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|name        = Priyanka Chopra
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|alt         = Priyanka Chopra looking towards the camera
|caption     = Chopra at the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' Mumbai's Most Stylish Awards 2014
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*[[Actress]]
*[[Singer]]
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|birth_place = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Bihar]] <br><small>(now [[Jharkhand]])</small>, India
|birth_date  = 1982 (age 35)
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|yearsactive = 2000–present
|relatives   =  See [[List of Hindi film clans#Chopra family|Chopra family]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chopra family thrilled|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hissing-cousins-parineeti-chopra-vs-meera-chopra-1971612|author=Coutinho, Natasha|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref>
| awards     = [[List of awards and nominations received by Priyanka Chopra|Full list]]
|website     = {{URL|http://iampriyankachopra.com}}
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'''Priyanka Chopra''' ({{IPA-hns|prɪˈjaːŋkaː ˈtʃoːpɽaː|pron}};<ref name="pronunciation">{{Cite AV media | title="I've Always Been Part of Big VFX Blockbuster Films...": Priyanka Chopra| url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/videos/view/id/2185349|date=21 October 2013|publisher = [[Bollywood Hungama]]|time=0:02|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> born 18 July 1982) is an [[India]]n film actress and singer, and the winner of the [[Miss World]] pageant of 2000. Through her film career, Chopra has become one of [[Bollywood|Bollywood's]] highest-paid actresses and one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. She has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Priyanka Chopra|numerous accolades]], including a [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] and [[Filmfare Awards]] in four categories.

Chopra was born in [[Jamshedpur]] to parents who were both physicians in the [[Indian Army]], causing the family to move frequently during her childhood, but she considers [[Bareilly]] her real home. As a teenager she lived for some years with an aunt in the [[United States]]. In 2000, her mother entered her into the [[Femina Miss India]] contest, in which she finished second and took the Miss India World title.{{efn|name=MissIndiaWorld|}} She was then entered into the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned [[Miss World 2000]] and [[List of Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty winners|Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty{{mdash}}Asia & Oceania]], becoming the fifth Indian to win the competition.

Although Chopra at one time aspired to study engineering or [[psychiatry]], she accepted offers to join the Indian film industry, which came as a result of her pageant wins, making her acting debut in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Thamizhan]]'' in 2002. The following year, she starred in ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy|The Hero]]'', her first Hindi film release, and followed it with the box-office hits ''[[Andaaz]]'' and ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''. She subsequently earned wide critical praise for the role of a seductress in the 2004 thriller ''[[Aitraaz]]''. By 2006, Chopra had established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with starring roles in the highly successful films ''[[Krrish]]'' and ''[[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don]]''. After a series of unsuccessful films, she received critical acclaim for the role of a troubled model in the 2008 drama ''[[Fashion (film)|Fashion]]'', which marked a significant turning point in her career. She later gained recognition for her versatility in portraying a range of unconventional characters, including a feisty Marathi woman in the 2009 caper thriller ''[[Kaminey]]'', a serial killer in the 2011 [[neo-noir]] ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]'', an autistic woman in the 2012 romantic comedy ''[[Barfi!]]'', and a boxer in the 2014 biographical sports drama ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]''.

In addition to acting in films, she participates in stage shows, has hosted the [[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'', and has written columns for newspapers. She released her first [[single (music)|single]] "[[In My City]]" in 2012. Her second single "[[Exotic (song)|Exotic]]" debuted in 2013, and charted in countries such as the United States and Canada. Chopra is noted for her philanthropic activities, and was appointed as a [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] for Child Rights in 2010. She promotes various causes such as environment, girls education, women empowerment and women's rights, and is particularly vocal about women's issues, including safety, and gender equality. Though she is reticent to discuss her personal life in public, her off-screen life is the subject of substantial media coverage in India.

==Early life and background==


Priyanka Chopra was born on 18 July 1982 in [[Jamshedpur]], [[Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]]), to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both physicians in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=bday1>{{cite web|title=Birthday Special: 30 Facts About Priyanka Chopra |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-birthday-special-priyanka-chopra/20120718.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=18 July 2012|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=bday2>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Birthday-blast-Priyanka-Chopra-s-Top-30-moments-in-showbiz/Article1-890611.aspx |title=Birthday blast: Priyanka Chopra's Top 30 moments in showbiz |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=17 July 2012 |accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> Her father was a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]], while her mother is from Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/priyanka-chopra-harassed-by-unknown-man/143892-8-66.html|title=Priyanka Chopra harassed by unknown man|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=21 February 2011|accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref> She has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years her junior.<ref>{{cite web|title=In pics: Meet Priyanka Chopra's family |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7417-14.html |publisher=CNN-IBN|date=14 September 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> Actress [[Parineeti Chopra]], [[Meera Chopra]] and [[Mannara]] are her cousins.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-chopra-another-cousin-on-the-block/1/199130.html |title=Here's Priyanka Chopra's another cousin on the block! |work=[[India Today]] |date=5 June 2012 |accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> Due to her parents' occupations the family relocated to a number of Indian cities, including [[Delhi]], [[Pune]], [[Lucknow]], [[Bareilly]], [[Ladakh]], [[Chandigarh]] and [[Ambala]].<ref name=inspire>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra first single inspired by her life |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Priyanka-Chopra-first-single-inspired-by-her-life/Article1-925965.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|author=Bakshi, Dibyojyoti|date=7 September 2012|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> Among the schools she attended were [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere Girls' School]] in Lucknow<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/12/03/stories/14032181.htm |title=She eyed the crown since childhood |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 December 2000 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/2000/12/02/stories/02020004.htm |title=Smalltown girl conquers world |work=The Hindu |date=2 December 2000 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=nst>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-126612847.html |title=Chopra's star quality |work=[[New Straits Times]] |author=Henry, Wilson |date=23 July 2006 |accessdate=5 December 2012}}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> In an interview published in ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', Chopra said that she did not mind travelling regularly and changing schools; she welcomed it as a new experience and a way to discover India's multicultural society.<ref>{{cite news|title=Diwali is always a fun time: Priyanka Chopra|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/inner-spaces-diwali-is-always-a-fun-time-priyanka-chopra-1201128|author=Guha, Aniruddha|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=25 October 2008|accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> Among the many places that she lived, Chopra has fond memories as a child of playing in the valleys of [[Leh]], in the cold northwestern Indian desert region of [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. She has said, "I think I was in Class 4 when I was in Leh. My brother was just born. My dad was in the army and was posted there. I stayed in Leh for a year and my memories of that place are tremendous&nbsp;... We were all army kids there. We weren't living in houses, we were in bunkers in the valley and there was a [[stupa]] right on top of a hill which used to overlook our valley. We used to race up to the top of the stupa".<ref name="HT0810">{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/aug/130810-priyanka-chopra-cloudburst.htm|title=Cloudburst flattened the Leh of my memories: Priyanka Chopra|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|work=[[Mid Day]]|date=13 August 2010|accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref> She now considers Bareilly her home town, and maintains strong connections there.<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka to be honoured at her home-town Bareilly |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1558555/ |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>

At the age of thirteen, Chopra moved to the United States to study, living with her aunt, and attending schools in [[Newton, Massachusetts]], and [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], after a stop in [[Queens, New York]], as her aunt's family also moved frequently.<ref name=spin>{{cite news|title=From Bollywood to will.i.am: Priyanka Chopra's Big Shot|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/priyanka-chopra-actress-singer-album-william|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|author=Pandya, Sameer |date=12 October 2012|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=cage>{{cite news|title=When Priyanka Chopra slept in a 'cage'|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_when-priyanka-chopra-slept-in-a-cage_1285654|work=Daily News and Analysis|author=Toshniwal, Chaya|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> While in Massachusetts, she participated in several theatre productions and studied Western classical music, choral singing and [[Kathak]] dance.<ref name=celluloid>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/12/14/stories/2001121400720200.htm |archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131207145033/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/12/14/stories/2001121400720200.htm |archivedate=7 December 2013 |title=From beauty pageant to celluloid |work=The Hindu |date=14 December 2001 |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> Chopra was the only Indian in her class to have been selected at the state level for the National Opus Honour Choir.<ref name="Gupta2006"/> However, by sophomore year, she was keen on becoming a software engineer or a criminal psychologist, rather than a performer.<ref name="Gupta2006">{{cite book|last=Gupta|first=Om|title=Encyclopaedia of India Pakistan & Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VY1nTMBQ9vQC&pg=PA1929|date=1 April 2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8205-389-2|page=1929}}</ref> During her teenage years in America, Chopra sometimes faced racial issues and bullying. She has said, "I was a gawky kid, had low self-esteem, came from a modest middle-class background, had white marks on my legs&nbsp;... But I was damn hard working. Today, my legs sell 12 brands."<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/382108/20120908/priyanka-chopra-bullied-high-school-being-browny.htm |title=I Was Bullied in High School for Being Browny: Priyanka Chopra |date=8 September 2012 |accessdate=11 July 2013 |work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

