (1960) 1961-1980 Bina Rai (1961) · Vyjayanthimala (1962) · Meena Kumari (1963) · Nutan (1964) · Vyjayanthimala (1965) · Meena Kumari (1966) · Waheeda Rehman (1967) · Nutan (1968) · Waheeda Rehman (1969) Sharmila Tagore (1970) · Mumtaz (1971) · Asha Parekh (1972) · Hema Malini (1973) · Dimple Kapadia & Jaya Bachchan (1974) · Jaya Bachchan (1975) · Lakshmi (1976) · Raakhee Gulzar (1977) · Shabana Azmi (1978) · Nutan (1979) · Jaya Bachchan (1980) 1981-2000 Rekha (1981) · Smita Patil (1982) · Padmini Kolhapure (1983) · Shabana Azmi (1984) · Shabana Azmi (1985) · Dimple Kapadia (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Rekha (1989) Sridevi (1990) · Madhuri Dixit (1991) · Sridevi (1992) · Madhuri Dixit (1993) · Juhi Chawla (1994) · Madhuri Dixit (1995) · Kajol (1996) · Karisma Kapoor (1997) · Madhuri Dixit (1998) · Kajol (1999) · Aishwarya Rai (2000) 2001-present Karisma Kapoor (2001) · Kajol (2002) · Aishwarya Rai (2003) · Preity Zinta (2004) · Rani Mukerji (2005) · Rani Mukerji (2006) · Kajol (2007) · Kareena Kapoor (2008) · Priyanka Chopra (2009) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" Categories: Indian Hindus 1982 births Femina Miss India winners Old Martinians Punjabi people Filmfare Awards winners Indian actors Indian film actors Indian female models Living people Miss World winners Miss World 2000 delegates People from Bareilly People from Jharkhand Hindi film actor.