Personal Profile

Priyanka Chopra

• Birth Name:

  Priyanka Ashok Chopra

• Common Name:

  Piggy Chops

• Nickname:

  Sunshine, Mimi, Yanka
  Priyucka Cobra, The Queen Of Bollywood, Priya

• Date of Birth:

  July 18, 1982

• Zodiac Sign:

  Cancer

• Place of Birth:

  Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

• Height:

  5' 8"

• Weight:

  53 Kgs

• Sex:

  Female

• Hair Color:

  Black

• Eye Color:

  Brown

• Nationality:

  Indian

• Religion:

  Hinduism

• Education:

  La Martiniere Girls School, Lucknow

  Newton North High School, Newton, Massachusetts

  John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  Army School, Bareilly

  Jai Hind College, Mumbai

• Loves:

  R&B Music, Fudge and Hot Chocolate, Bulging Biceps

• Hobbies:

  Singing, writing poetry

• Address:

  803, Karan Next to Green Acres, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri, Mumbai 400053.

• Family

  Priyanka Chopra

  • Father:

    Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra

  • Mother:

    Dr. Madhu Chopra

  Career

  Priyanka Chopra

  • Profession:

    Actress

  • Claim to Fame:

    Andaaz - Movie

  • Debut:

    Thamizhan - 2002 - Tamil Movie

  Favourites

  Priyanka Chopra

  • Food:

    Dish Lasagna, Makki Roti and Sarson Ka Saag

  • Actor:

    Kishore Kumar, Mel Gibson

  • Actress:

    Sushmita Sen and Indira Gandhi

  • Movies:

    Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds

  • Author:

    Shakespeare, Sidney Sheldon

  Awards

  Priyanka Chopra

  2009 : Nielsen Box Office Star of Asia Award, Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema

  2009 : Filmfare Award, Best Actress for: Fashion (2008)

  2004 : Filmfare Award, Best Debut - Female
  for: Andaaz (2003)

  Trivia

  Priyanka Chopra
  • Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was Chopra's first release in 2007.r
  • In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.
  • In 2005, several of her films were released, though most did not do well at the box office.
  • In 2004, her film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was released, and became the third highest grossing film of that year.

  • Biography

    Priyanka Chopra
    
    

    Priyanka Chopra was born on 18th July 1982, in Jamshedpur, India, to Capt Dr Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra. Her father was a surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps. She has a younger brother, Sidharth. She was brought up in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh and was the favourite in the family and grew up in the affection and warmth showered on her by her parents, grand parents and other relatives.

    Her schooling was in Lucknow in La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow, Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. Later went to the US, where she was a student at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Senior Secondary School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant. She wanted to be a Software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.

    Priyanka has had a very varied upbringing. Having been born in an Army family, she moved from Leh-ladakh in the north to Kerala in the south from Bombay in the west to Jamshedpur in the East. She imbibed the ethos of the multicultural Indian society.Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000, is today among the top stars in Bollywood. And, going by the film offers she has bagged of late, she seems to be all set to rule Bollywood in the days to come.

    She made her acting debut in the Tamil film industry with the movie ‘Thamizhan’ (2001) and two years later the young starlet took her entry in Bollywood with Anil Sharma’s ‘The Hero: Love Story of a Spy’. Piggy Chops (a nickname she is often addressed with in media circles) 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). Since then, she has established herself as one of the most successful and popular actresses of the industry.

    Though the actress hasn’t been able to secure any major BO success in her name since 2007 yet she has many big budgeted releases lined up for release in her kitty in 2008 and 2009, which include God Tussi Great Ho, ‘Chamku’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam`, `Kajri`, `Drona`, `Qurbani`, `Chamki Chameli`, amongst others. She is also the brand ambassador of prestigious brands like Tag Heuer and Lux Crysrtals and Spice Telecom.

    Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Thamizhan	Priya	Tamil film Sung playback for the song "Ullathai Killadhe"
2003	The Hero: Love Story of a Spy	Shaheen Zakaria
	Andaaz	Jiya	Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award Nominated, 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 Award Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2005	Blackmail	Mrs. Rathod
	Karam	Shalini
	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Pooja (Mitali)
	Yakeen	Simar
	Barsaat	Kajal
	Bluffmaster!	Simmi Ahuja
2006	Taxi Number 9211		Special appearance
	36 China Town	Seema	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	Kamini
	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, National Film Award for Best Actress Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Dostana	Neha Melwani
2009	Billu	Herself	Special appearance in song "You Get Me Rockin & Reeling"
	Kaminey	Sweety Shekhar Bhope	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	What's Your Raashee?	12 Roles	Anjali/Vishakha/Kajal/Hansa/Mallika/Pooja/Rajni/ Nandini/Bhavna/Jhankhana/Sanjna/Chandrika
2010	Pyaar Impossible	Alisha Merchant
	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	Herself	Special appearance
	Anjaana Anjaani	Kiara
2011	7 Khoon Maaf	Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes (Saheb)
	Don 2 – The Chase Continues	Roma	Post-production
	Agneepath		Filming
2012	Barfee		Filming
	Krrish 2	Priya	Announced