After three years, Chopra returned to India, finishing the senior year<ref name=spin/><ref name=cage/> of her high-school education at the [[Indian Army Public Schools|Army Public School]] in Bareilly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armyschoolbareilly.com/alumni.html |title=Army School Alumni|publisher=Army School Bareilly |accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=NDTV-int>{{cite web|title=Your Call with Priyanka Chopra: Full Transcript|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/your-call-with-priyanka-chopra-full-transcript-268081|author=Singh, Sonia|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 September 2012|accessdate=31 March 2013 | archivedate = 22 May 2014 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522031443/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/your-call-with-priyanka-chopra-full-transcript-268081 | deadurl = yes }}</ref> During this period, she won the local "May Queen" beauty pageant,<ref name=ti1>{{cite news|title=Granny brought up Priyanka |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001202/main3.htm#3 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=1 December 2000|accessdate=2 September 2012|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001202/main3.htm#3|archivedate=10 December 2014}}</ref> after which she was pursued by admirers, leading her family to equip their home with bars for her protection.<ref name=cage/> Her mother then entered her in the [[Femina Miss India]] contest of 2000;<ref name=MeetPC>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/jul/29priyanka.htm |title=Meet Priyanka Chopra |publisher=Rediff.com |date=29 July 2004 |accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> she finished second,{{efn|name=MissIndiaWorld|At the time, the second place contestant of [[Femina Miss India]] was given the title "Miss India World" and sent to the Miss World competition, whereas the first place contestant was sent to [[Miss Universe]], and third place to Miss Asia Pacific International.<ref name=winners/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/miss-indias-who-won-international-pageants/articleshow/19088131.cms |title=Miss Indias who won International Pageants |work=The Times of India |accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref>}} winning the Femina Miss India World title.<ref name=fmi>{{cite news |url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/Archives/International-Winners/articleshow/msid-5931192,curpg-2.cms |title=International Pageant Winners |work=The Times of India |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref> Chopra then went on to the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000 and [[List of Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty winners|Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty{{mdash}}Asia & Oceania]] at the [[Millennium Dome]] in London on 30th November, 2000.<ref name=winners>{{cite news |url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/archives/1991-2000/articleshow/5022005.cms |title=Miss India Winner 2000&nbsp;– 1991 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/30world.htm|title=Priyanka Chopra is Miss World 2000|publisher=Rediff.com|date=30 November 2000|accessdate=2 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="V.V.K.Subburaj">{{cite book|author=Subburaj, V.V.K.|title=Sura's Year Book 2006|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Fz2WDD8sB0MC&pg=PA85|publisher=Sura Books|isbn=978-81-7254-124-8|page=85}}</ref> Chopra was the fifth Indian contestant to win Miss World, and the fourth to do so in seven years.<ref name=winners/><ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra Miss World 2000 |url=http://hindu.com/2000/12/02/stories/01020004.htm|author=Suroor, Hasan |work=The Hindu|date=1 December 2000|accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref> She had enrolled in college, but left after winning the Miss World pageant.<ref name=nst/><ref name=ti1/> Chopra said that the Miss India and Miss World titles brought her recognition, and she then began receiving offers for film roles.<ref name=celluloid/><ref name=RM>{{cite web|title=I don't see myself as 'sexy': Priyanka|url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/i-dont-see-myself-as-sexy-priyanka/|author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=RajeevMasand.com|accessdate=4 January 2013}}</ref>

Chopra has maintained a strong relationship with her family, including her younger brother, Siddharth, and lives in an apartment on the same floor as her family.<ref name=bday1/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/priyanka-chopra-s-house-robbed_530569.html|title=Priyanka Chopra's house robbed!|publisher=Zee News|date=10 May 2009|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> She was especially close to her father, who died in June 2013;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-10/news-interviews/39872189_1_father-dr-ashok-chopra-actress-priyanka-chopra |title=Priyanka Chopra's father, Dr Ashok Chopra, passes away |date=10 June 2013 |accessdate=10 June 2013 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> in 2012 she got a tattoo reading "Daddy's lil girl", in his handwriting.<ref name=NDTV-int /><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/370428/20120805/priyanka-chopra-tattoo-inked-daddy-hrithik-roshan.htm |title='Daddy's Lil Girl' Priyanka Chopra Gets First Tattoo on Wrist |date=5 August 2012 |accessdate=13 June 2013 |work=International Business Times}}</ref> Having not come from a film background, she describes herself as a [[self-made woman]].<ref name=self>{{cite news|title=I am a self-made woman: Priyanka Chopra|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100411/spectrum/main10.htm |work=The Tribune|author=Bandyopadhyay, Bohni |date=11 April 2010|accessdate=31 August 2012|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100411/spectrum/main10.htm|archivedate=10 December 2014}}</ref> Her mother, a well-established [[gynaecologist]] in Bareilly, gave up her practice to support Chopra as she embarked upon a film career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_priyanka-chopra-talks-about-her-relationship-with-younger-brother_1575492 |title=Priyanka Chopra talks about her relationship with younger brother |last=Mahadevan |first=Sneha |date=13 August 2011 |accessdate=12 December 2012 |work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref><ref name="familytoi">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-28/news-interviews/33426158_1_amitabh-bachchan-cosmetic-surgery-miss-world |title=I have never felt the need for cosmetic surgery: Priyanka |date=28 August 2012 |accessdate=11 December 2012 |work=The Times of India |last=Gupta|first=Priyanka}}</ref>

==Acting career==

===Debut and breakthrough (2002–04)===
[[File:Priyanka Chopra 2003.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Chopra at a celebration party of ''[[Andaaz]]'' in 2003]]
After winning Miss India World, Chopra was cast as the female lead in [[Abbas-Mustan]]'s romantic thriller ''[[Humraaz]]'' (2002), in which she was to make her film debut.<ref name=RM/> However, this fell through for various reasons: she stated the production conflicted with her schedule, while the producers said they re-cast because Chopra took on various other commitments.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lalwani, Vickey |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/05abbas.htm |title=Humraaz will not go bust |publisher=Rediff.com|date=5 July 2002|accessdate=9 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aitraaz is going to fuel my sex-siren image!- Priyanka Chopra |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13608154&cid=2398|publisher=Sify|accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref> Her screen debut occurred in the 2002 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Thamizhan]]'' as the love interest of the protagonist, played by [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]]. The film was praised for its wit and dialogue, although Chopra's character was seen as lacking in depth;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/19/stories/2002041900820203.htm |title=Thamizhan|work=The Hindu|date=19 April 2002|accessdate=19 March 2010}}</ref> Indian news and entertainment portal [[Rediff.com]] asserted that she showed "no promise".<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka shows no promise |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/26tam.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|date=26 April 2002|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref>

In 2003, Chopra made her [[Bollywood]] film debut as the second female lead opposite [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Preity Zinta]] in [[Anil Sharma]]'s ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]''.<ref name=bday2/> Set against the backdrop of the Indian Army in Kashmir, the film tells the story of an agent and his fight against terrorism. ''The Hero'' was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films that year, but received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="Box Office 2003">{{cite web|title=Box Office 2003|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131023141040/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archivedate=23 October 2013|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10002625-hero/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref> Later that year she appeared in [[Raj Kanwar]]'s box-office success ''[[Andaaz]]'' with [[Akshay Kumar]], again sharing the female lead (this time with the debuting [[Lara Dutta]]).<ref name="Box Office 2003"/> Chopra played a vivacious young girl who falls in love with Kumar's character. Her performance earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] (along with Dutta) and a nomination for the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]].<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/10207/index.html |title=Priyanka Chopra: Awards & nominations |accessdate=27 December 2012|publisher=Bollywood Hungama |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090424192038/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/10207/index.html|archivedate=24 April 2009}}</ref> The ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' noted the glamour that she brought to the role;<ref name="bday2"/> Kunal Shah of Sify praised her and stated she had "all the qualities to be a star."<ref>{{cite web|author=Shah, Kunal|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/andaaz-old-story-fresh-faces-review-bollywood-13157317.html|title=Andaaz: Old story, fresh faces|publisher=Sify|date=23 May 2003|accessdate=19 March 2010}}</ref>

