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Priyanka Chopra (pronounced [prɪˈjəŋkaː ˈtʃoːpɽaː]; born 18 July 1982)is an Indian actress. She was born to parents who were both army physicians. Due to their frequent reassignments, she grew up in many different cities in India, as well as spending a few years in the United States. Before starting her acting career, she gained fame after winning the Miss India and Miss World titles in 2000.During her career, Chopra has received one National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards.
Making her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan, Chopra then made her Bollywood debut with The Hero in 2003. She followed that with the hit Andaaz, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently earned critical acclaim for her performance in Aitraaz (2004), and appeared in the commercially successful projects Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006) and Don (2006). The year 2008 marked the beginning of a new phase in Chopra's career, as her portrayal of a troubled model in the film Fashion earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She was later noted for her performances in Kaminey (2009), What's Your Raashee? (2009), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), which garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and for Barfi! (2012). Having done so, Chopra established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in Bollywood.
In addition to film acting, Chopra has performed on television and in stage shows. She has written columns in national Indian newspapers, and is active in charity work. She is regarded as one of most popular and attractive celebrities in India, and has many endorsement deals. In 2011, she signed an agreement with Universal Music Group and DesiHits to record and release her first music album. The first single, "In My City" was released in September 2012, and the full album is expected in December 2012.

Priyanka Chopra was born on 18 July 1982, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both physicians by profession in the Indian Army. She has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than her.[8] Actress Parineeti Chopra is her cousin.Since her father was in the Army, her family frequently moved from one city to another during her schooling days. In an interview with Daily News and Analysis, Chopra said that she didn't mind moving around and shifting schools. She welcomed it as a new experience and a way to discover the multicultural Indian society.Places where she lived as a child include Jamshedpur, Delhi, Pune, Lucknow, Bareilly, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Ambala.
Chopra studied at La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly as a young girl. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. where she attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts, and then John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.She later recalled, "It was a huge culture shock for me when I went to study for three years in Boston at the age of 13."[14] However, she was selected at state level for the National Opus Honour Choir.While in Boston, she participated in several theatre productions, and studied Western classical, chorus and choir singing, as well as Kathak dance.Having completed the tenth class, Chopra returned to India and finished her high school education at Army Public School in Bareilly; during this period she won a local beauty pageant called "May Queen".She registered for her college studies at Jai Hind College in Mumbai to study either Software engineering or Criminal psychology, but left after winning the Miss World pageant.
Chopra's mother enrolled her for the Femina Miss India contest,in which she came second at the Femina Miss India 2000 competition, behind Lara Dutta, winning the Femina Miss India World title.She was subsequently sent to the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000, along with Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty − Asia & Oceania.In the same year, her Miss India co-winners Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns respectively, 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 do so in a span of seven years.She stated that the Miss World title brought her recognition and fame, and then she started getting offers for film roles.

Priyanka Chopra made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan playing the role of Priya, the love interest of the protagonist in the film played by Vijay. The film was praised for its wit and dialogues, although the depth of Chopra's character was seen as lacking.In 2003, she appeared in her first Bollywood film, opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in the Anil Sharma film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. She played a supporting role as a doctor named Shaheen in the film. Despite being one of the highest grossing films of that year,it received mixed reviews from critics.Though Chopra played the second female lead, her acting performance did get her noticed.Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's Andaaz, playing the character of Jiya who falls in love with Raj Malhotra, played by Akshay Kumar. The film was a success at the box office,earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.Ashish Magotra writing for Rediff.com said of her role, "Priyanka Chopra alone clicks with the audience, thanks to her skimpy outfits."

