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Priyanka Chopra (born July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India) is an Indian film actress in Hindi films. She is the Miss World title holder for the year 2000. She was raised in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Her father had been a commissioned officer and surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC).
Priyanka Chopra in Bluffmaster (2005)
Born: July 18, 1982
Jamshedpur, India
Occupation: Actress
Biography
Priyanka studied in Lucknow, Bareilly and Boston. After returning from Boston she was surprised to receive a call to participate in the Femina Miss India pageant; her parents had entered her in the pageant without asking her first. She participated and won the title of Femina Miss India-World, thus winning the right to represent the country at Miss World. Incidentally all the three Miss India personalities of the pageant went on to win their respective titles for the year -- Miss India Universe Lara Dutta became Miss Universe 2000 and Miss India Asia-Pacific Diya Mirza became Miss Asia-Pacific 2000. This was the first time the three titles in one year went to the same country.
Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state Uttar Pradesh the year she won the title, and she received death threats for her participation in one.
There were allegations that her Miss World title was rigged and that 1st runner-up Giorgia Palmas of Italy deserved to win instead, after a mistake made by Chopra in the final round was overlooked by the judges. Asked "Which living woman do you admire the most?" she replied, "Mother Teresa", Mother Teresa having died in 1997.
After winning the Miss World title, Priyanka moved to films. She appeared in several successful films, such as Andaaz, Aitraaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.
Awards & nominations
Filmfare Awards
2003: Winner, Best Debut for Andaaz
2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz & nomination, Best Supporting Actress Aitraaz
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (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
Filmography
Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan in the film, Mujhse Shaadi KarogiLove Story 2050 (2006) (announced)
London Dreams (2006) (announced)
Qurbani (2007) (announced)
Aap Ki Khatir (2006) (filming)
Happy New Year (2007) (filming)
Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam (2006) (in production)
Uthaan (2006) (in production)
Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2006) (filming)
Don (2006) ... Roma (pre production)
Ek Haseena Ek Deewana (2006) (in production)
God Tussi Great Ho (2006) (filming)
Krrish (2006) ... Priya (Journalist) (filming)
Deodhar Gandhi (2006) (in production)
36 China Town (2006) ... (Special Appearance)
Taxi Number 9211 (2006) (Special Appearance)
Bluffmaster! (2005) ... Simmi
Barsaat (2005)
Yakeen (2005) ... Samar
Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) ... Pooja Mitali
Karam (2005) ... Shalini
Blackmail (2005) ... Mrs. Rathod
Aitraaz (2004) ... Mrs. Sonia Roy
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) ... Rani Singh
Asambhav (2004) ... Alisha
Kismat (2004) ... Sapna Gosai
Plan (2004) ... Priti
Andaaz (2003) ... Jiya
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) ... Shaheen Zakaria
Thamizhan (2002) ... Priya
Trivia
She is the daughter of a doctor and an army surgeon.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra
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