Chopra's first three releases in 2004—''[[Plan (film)|Plan]]'', ''[[Kismat (2004 film)|Kismat]]'', and ''[[Asambhav]]''—performed poorly at the box-office.<ref name=journey1>{{cite web|title=Exploring the box office journey of Priyanka Chopra: Part I |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/3579/ |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=20 June 2012|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra was typically cast during this earlier period as a "glamour quotient", in roles that were considered "forgettable" by film critic Joginder Tuteja.<ref name="journey1"/><ref name="peecee"/> Later that year she starred with [[Salman Khan]] and Akshay Kumar in [[David Dhawan]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'', which became the third-highest-grossing film of the year in India and emerged as a commercial success earning {{INRConvert|570|m|0}} globally.<ref name=Lifetime/> In late 2004, she starred opposite Kumar and [[Kareena Kapoor]] in Abbas-Mustan's thriller ''[[Aitraaz]]''. Chopra considers her first role as an antagonist, portraying Soniya Roy, an ambitious woman who accuses her employee of sexual harassment, as the "biggest learning experience of her career."<ref name=NDTV-int/> The film was moderately successful at the Indian box-office,<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2004|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131010014505/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archivedate=10 October 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref> and Chopra's performance was critically acclaimed.<ref name="peecee"/> Author Rini Bhattacharya credited her for bringing back the seductress to the silver screen.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mehta|first=Rini Bhattacharya|last2=Pandharipande|first2=Rajeshwari V.|title=Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kGIuatpm-8gC|year=2011|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-0-85728-782-3|pages=67–71|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="oomph">{{cite news|title=Bollywood: An oomphilicious 2012!|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_bollywood-an-oomphilicious-2012_1632118|author=Banerjee, Soumyadipta|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=1 January 2012|accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> The ''Hindustan Times'' cited it as the film that changed her career significantly.<ref name="bday2"/> A reviewer writing for the [[BBC]] said, "''Aitraaz'' is Priyanka Chopra's film. As the deliciously wicked, gold digging, scheming seductress, she chews up every scene she is in with her magnetic screen presence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2004/11/aitraaz_review_02.shtml |title=Aitraaz Review|author=Mamtora, Jay |publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 March 2013}}</ref> She earned a [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]] (also known as the Best Villain Award),<ref name="bday2"/> becoming the second and final actress to win the award after [[Kajol]] (the category was discontinued in 2008). Chopra also received another nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance.<ref name="awards"/>

===Early success and setbacks (2005–08)===
In 2005, Chopra appeared in six films. Three of them—''[[Blackmail (2005 film)|Blackmail]]'', ''[[Karam (film)|Karam]]'' and ''[[Yakeen (2005 film)|Yakeen]]''—were commercially unsuccessful.<ref name=BOI2005>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2005|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ==|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131115193133/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ==|archivedate=15 November 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=19 October 2010}}</ref> Shilpa Bharatan-Iyer of Rediff.com considered ''Blackmail'' to be a very predictable film and believed that her role as a police commissioner's wife was very limited from an acting viewpoint.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bharatan-Iyer, Shilpa|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/28bm.htm|title=Blackmail: Predictable, yet entertaining|publisher=Rediff.com|date=28 January 2005|accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref> On her performance in ''Yakeen'', [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that Chopra "is bound to win laurels yet again&nbsp;... the actor is emerging as one of the finest talents in these fast-changing times".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yakeen Review|author=Adarsh, Taran|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/538457|date=1 July 2005|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> Chopra played the wife of Akshay Kumar in [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]]'s family drama ''[[Waqt: The Race Against Time]]'', the story of a small businessman (played by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]) who, hiding his illness, wants to teach his irresponsible son some lessons before he dies. During production, Chopra revisited Leh, a favourite childhood haunt, for the shooting of the song "Subah Hogi".<ref name="HT0810"/> She suffered an accident during the filming for the song "Do Me A Favour Let's Play Holi" when she electrocuted herself, spending a day recovering in hospital. The film was a moderate box-office success.<ref name=BOI2005/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1970196041.html|title=Why don't we have Holi songs nowadays?|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 February 2010|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> Her next release was [[Suneel Darshan]]'s romance ''[[Barsaat (2005 film)|Barsaat]]'', co-starring Bobby Deol and [[Bipasha Basu]]. The film was a critical and commercial failure in India<ref name=BOI2005/> but fared better in the overseas market.<ref name="oe">{{cite web|title=Overseas Earnings|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=overseas_earners|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131023142058/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=overseas_earners|archivedate=23 October 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=6 June 2013}}</ref> Chopra's performance received mixed reviews, with Taran Adarsh describing it as "mechanical".<ref>{{cite web|author=Adarsh, Taran |title=Barsaat Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/538959|publisher=Bollwood Hungama|date=19 August 2005|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> However, Rediff.com considered Chopra to be an "epitome of calm intelligence, who underplayed her role to perfection".<ref>{{cite web|title=Barsaat is a washout|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/19barsaat.htm|author=Mitra, Indrani Roy|publisher=Rediff.com|date=19 August 2005|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> Later that year, [[Rohan Sippy]] cast her with [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] and [[Nana Patekar]] in the comedy ''[[Bluffmaster!]]'' Chopra played independent working woman Simran Saxena (Bachchan's love interest). According to critic Subhash K. Jha, "Chopra has little to do. But she does it with eye-catching aplomb."<ref>{{cite news|title=Bluffmaster! review|author=Jha, Subhash K.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/bollywood/Bluffmaster/movie-review/1337384.cms?flstry=1|date=19 December 2005|accessdate=20 September 2012|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

[[File:Don premiere.jpg|thumb|right|Chopra with co-star Shah Rukh Khan at the film premiere of ''Don''|alt=Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan in 2006]]
After starting 2006 with special appearances in three films, Chopra starred in [[Rakesh Roshan]]'s superhero film ''[[Krrish]]'' (a sequel to the 2003 science-fiction film ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]''). Co-starring with [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Rekha]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]], Chopra played a young television journalist who schemes to take advantage of an innocent young man with remarkable physical abilities, but eventually falls in love with him. The film was the second-highest-grossing film of the year in India and grossed over {{INRConvert|1.17|b|0}} worldwide attaining a [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] status.<ref name=boi06>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2006|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131010014505/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archivedate=10 October 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref> Her next film was [[Dharmesh Darshan]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Aap Ki Khatir (2006 film)|Aap Ki Khatir]]'', co-starring [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Ameesha Patel]] and [[Dino Morea]]. Neither the film nor Chopra's performance were well received.<ref name=journey2/> Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com stated that Chopra's portrayal of Anu was "erratically sketched" and that her character was never consistent: "first flaky, then cool, and later, sensitive".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/25aap.htm|title=Watchable, Akshaye ki Khatir|publisher=Rediff.com|date=25 August 2006|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref>

Chopra's final release of 2006 was [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s action-thriller ''[[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don]]'' (a remake of the [[Don (1978 film)|1978 film of the same name]]), with [[Shah Rukh Khan]]. Chopra portrayed Roma (played by [[Zeenat Aman]] in the original film), who joins the underworld to avenge Don for killing her brother. Chopra received martial-arts training for her role in the movie, and performed her own stunts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Little film action for female stunt artistes|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-01/mumbai/29492819_1_stunts-film-industry-action-scenes|work=The Times of India|author=Dubey, Bharti |date=1 May 2011|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> The film was declared a box-office success in India and overseas, with revenues of {{INRConvert|1.05|b|0}}.<ref name="Lifetime"/> Raja Sen of Rediff.com believed that Chopra convincingly portrayed Roma, "looking every bit the competent woman of action".<ref>{{cite web|title=SRK pays just tribute to Big B's Don|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/20don.htm|author=Sen, Raja|publisher=Rediff.com|date=20 October 2006|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, Chopra had two leading roles. Her first film was [[Nikhil Advani]]'s ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'', a romantic comedy in six chapters with an [[ensemble cast]]. She was featured opposite Salman Khan in the first chapter as Kamini, an [[Item number|item girl]] and aspiring actress who tries to land the lead role in a [[Karan Johar]] film with a publicity gimmick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2007 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw== |archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131010031210/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw== |archivedate=10 October 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref> Film critic Sukanya Verma praised her flair for comedy, especially her impressions of [[Meena Kumari]], [[Nargis]] and [[Madhubala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Salaam-E-Ishq: Stars shine in mediocre film|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/26salaam.htm|author=Verma, Sukanya|publisher=Rediff.com|date=26 January 2007|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> Both ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love'' and her next film, ''[[Big Brother (film)|Big Brother]]'', proved unsuccessful at the domestic box-office.<ref name="journey2"/>