Her next films which released in 2004, 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 Abbas-Mustan's thriller Aitraaz alongside Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. It was her first negative role and her performance was critically acclaimed.Film critic Subhash K. Jha noted, "A star is born! As the predatory social-climbing seductress who can go to any length to satiate her lust for life, Priyanka Chopra rocks the scene like never before. The film is undoubtedly a triumph for Priyanka Chopra. With half a smile, a twitch of her lip and a movement of her eyebrow she seems to slip into her man-eater's role with captivating ease".She earned a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role (also known as the Best Villain Award), becoming the second and last female actor to win the award after Kajol (the category has been retired since 2008). She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the role.
In 2005, she starred in six films. Four of them, Blackmail, Karam, Yakeen and Barsaat failed to do well.However, her performance in Yakeen garnered good reviews from critics. Her other two 2005 releases, Waqt: The Race Against Time and Bluffmaster! were moderately successful at the box office.Subhash K Jha wrote about her performance in Bluffmaster!, "Chopra has little to do. But she does it with eye-catching aplomb."In 2006, Chopra starred in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish which was a sequel to the 2004 sci-fi film Koi... Mil Gaya. She shared the screen with Hrithik Roshan and Rekha. The film was declared a blockbuster and was one of the highest grossing films of the year.She also appeared in Aap Ki Khatir opposite Akshaye Khanna and Dino Morea. Her last release was Farhan Akhtar's Don, alongside Shahrukh Khan which was a remake of the 1978 film of the same name. She was cast to play Roma, a role which was played by Zeenat Aman in the original movie. Chopra and Khan underwent special martial arts training for their roles in the movie and both performed their own stunts.Upon release, the film was generally well received both in India and abroad. A week after its theatrical run, Box Office India declared the film a hit in India, and a "blockbuster" overseas.Aside from that, she made special appearances in three other films that year.
In 2007, she appeared in Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. Despite a promising opening, the movie was a financial failure.Chopra was criticized for her performance in the film, with Lidia Ostepeev of Planet Bollywood calling it "forced" and "overly exaggerated".Her next release, the much-delayed Big Brother, also failed at the box-office.In 2008, Chopra acted in six films. Her first four films, Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, were critical and commercial failures. During this time, Chopra received mixed reviews for her performances, with some critics pondering why she chose to do these films.

"I will give full credit to Madhur Bhandarkar and the crew. I am really honoured. National Award is the biggest honour of our country and I am really honoured to have received one."
—Chopra on winning the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Fashion (2008)
After a series of flops, Chopra was cast in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion (2008), for the lead role of Meghna Mathur. Revolving around the fashion world through Chopra's role of an ambitious model, the film was a critical success. Her performance in the film was appreciated and earned her several awards for Best Actress including the National Film Award for Best Actress,as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Subhash K Jha predicted that this would be Priyanka’s coming-of-age film, and Rajeev Masand wrote, "Chopra turns in a respectable performance, one that will inevitably go down as her best." The film became a major turning point in her career.Chopra's final release of the year was Tarun Mansukhani's romantic comedy Dostana alongside Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham. The film explores the story of two men who pretend to be gay, so that they can rent an apartment from an older lady. Both the men fall in love with the same girl, their roommate, but are unable to express their feelings because she is related to the old landlady. The film was a financial success and went on to become the eight-highest grossing film at the Indian box office in 2008.Chopra received positive reviews for her performance and her look in the film.
In 2009, she appeared in Vishal Bhardwaj's caper thriller Kaminey alongside Shahid Kapoor, playing the role of a feisty Marathi girl named Sweety. The film was a critical and commercial success. Her performance received positive reviews.Her work in the film brought her several awards and nominations including a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination and a second consecutive Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role after Fashion.She subsequently appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's romantic comedy What's Your Raashee?, a film which made Chopra the first actress in cinema history to portray 12 distinct characters in one film, and for which she was reportedly being cosidered for inclusion in the Guinness World Records book.The film itself was a financial and critical failure,but Chopra's performance was appreciated by the critics.Rediff wrote, "Priyanka Chopra transforms into 12 new skins with astonishing distinction, voice and spirit. The actress reinvents herself into this unique individual every single time ranging from batty, bashful and boisterous. This is simply her show."
In 2010, Chopra appeared in Jugal Hansraj's Pyaar Impossible! opposite Uday Chopra, where she portrayed the role of a beautiful college girl who eventually falls in love with a nerdy boy. The film was a commercial and critical failure.Her next release, Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani alongside Ranbir Kapoor, got a good initial response at the box office,but was not well received by the critics. She received positive to mixed comments from critics for her performance.

