Birth Name : Priyanka Chopra
Date of Birth : July 18th, 1982 in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand State
Talented Bollywood actress and a former beauty queen who won the Miss World title in 2000. Born to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra, a surgeon in the Army and mother Dr. Madhu Chopra, Priyanka grew into a multi-talented lady finding her creative joys in singing, writing poetry and short stories, but never ever dream of entering the showbiz world.
Priyanka Chopra graduated from La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow. Prior to her graduation, she studied in several schools as her father; a serving officer in the Army was on constant move on army duties.
Priyanka Chopra began her movie debut with a Tamil film called "Thamizhan" in 2002 and followed it up with a Bollywood movie Andaaz" {2003} starring opposite Akshay Kumar and directed by Raj Kanwar. Making her screen presence felt strongly in "Andaaz", Priyanka won Filmfare's and Star Screen's Most Promising Newcomer award. She gave a commendable performance as a villain in "Aitraaz" {2004} and won all-round praise from critics and general public alike.
The former Miss World was also voted as the Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006 in a poll conducted by Eastern Eye, an Asian newspaper being published from Britain.
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