In 2008, Chopra starred opposite [[Harman Baweja]] in [[Harry Baweja|his father's]] ''[[Love Story 2050]]''. Chopra played a double role, so she coloured her hair twice; once red to portray the girl from the future and then black for the girl of the past.<ref>{{cite web|title=Code Red|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080613/jsp/entertainment/story_9403163.jsp|author=Shah, Jigar |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=13 June 2008|accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref> Her performance was poorly received; [[Rajeev Masand]] was unimpressed with Chopra's chemistry with her co-star, remarking that her character "fails to inspire either affection or sympathy".<ref>{{cite web|title=Masand's Verdict: Love Story 2050|author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=CNN-IBN|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/love-story-2050-partpredictable-partgobbledygook/68318-8.html|date=5 July 2008|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref> She next appeared in the comedy ''[[God Tussi Great Ho]]'', portraying a TV anchor opposite Salman Khan, [[Sohail Khan]] and Amitabh Bachchan. The film was generally perceived to be plagiarised from the Hollywood comedy ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|title=God Tussi Great Ho&nbsp;– Critic's Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/God-Tussi-Great-Ho/movie-review/3369194.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=8 June 2013|date=15 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=God Tussi Great Ho: Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12549/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=8 June 2013|date=15 August 2008}}</ref> although writer and director Rumi Jaffrey claimed it to be "a village folk tale about a Brahmin".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1533020201.html|title='God Tussi Great Ho' is not a remake of any film: Rumy Jafry|work=Hindustan Times|date=15 August 2008|accessdate=8 June 2013}}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> Chopra next starred as a kindergarten teacher in ''[[Chamku (film)|Chamku]]'' opposite [[Bobby Deol]] and [[Irrfan Khan]], and played the role of Sonia in [[Goldie Behl]]'s fantasy superhero film ''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]'' opposite Abhishek Bachchan and [[Jaya Bachchan]]. ''Drona'', widely criticised for its extensive use of special effects, marked Chopra's sixth film in succession which had failed at both the box-office and critically, although Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com stated that Chopra displayed convincing action heroine skills.<ref name=journey2>{{cite web|title=Exploring the box office journey of Priyanka Chopra: Part 2 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3592/ |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=21 June 2012|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Drona falls short|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/02drona.htm|author=Verma, Sukanya|publisher=Rediff.com|date=2 October 2008|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> Critics generally perceived at this time that her career was over.<ref name="journey2"/>

===Critical acclaim (2008–11)===
The string of poorly received films ended when Chopra starred in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s ''[[Fashion (film)|Fashion]]'', a drama about the Indian fashion industry which followed the lives and careers of several fashion models. Chopra portrayed the ambitious supermodel Meghna Mathur, a role which she initially thought was out of her depth, but after six months' consideration she accepted the role, inspired by Bhandarkar's confidence in her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Style watch: Priyanka wears 137 outfits in Fashion|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/oct/301008fashionpriyankachopra.htm|work=Mid Day|date=30 October 2008|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> During production, the media spread rumours that she was starving herself to reduce her weight to that of a supermodel. Chopra stated that she had to gain {{convert|6|kg}} for the role and steadily shed the weight during the production as the character progressed in the film,<ref name="EE08">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811070932.htm|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20081210232554/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811070932.htm|archivedate=10 December 2008|title=I've worked very hard on my body: Priyanka|work=The Hindu|date=7 November 2008|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> and claimed that her physique was achieved by two months of training on the beach and a disciplined diet:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1434974601.html|title=Priyanka Chopra not starving herself for 'Fashion'|work=Hindustan Times|date=26 February 2008|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref>

<blockquote>I always like to work on my character. That's why I work on one film at a time. For ''Fashion'' I opted for a toned body. I went on a health-conscious diet, though I didn't cut down on my food or anything&nbsp;... It isn't about getting thin at all. It's just about toning my body. I don't think you need to be reed-thin to be beautiful. I think Indian women look terrible when they try to get anorexic. We (Indian women) are naturally healthy. And by that I don't mean voluptuous&nbsp;... But, yes, we've been given a certain kind of figure. We're well proportioned and aesthetically endowed in all the right places. And by getting exceptionally thin, we're going against nature.</blockquote>

Both the film and her performance were appreciated by critics, and earned Chopra several awards, including the [[National Film Award for Best Actress|National Film Award]],<ref name=nat>{{cite news|title=National Film Awards: Priyanka gets best actress, 'Antaheen' awarded best film|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-23/india/28125140_1_national-film-awards-hindi-film-film-on-social-issues|work=The Times of India|date=23 January 2010|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Award]], the [[IIFA Award for Best Actress|IIFA Award]], the [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Screen Award]], and the [[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Star Guild Award]] for Best Actress.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|title=4th Apsara Awards |url=http://www.apsaraawards.org/4th_apsara_awards_winners.html |publisher=[[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award|Apsara Awards]]|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> Rajeev Masand wrote, "Priyanka Chopra turns in a respectable performance, one that will inevitably go down as her best."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-fashion-no-real-expose/77189-8.html |title=Masand's Verdict: Fashion, no real expose |author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=CNN-IBN |date=1 November 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref> Kriti Verma from ''Headlines India'' noted "Priyanka Chopra simply rocked. Her transformation from a simple Chandigarh girl to an ambitious super model to an apologizing girl is excellent and beyond imagination."<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Bhandarkar weaves ‘real fabric’ in ‘Fashion’|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/movies-and-theatre/review-bhandarkar-weaves-real-fabric-in-fashion_479590.html|publisher=Zee News|date=29 October 2008|accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> ''Fashion'' proved to be a turning point in Chopra's career.<ref name="peecee">{{cite news|title=Over The Years: Priyanka Chopra|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/OVER-THE-YEARS-From-Priyanka-to-Pee-Cee/Article1-929947.aspx |work=Hindustan Times|author=Marwah, Navdeep Kaur|date=14 September 2012|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref> The film had net earnings of {{INRConvert|600|m|0}}<ref>{{cite web|title=December gives some respite with 2 hits|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/december-gives-some-respite-with-2-hits/404989/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=31 December 2008|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> and was noted for being a commercial success despite being a [[Woman's film|women-centric film]] and the absence of a male lead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women-centric movies|url=http://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/womencentric-movies/1232|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|publisher=iDiva|date=24 May 2010|accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref> She said in retrospect, "I think actually ''Fashion'' kick started&nbsp;... the process of female dominated films. Today you have so many other films which have done well with female leads."<ref name=NDTV-int/>

[[File:Priyanka chopra at filmfare launch.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Chopra at the ''Filmfare'' magazine launch in November 2008|alt=Priyanka Chopra in 2008]]
Chopra's final film of the year was [[Tarun Mansukhani]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]'', with Abhishek Bachchan and [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]. Set in Miami, the film tells the story of a friendship between her character and two men who pretend to be gay to share an apartment with her. Chopra played a stylish young fashion-magazine editor Neha, who is trying to deal with professional pressures in her life. Produced by [[Dharma Productions]], the film was a financial success with worldwide revenues of over {{INRConvert|860|m|0}}.<ref name=Lifetime>{{cite web|title=Lifetime Worldwide|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131015223626/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archivedate=15 October 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref> Chopra's performance and look in the film were praised.<ref name="journey3"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Dostana: Movie Review|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-11-14/news/28439297_1_abhishek-bachchan-dostana-yash-johar|author=Malani, Gaurav|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=14 November 2008|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref>