Chopra at the audio release of 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). Her performance in the film received critical acclaim and among other wins, fetched her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Chopra's first release of 2011 was Vishal Bhardwaj's black comedy 7 Khoon Maaf, in which she portrayed the role of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an Anglo-Indian woman who murders her seven husbands in an unending quest for love. The film was a commercial failure and received mixed response from the critics, however her performance received good reviews.and Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India noted, "7 Khoon Maaf would undoubtedly end up as a milestone in Priyanka Chopra's career graph. The actor displays exquisite command over a complex character that is definitely a first in Indian cinema."Chopra eventually earned the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and a third Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination along with a few other awards at other ceremonies.
Her next release was Farhan Akhtar's Don 2 alongside Shahrukh Khan, in which she reprised her role of Roma. The film was a sequel to the 2006 action thriller Don. Upon release, while Indian critics gave positive to mixed reviews, overseas film critics praised it.Chopra's performance received positive feedback from foreign critics, with the reviewer from The Express Tribune writing, "Chopra pulls of her role with aplomb and seems to be the perfect choice for an action heroine. As you watch her effortlessly beat up some thugs in the movie, you come to the realisation that she may be the first proper female action hero in Bollywood."A review carried by Divanee South Asian News mentioned that Chopra surprises with a demeanor like that of Tomb Raider's Lara Croft.The film was a major success in India and a blockbuster overseas. It went on to break multiple box-office records in India and overseas, including the highest grossing Bollywood movie overseas in 2011.

In early 2012, Chopra became the first Bollywood actor to be signed by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a prominent entertainment and sports agency headquartered in Los Angeles. The agency will handle her acting career in Hollywood.Her first release of the year was Karan Johar's Agneepath alongside Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor. The film was a remake of the 1990 classic of the same name. Upon release, the film broke the highest opening day collections record and became a critical and commercial success.[80] Her performance in the film was appreciated by most critics, such as Mayank Shekhar, who noted that she stood out in a male-centric movie.Her next release was Kunal Kohli's Teri Meri Kahaani, a love story set in three different eras. The film opened to mixed reactions from critics, however Chopra's performance, and her on-screen chemistry with co-star Shahid Kapoor received good reviews. Sonia Chopra of Sify wrote, "Priyanka delivers a superb performance easily slipping in-and-out of the layered characters with dexterity."Taran Adarsh commented, "As the spirited Aradhana of 1910, the dazzling movie star Rukhsar of 1960, or the joyful Radha of 2012, Priyanka is a complete livewire in each of the acts."However, despite the positive critical acclaim, the film failed to do well at the Indian box office, although was a moderate success in the overseas markets.

Chopra with co-star Ranbir Kapoor promoting Barfi! in 2012
In September 2012, Chopra featured in Anurag Basu's Barfi! alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. She was cast as Jhilmil Chatterjee; an autistic girl who falls in love with a deaf and mute boy. While preparing for her role, Chopra visited mental institutions and spent time with autistic people. She said, "I had to research a little for the role because in India awareness about a condition such as autism is very low."The film opened to major critical acclaim and Chopra received unanimous praise for her portrayal, which several reviewers regarded as her best performance to date.IANS observed, "Priyanka Chopra as the autistic Jhilmil steals the show from Ranbir, if that's possible. Her inherent glamorous personality simply disappears into her character. We don't see the actress on screen at all! We see only Jhilmil who reminds us in a very pleasant way of Sridevi in Sadma. This is one of the most flawless interpretations of a physical-psychological disability seen on celluloid."The film was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 85th Academy Awards to be held in February 2013.
Chopra's next release will be Deewana Main Deewana, which was actually filmed four years ago.She is currently filming Krrish 3 alongside Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi and Kangna Ranaut in which she is respring her role of Priya. The film is a sequel to the 2006 superhero film Krrish.She has signed Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer opposite Ram Charan Teja, who is making his Bollywood debut. It is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name.She has also signed on for Ekta Kapoor's next production Milan Talkies,and Ali Abbas Zafar's next Gunday, which is set to start shooting in December 2012.

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