The following year Chopra played a feisty [[Marathi people|Marathi]] woman named Sweety in [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]'s [[Caper story|caper]] thriller ''[[Kaminey]]'' (co-starring [[Shahid Kapoor]]), about twin brothers and the journey in their life in a span of 24 hours linked with the underworld. Although she appeared in only eight scenes,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?edorsup=Sup&wintype=popup&queryed=820004&querypage=1&boxid=26991106&id=30664&eddate=2012-10-30&ed_date=2012-10-30&ed_code=820004|title=Pushing the envelope across continents|author=Unnikrishnan, Chaya|work=Daily News & Analysis|date=30 October 2012|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> her role earned her several awards and nominations, including a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination<ref>{{cite news|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/filmfare-awards/Best-Actress-for-Kaminey/articleshow/5499483.cms |title=55th Filmfare nominations for Best Actress |work=The Times of India |date=25 January 2010 |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> and an Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (her second consecutive win in that category after ''Fashion'').<ref>{{cite web|title=5th Apsara Awards |url=http://www.apsaraawards.org/5th_apsara_awards_winners.html |publisher=Apsara Awards|accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> The film received critical acclaim and became successful at the box-office with the worldwide gross earnings of {{INRConvert|710|m|0}}.<ref name=Lifetime/> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''The Times of India'' thought that Chopra's role completely reinvented her,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kaminey Review|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-14/bangalore/28200631_1_kaminey-charlie-priyanka-chopra|author=Kazmi, Nikhat|work=The Times of India|date=14 August 2009|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> and Rajeev Masand wrote: "Springing a delightful surprise in a smaller part is [Chopra], who sprinkles her lines with a smattering of fluent Marathi and emerges one of the film's most lovable characters."<ref name="journey3">{{cite web|title=Exploring the box office journey of Priyanka Chopra&nbsp;– Part 3|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/3604/|author=Tuteja, Joginder |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 August 2010|accessdate=28 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Masand's movie review: Kaminey|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-kaminey-is-imaginative/99242-8-p0.html|author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=15 August 2009|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref>
Chopra subsequently appeared in [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s romantic comedy ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]'', based on the novel ''Kimball Ravenswood'' by [[Madhu Rye]]. The film depicts the story of a US-based Gujrati [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] in search of his soulmate among 12 girls (all played by Chopra) associated with the 12 [[zodiac]] signs. She was considered for inclusion in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' book for being the first film actress to portray 12 distinct characters in one film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra may find a place in Guinness Book |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-09-07/news/28443127_1_priyanka-chopra-guinness-book-actress |work=The Economic Times|date=7 September 2009|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref>
Chopra's heavy workload{{mdash}}filming for several productions, travelling for endorsements and performing at live shows (including the Miss India pageant){{mdash}}took its toll; she fainted during filming, and was admitted to hospital.<ref>{{cite news|author=Shah, Kunal M |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-13/news-interviews/28026084_1_priyanka-first-priyanka-chopra-s-homepage-acute-stomach-infection |title=Overworked Priyanka in hospital! |work=The Times of India|date=13 April 2009 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref>

In 2010 Chopra starred with [[Uday Chopra]] in [[Jugal Hansraj]]'s unremarkable romantic comedy ''[[Pyaar Impossible!]]'' as Alisha, a beautiful college girl (and later a working mother) who falls in love with a nerdy boy. Later that year, she co-starred with [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Siddharth Anand]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]''. The film, set in New York and Las Vegas, follows the story of two strangers, both trying to commit suicide, who eventually fall in love with each other. The film was a moderate commercial success,<ref name="all-India2010">{{cite web|title=All India 2010|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA==|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131209083536/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA==|archivedate=9 December 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=25 March 2011}}</ref> and her performance received mixed reviews from critics. Sarita Tanwar of ''[[Mid Day]]'' wrote, "Priyanka Chopra is at her casual and spontaneous best. She embraces the character completely and makes it totally believable",<ref>{{cite news|title=Anjaana Anjaani&nbsp;– Movie review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/oct/011010-Anjaana-Anjaani-Movie-review.htm|author=Tanwar, Sarita|work=Mid Day|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref> while [[Anupama Chopra]] dismissed her acting as "artificial".<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Anjaana Anjaani|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-anjaana-anjaani-552|author=Chopra, Anupama|publisher=NDTV|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Priyanka Chopra Promoting 7 khoon Maaf.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Chopra at the audio release of ''7 Khoon Maaf'' (2011); her performance in the film received critical acclaim and (among other wins) gave her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.|alt=Priyanka Chopra in a light pink dress smiling towards the camera at a press event]]
She starred as a [[femme fatale]] in her first film of 2011, Vishal Bhardwaj's black comedy ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]''. Based on the short story "Susanna's Seven Husbands" by [[Ruskin Bond]], '' 7 Khoon Maaf'' centres on Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an [[Anglo-Indian]] woman (played by Chopra) who murders her seven husbands in an unending quest for love. The film and her performance received acclaim from critics. Chopra's performance earned her the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] and a third Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination at the [[57th Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="newawards">{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra: Awards & nominations|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/awards/id/5396|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref> Nikhat Kazmi remarked, "''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."<ref>{{cite news|author= Kazmi, Nikhat |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/7-Khoon-Maaf/movie-review/7516327.cms |title=7 Khoon Maaf |work=The Times of India|date=17 February 2011 |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref> Aniruddha Guha of ''Daily News and Analysis'' wrote: "Priyanka Chopra takes on a character that most of her contemporaries would shy away from and enacts it in a way that only she possibly can. For a woman with as many shades as Susanna, Chopra gets a crack at a role of a lifetime and she sparkles like never before."<ref>{{cite news|title=Review: 7 Khoon Maaf is wicked, trippy and fun|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1509710/review-review-7-khoon-maaf-is-wicked-trippy-and-fun|author=Guha, Aniruddha|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref>

===Commercial success (2011–13)===
Chopra's final release of the year saw her reprising her role as Roma in the second part of the ''Don'' film series, ''[[Don 2]]''. Although the film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Don 2 |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/don-2/critic-reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref> Chopra's performance earned positive feedback from critics. According to ''[[The Express Tribune]]'', "Chopra&nbsp;... 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."<ref>{{cite news|title=Film review: Don 2&nbsp;– making a killing|author=Mahmood, Rafay |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/316484/film-review-don-2-making-a-killing/|date=9 January 2012|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> ''Don 2'' was a major success in India and overseas, earning over {{INRConvert|2.06|b|0}} worldwide.<ref name="gross"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Overseas Grossers 2011: Don 2 Tops Followed By Ra.One|publisher=Box Office India |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3886&nCat= |archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20121018151802/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3886&nCat= |archivedate=18 October 2012|date=4 January 2012|accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref> ''Don 2'' was showcased at the [[62nd Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/SRK-to-attend-Don-2-screening-at-Berlinale/Article1-798927.aspx|title=SRK to attend Don 2 screening at Berlinale |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 January 2012 |accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref> and (with ''Don'') at the 2012 [[International Film Festival of Marrakech]], in Morocco.<ref name=HT1>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra on a roll at Marrakech Film Festival|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-on-a-roll-at-Marrakech-Film-Festival/Article1-967680.aspx|author=Mangaokar, Shalvi |work=Hindustan Times|date=3 December 2012 |accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref>

In a 2012 interview with ''The Times of India'', Chopra professed to have always "wanted to be the sum of more than just my movies" and said that she aspires to acquire a persona like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]. She remarked that "I imbibe from people I work with and I want to be like them",<ref name="familytoi"/> and cited [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], and [[Audrey Hepburn]] as fashion inspirations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn my style icons: Priyanka Chopra|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/glamtalk/marilyn-monroe-audrey-hepburn-my-style-icons-priyanka-chopra_96044.htm|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=11 September 2011|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra's first film of 2012 was [[Karan Malhotra]]'s action drama ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'', in which she starred with Hrithik Roshan, [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]]. Produced by Karan Johar, the film is a remake of his father's 1990 production of the [[Agneepath (1990 film)|same name]]. In one of several accidents to happen during production, Chopra's ''[[lehenga]]'' (a traditional skirt) caught fire while filming a sequence for an elaborate [[Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganpati festival]] song.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-chopra-barfee-anurag-basu-ranbir-kapoor/1/137761.html |title=Playing mentally challenged in ''Barfee'' toughest: Priyanka Chopra|work=India Today|date=11 May 2011|accessdate=27 April 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CwPVh1yE|archivedate=15 December 2012}}</ref> She featured briefly as Kaali Gawde, Roshan's loquacious love interest in the film. [[Mayank Shekhar]] noted how much Chopra stood out in her extended cameo in the male-dominated film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Mayank-Shekhar-s-review-Agneepath/Article1-802542.aspx|title=Mayank Shekhar's review: Agneepath|author=Shekhar, Mayank |work=Hindustan Times|date=26 January 2012|accessdate=10 September 2012}}</ref> ''Agneepath'' broke Bollywood's highest [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films#Opening day nett gross|opening-day earnings]] record, and had a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|1.93|b|0}}.<ref name="gross">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4378&nCat=|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120509154836/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4378&nCat=|archivedate=9 May 2012 |title=Top Worldwide Grossers |publisher=Box Office India |date=7 May 2012 |accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4006&nCat=|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131204172910/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4006&nCat=|archivedate=4 December 2013 |title=Top Opening Days All Time |publisher=Box Office India |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra next co-starred with Shahid Kapoor in [[Kunal Kohli]]'s romance, ''[[Teri Meri Kahaani]]''. The film relates the stories of three unconnected couples (each played by Kapoor and Chopra), born in different eras. The film opened to mixed reactions from critics, but Chopra's performance was generally well received.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chopra, Sonia|title=Teri Meri Kahaani review: A fun and hearty flick!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/teri-meri-kahaani-review-a-fun-and-hearty-flick-review-bollywood-15001477.html|publisher=Sify|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Priyanka Chopra at the launch of 'Barfi!' promo 12.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Chopra at a promotional event for ''Barfi!'' in 2012|alt=Priyanka Chopra in 2012]]
[[Anurag Basu]]'s ''[[Barfi!]]'', with Ranbir Kapoor and [[Ileana D'Cruz]], was her final appearance of 2012. Set in the 1970s, the film tells the story of three people, two of whom are physically disabled. Chopra played Jhilmil Chatterjee, an autistic woman who falls in love with a deaf, mute man (Kapoor). [[Rituparno Ghosh]], an acclaimed director, considered it a "very, very brave" role to accept given how demanding it is for an actor to convincingly portray a woman with autism.<ref name="7D0912">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-302539101.html|title=Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra get rave reviews for 'Barfi!'|publisher=''7 Days'', United Arab Emirates|date=17 September 2012|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> To prepare for the role, Chopra visited several mental institutions and spent time with autistic people.<ref>{{cite news|title=What is Priyanka Chopra's Kottayam connection?|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview_what-is-priyanka-chopras-kottayam-connection_1740013|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20121025091259/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview_what-is-priyanka-chopras-kottayam-connection_1740013|archivedate=25 October 2012|work=Daily News and Analysis|author=Prabhakaran, Mahalakshmi |date=12 September 2012|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> The film received rave reviews from film critics<ref name="7D0912"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Critics Verdict: Ranbir Kapoor's Barfi! is a must-watch|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/CRITICS-VERDICT-Ranbir-Kapoor-s-Barfi-is-a-must-watch/Article1-929208.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=13 September 2012|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref> and was a major commercial success, earning {{INRConvert|1.75|b|0}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5301&nCat=|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20130602044123/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5301&nCat=|archivedate=2 June 2013|publisher=Box Office India|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra received unanimous praise for her portrayal, which several reviewers regarded as her best performance to date.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mukherjee, Madhureeta |title=Barfi! movie review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Barfi/movie-review/16381742.cms|work=The Times of India|date=13 September 2012|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> The [[Indo-Asian News Service]] review said, "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."<ref>{{cite web|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |title=Barfi! review|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/barfi-review-743|publisher=NDTV|date=14 September 2012|accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref> [[Pratim D. Gupta]] of ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]'' noted Ranbir and Priyanka turn in two of the finest performances seen on the Indian screen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mouthful of Barfi!|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120915/jsp/entertainment/story_15977252.jsp|author=Gupta, Pratim D.|work=The Telegraph|date=15 September 2012|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> Chopra received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.<ref name="newawards"/> The film was screened at the [[Busan International Film Festival|Busan]]<ref>{{cite news|title='Barfi!' gets standing ovation at Busan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/barfi-gets-standing-ovation-at-busan/article3996667.ece|work=The Hindu|date=14 October 2012|accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> and Marrakech International Film Festivals,<ref name=HT1/> and was chosen as [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's entry]] for the [[85th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Barfi!' to represent India at Oscars|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-23/news-interviews/34040221_1_rajmouli-s-eega-official-entry-anhey-ghorhey-da-daan|author=Dubey, Bharti |work=The Times of India|date=22 September 2012|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref> ''Don 2'', ''Agneepath'' and ''Barfi!'' rank among [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time]].<ref name="gross"/>

Chopra's first release of 2013 was [[K. C. Bokadia]]'s much-delayed ''[[Deewana Main Deewana]]'', which had been filmed nearly a decade earlier. It received lacklustre reviews, primarily due to its aged look and feel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deewana Main Deewana|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/18271688.cms|work=The Times of India|author=Vyavahare, Renuka |date=1 February 2013|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref> She agreed to a special appearance in ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]'' in a song called "Babli Badmaash Hai", which was her first item number.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra turns Badmaash Babli!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-19/news-interviews/37179099_1_priyanka-chopra-promotional-song-peecee|author=Banerjee, Soumyadipta|work=The Times of India|date=19 February 2013|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref> Music composer [[Anu Malik]] and director [[Sanjay Gupta]] thought Chopra would be able to "recreate the magic of Zeenat Aman or [[Parveen Babi]]"; Chopra, however, was reluctant to do so, agreeing only after six months of persuasion.<ref name="7D0313">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-323480057.html|title=Video: Priyanka Chopra wanted 'no vulgarity, no skin show'|publisher=''7 Days'', United Arab Emirates|date=25 March 2013|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref><ref name="HT0213">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2895670251.html|title=Priyanka Chopra to do first item number|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 February 2013|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> In choosing her first item song, Chopra was strict over the lyrics and footage, in that she frowned against the use of vulgar words or skin on show, and rejected the songs of various composers before deciding upon an appropriate number.<ref name="7D0313"/>

She next lent her voice to the character of Ishani, the reigning Pan-Asian champion from India and the love interest of the main protagonist in the [[Disney Animation Studios]]'s film ''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]'', a spinoff of [[Pixar]]'s [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]]. Chopra, a fan of Disney films, had fun voicing the character saying "The closest I could come to being a [[Disney princess]], I think, was Ishani".<ref>{{cite news|title=PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S PROPELLER!|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130821/jsp/t2/story_17252170.jsp|newspaper=The Telegraph|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> The film garnered commercial success, grossing approximately US$220 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=Planes.htm|title=Planes (2013)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=3 September 2013}}</ref> She played an NRI girl in the [[Apoorva Lakhia]]'s bilingual action drama ''[[Zanjeer(2013 film)|Zanjeer]]'' (''Thoofan'' in Telugu), a remake of the 1973 Hindi [[Zanjeer (1973 film)|film of the same name]], which met with poor reactions from critics and was unsuccessful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Critics' verdict: Zanjeer high on performances, low on content|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-verdict-Zanjeer-fails-to-impress/Article1-1118220.aspx|author=Kaushal, Sweta|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 September 2013|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=From ‘Himmatwala’ to ‘Zanjeer’: Top 10 Worst Bollywood Films of 2013|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/from-himmatwala-to-zanjeer-top-10-worst-bollywood-films-of-2013-528974|author=Mehta, Ankita|work=International Business Times|date=10 December 2013|accessdate=15 May 2014}}</ref> Chopra next reprised her role of Priya in Rakesh Roshan's ''[[Krrish 3]]''{{mdash}}a sequel to the 2006 superhero film ''Krrish''{{mdash}}with Hrithik Roshan, [[Vivek Oberoi]] and [[Kangana Ranaut]]. The film earned positive reviews though critics opined that Chopra's role in the film was small. Writing for ''Daily News and Analysis'', Sarita A Tanwar commented that "Priyanka is saddled with a role that doesn't do her justice. She deserved a meatier role."<ref>{{cite news|title=Film review: Krrish 3 is an entertaining mix of spectacle and human-scale drama|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-film-review-krrish-3-is-an-entertaining-mix-of-spectacle-and-human-scale-drama-1912095|author=Tanwar, Sarita A|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=1 November 2013|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref> The feature became a box office success, earning over {{INRConvert|3|b|0}} worldwide, to become Chopra's biggest commercial success till date and her fourth major hit in the last two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2013|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat=|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat=|archivedate=4 January 2014|date=12 December 2013|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Put your hands together for the Rs 500 crore heroine|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/put-your-hands-together-for-the-rs-500-crore-heroine_146578.html|publisher=Zee News|date=20 November 2013|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> She also appeared in an item number titled "[[Ram Chahe Leela]]" for [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s ''[[Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela]]''. The song, which took four days to rehearse, saw Chopra execute a contemporary [[mujra]], that incorporated complicated dance steps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranveer ate every two hours to get 'Ram-Leela' look|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/news-interviews/44028411_1_ranveer-singh-tattad-tattad-ram-leela|author=Kotwani, Hiren|work=The Times of India|date=13 November 2013|accessdate=20 November 2013}}</ref>

===2014–present===
In 2014, Chopra played the lead female role in [[Yash Raj Films]]'s romantic action drama ''[[Gunday]]'' directed by [[Ali Abbas Zafar]], alongside [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Arjun Kapoor]] and Irrfan Khan. She portrayed Nandita, a [[cabaret]] dancer in Calcutta. Set in the 1970s, the film tells the story of two best friends, who fall in love with Chopra's character. ''Gunday'' proved to be a box-office success, grossing over {{INRConvert|1|b|0}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/540092/20140223/gunday-box-office-collection-100-crore-ranveer.htm |title='Gunday' Box Office Collection: Ranveer-Arjun Starrer Grosses 100 Crore Worldwide |author=Seshagiri, Sangeetha |work=International Business Times |date=23 February 2014 |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> She next featured in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali- [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]] produced ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'', a biographical film of the five time [[World Amateur Boxing Championships|world boxing champion]] and Olympic bronze medalist [[Mary Kom]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mary Kom wrapped up|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/bollywood/mary-kom-wrapped-up-1.1333535|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20140525195124/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/bollywood/mary-kom-wrapped-up-1.1333535|archivedate=25 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014|newspaper=Gulf News|date=16 May 2014}}</ref> To prepare for the role, she spent time with Kom and received four months of boxing training.<ref name=kom>{{cite news|author=Mumbai Mirror |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-28/news-interviews/35387423_1_priyanka-chopra-mary-kom-olympic-medallist |title=Priyanka Chopra to live like Mary Kom |work=The Times of India |date=28 November 2012 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]], received positive reviews from critics, and Chopra's performance was praised.<ref>{{cite web||url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-priyanka-chopra-s-mary-kom-biopic-receives-good-response-2018385|title=Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' biopic receives good response|work=Daily News and Analysis |date=13 September 2014 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gerster|first=Jane|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2014/09/04/priyanka_chopra_channeled_her_grief_into_making_mary_kom.html|title=Priyanka Chopra channeled her grief into making Mary Kom|work=The Star |date=4 September 2014 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Anupama Chopra of ''Hindustan Times'' felt that Chopra's performance helped empower the film, and CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand wrote that "she transforms herself physically, and also skillfully conveys both the rage and vulnerability that the part required."<ref>{{cite news|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-by-anupama-chopra-priyanka-chopra-s-performance-empowers-mary-kom/article1-1260693.aspx|title=Movie review by Anupama Chopra: Mary Kom gives us a terrific male role model|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 September 2014 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Masand|first=Rajeev|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mary-kom-review-the-film-is-watchable-but-never-great-like-it-shouldve-been/496592-47.html|title='Mary Kom' review: The film is watchable, but never great like it should've been|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=6 September 2014 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> ''Mary Kom'' was a commercial success, earning {{INRConvert|1.04|b}} at the global box office.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dev|first1=Anindita|title=Priyanka Chopra's `Mary Kom` enters the Rs 100 crore club!|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/priyanka-chopras-mary-kom-enters-the-rs-100-crore-club_1482172.html|website=Zeenews|accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mary Kom Grosses 100 Crores Worldwide|url= http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/mary-kom-grosses-100-crores-worldwide-box-office-collections|publisher=[[Koimoi]]|accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref> Chopra won the Screen Award, the Star Guild Award for Best Actress, and received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/120115-screen-awards-2015-live/|title=Highlights: 21st Life OK Screen Awards: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra win Best Actor, ‘Queen’ Best Film|last=Sharma|first=Sarika|work=The Indian Express|date=14 January 2015|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7757|title=Winners of 10th Renault Star Guild Awards|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>

The following year, Chopra starred in [[Zoya Akhtar]]'s ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]'', an ensemble comedy-drama alongside [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Shefali Shah]],  Ranveer Singh, [[Anushka Sharma]] and Farhan Akhtar. The film tells the story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family (the Mehras) on a cruise trip to celebrate the parents' 30th wedding anniversary. She portrayed the role of Ayesha Mehra, a successful entrepreneur and the eldest child. Shubha Shetty-Saha from ''[[Mid Day]]'' praised the sibling chemistry between Singh and Chopra,<ref>{{cite news|title='Dil Dhadakne Do' - Movie Review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/dil-dhadakne-do---movie-review/16265195|author=Shetty-Saha, Shubha|work=Mid-Day|date=4 June 2015|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref> but Shubhra Gupta of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "It’s time Priyanka got back to being a little messy: all these not-a-hair-out-place roles are making her constrained".<ref>{{cite news|title=Dil Dhadakne Do review: Heart develops a big beat for Mr and Mrs Mehra|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dil-dhadakne-do-movie-review/99/#sthash.CsYMn00X.dpuf|author=Gupta, Shubhra|work=The Indian Express|date=5 June 2015|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref>

Chopra signed a talent holding deal with [[ABC Studios]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra Inks Talent Deal With ABC|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/priyanka-chopra-inks-talent-deal-758610|date=17 December 2014|accessdate=20 December 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> and in February 2015 was cast in the [[television pilot]] ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/priyanka-chopra-cast-quantico-brent-sexton-runner-1201382428/|title=Priyanka Chopra Joins ABC’s ‘Quantico'; Brent Sexton In ‘Runner’|date=26 February 2015|publisher=[[Deadline.com]]|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> which was picked to series in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/05/the-catch-jenna-bans-family-kings-prophets-boom-la-crime-wicked-city-quantico-series-abc-1201422660/|title=ABC Picks Up Dramas 'The Catch', Jenna Bans, 'Kings & Prophets', 'Boom', 'L.A. Crime' & 'Quantico' To Series|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 7, 2015|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> She plays the role of an FBI recruit Alex Parrish  who is half Indian and half Caucasian.<ref>{{cite web|title=Know Everything about Priyanka Chopra and Her Role in Quantico – An Upcoming American TV Show |url=http://nationalviews.com/priyanka-chopra-alex-parrish-quantico-american-tv-series|publisher=National Views|date=3 June 2015|accessdate=2 June 2015}}</ref> As of June 2015, she is filming Bhansali's period romance ''[[Bajirao Mastani (film)|Bajirao Mastani]]'', co-starring Ranveer Singh and [[Deepika Padukone]], in which she plays the supporting role of [[Kashibai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bajirao Mastani’s Set Mounted For Ranveer-Priyanka|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/bajirao-mastanis-set-mounted-for-ranveer-priyanka/|publisher=Koimoi|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> In addition, she will star as a policewoman in [[Prakash Jha]]'s ''Gangaajal 2'', a sequel to the 2003 political thriller ''[[Gangaajal]]'', and feature alongside [[Fawad Khan]] in [[Reema Kagti]]'s romance ''Mr. Chaloo''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra to turn cop for Prakash Jha's 'Gangaajal 2'|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-priyanka-chopra-to-turn-cop-for-prakash-jha-s-gangaajal-2-2049247|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=3 January 2014|accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Peecee to Romance Fawad|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/PeeCee-to-romance-Fawad/articleshow/46708591.cms|author=Ankur, Pathak|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=27 March 2015|accessdate=27 March 2015}}</ref>

==Music career==
[[File:Priyanka Chopra at Reliance Digital.JPG|thumb|Chopra promoting "In My City" at the Reliance Digital Store in Mumbai|alt=Priyanka Chopra talking to a microphone, in 2012]]
Chopra's main vocal influence was her father, who she said was "an incredible singer", and helped develop her interest in singing.<ref name="Rediff1">{{cite web|title=Priyanka: I never thought I could sing |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-priyanka-chopra-in-my-city/20120914.htm?print=true |publisher=Rediff.com |accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Berlin 2012: Priyanka Chopra Talks About Movies Transcending Cultural and Language Barriers (Q&A)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-2012-priyanka-chopra-talks-291369|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Bhushan, Nyay |date=15 February 2012|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> She used her vocal talent early in her pageantry career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra's Foray into Music with Lady Gaga's Management|url=http://divanee.com/2011/08/11/priyanka-chopras-foray-into-music-with-lady-gaga%E2%80%99s-management/|author=Tabani, Saniya |work=[[Divanee Magazine]]|date=11 August 2011|accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref> Her first recording, the song "Ullathai Killathe" in the Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' (2002), was made at the urging of her director and co-star, Vijay (who had noticed her singing on the set).<ref>{{cite news|title=Eyecatchers&nbsp;— She's Getting Vocal |url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20020128/eyecathers.html|work=India Today|publisher=Digital Today|date=28 January 2002|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> She declined to sing [[playback singer|playback]] for "Tinka Tinka" in her film ''Karam'' (2005), preferring to concentrate on her acting career, but later sang the song live on the television programme ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka sings live on TV! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-24/tv/28237147_1_playback-piggy-chops-priyanka-chopra|work=The Times of India|date=24 September 2010|accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref> Chopra recorded an unreleased song for ''Bluffmaster!'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-reluctant-singer/1022671/ |title=The Reluctant Singer |author=Chattopadhyay, Pallavi |work=The Indian Express |date=27 October 2012 |accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref> In August 2011, [[Universal Music Group]] signed Chopra to a worldwide recording agreement with [[DesiHits]]. The deal indicated that her first studio album would be released by [[Interscope Records]] in North America and by [[Island Records]] elsewhere.<ref name=HR1>{{cite news|title=Universal Music Group Signs Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra to Global Deal|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-music-group-signs-bollywood-219569|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Bhushan, Nyay |date=5 August 2011|accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref>  Her first song as a playback singer in Bollywood was "Chaoro" from ''Mary Kom'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/When-Priyanka-Chopra-sang-a-lullaby/articleshow/41667703.cms | title=When Priyanka Chopra sang a lullaby | work=The Times of India | date=4 September 2014 | accessdate=10 October 2014 | author=Bhattacharya, Roshmila}}</ref>

In July 2012, Chopra became the first Bollywood star signed by [[Creative Artists Agency]], an entertainment and sports agency based in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|title=CAA Signs Its First Bollywood Star|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bollywood-actress-priyanka-chopra-signed-caa-287524|author=Bhushan, Nyay |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2 July 2012|accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref> Travelling to the United States to work on her album, Chopra collaborated with [[Sam Watters]], Matthew Koma and [[Jay Sean]]. The album will be produced by [[RedOne]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra in the Studio With RedOne|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/news/a392157/bollywood-star-priyanka-chopra-in-the-studio-with-redone.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|author=Baker, Steven |date=7 July 2012|accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/20/entertainment/la-et-ms-1120-bollywood-pop-20121120|title=Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra as pioneering pop act in U.S.|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick D.|date=20 November 2012|accessdate=7 December 2012|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Her first single, "[[In My City]]", debuted in the US on 13 September 2012 in a TV spot for the [[NFL Network]]'s [[Thursday Night Football]], 12 hours after the full song debuted in India;<ref name=rel>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Priyanka-Chopra-to-release-debut-song-for-Indian-fans-first/Article1-926437.aspx |title=Priyanka Chopra to release debut song for Indian fans first |work=Hindustan Times |author=Singh, Prashant |date=8 September 2012|accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref> a shortened version of the song was used to open each show of the season. "In My City" features rapper [[will.i.am]]; according to Chopra, a co-writer,<ref name="latimes"/> the song was inspired by her unsettled childhood and her journey from a small-town girl to a celebrity.<ref name=inspire/> "In My City" trended at number one on Twitter several minutes after release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-13/news/33816957_1_atom-factory-priyanka-chopra-troy-carter|title=Priyanka Chopra releases single 'In my City', trends to number one position on Twitter|author=Raghavendra, Nandini |date=13 September 2012|accessdate=20 September 2012|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> The song received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial success in India; it sold more than 130,000&nbsp;copies in its first week, topped the Hindi pop chart and was certified [[list of music recording certifications|triple platinum]].<ref name="latimes"/><ref name=DS2>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra releases video for will.i.am duet 'In My City' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/news/a454543/priyanka-chopra-releases-video-for-william-duet-in-my-city.html|work=Digital Spy|author=Joshi, Priya |date=30 January 2013|accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> In the United States the single was unsuccessful, with 5,000&nbsp;digital downloads in its first week on iTunes according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]], and did not receive radio play.<ref name="latimes"/> In October 2012, the single won her the Best International Debut award at the [[People's Choice Awards India]].<ref name=pca>{{cite web|title=Gorgeous Chopra Sisters: Priyanka And Parineeti Perform At People's Choice Awards |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/gorgeous-chopra-sisters-priyanka-and-parineeti-perform-at-peoples-choice-awards/53236 |publisher=Business of Cinema|date=31 October 2012|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, she received three nominations: Best Female Artist, Best Song and Best Video (for "In My City") at the [[World Music Awards]].<ref>World Music Awards nominations for Priyanka Chopra:
* Female Artist:{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/?page_id=17#!worlds-best-female-artist/c9px |title=World's Best Female Artist |publisher=[[World Music Awards]] |accessdate=10 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CkGSzOqX|archivedate=7 December 2012}}
* Song:{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/?page_id=26#!worlds-best-song/ct9a |title=World's Best Song |publisher=World Music Awards |accessdate=10 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CkFuJhMV|archivedate=7 December 2012}}
* Video:{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/#!worlds-best-video/cdjm |title=World's Best Video |publisher=World Music Awards |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> She also received the Trailblazer Award from the South Asian Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association for becoming the first Bollywood actor to win a major record deal in the U.S.<ref name=bday2/> Chopra was also a featured artist on "Erase", an [[electronic dance music|EDM]] song produced by the American DJ and producer duo [[The Chainsmokers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/%22priyanka-chopra-features-in-chainsmokers-album%22/1034894/ |title=Priyanka Chopra features in 'Chainsmokers' album |work=The Indian Express |date=22 November 2012 |accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="iTunes release">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/erase-feat.-priyanka-chopra/id580669727|title=Erase ft. Priyanka Chopra&nbsp;– Single by The Chainsmokers|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>

In July 2013, Chopra released her second single "[[Exotic (song)|Exotic]]" featuring American rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], along with its music video.<ref name=exotic>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra Makes Music Magic With Pitbull, RedOne on 'Exotic'|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2013/06/21/priyanka-chopra-makes-music-magic-with-pitbull-redone-on-exotic/ |publisher=[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]|author=Perricone, Kathleen |accessdate=25 June 2013|date=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/priyanka-chopras-second-single-exotic-is-topping-charts/1140108/ |title=Priyanka Chopra's second single Exotic is topping charts |work=The Indian Express |author=Goyal, Divya |date=10 July 2013 |accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pitbull Makes Sexy Beach Vid With Exotic Bollywood Queen Priyanka Chopra! See It HERE!|url=http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-11-priyanka-chopra-pitbull-exotic-music-video-premiere-sexy-beach|publisher=PerezHilton.com|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref> "Exotic" debuted at number 16 on the [[Dance/Electronic Songs|''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs]] and number&nbsp;11 on the [[Dance/Electronic Digital Songs]] chart in 27 July 2013 issue.<ref name=DanceDigital>{{cite web|title=Dance/Electronic Digital Songs : July 27, 2013 |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-07-27/dance-electronic-digital-songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> The single also entered at number 74 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] chart. "Exotic" debuted at number 44 on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart and peaked at number 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5638240/chart-highlights-luke-bryan-scores-his-highest-debut-ever-on-country-airplay|title=Chart Highlights: Luke Bryan Scores His Highest Debut Ever on Country Airplay Chart|author=Caulfield, Keith|work=Billboard|date=5 August 2013|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Her third single, a cover of [[Bonnie Raitt]]'s "[[I Can't Make You Love Me#Priyanka Chopra version|I Can't Make You Love Me]]" was released in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.ndtv.com/music/priyanka-chopra-has-her-heart-broken-in-i-can-t-make-you-love-me-video-516892 | title=Priyanka Chopra Has Her Heart Broken In I Can't Make You Love Me Video | publisher=NDTV | date=1 May 2014 | accessdate=5 May 2014 | author=Dhingra, Manisha}}</ref> The song's accompanying video was released around the same time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/black-eyed-peas-give-a-thumbs-up-to-priyanka-chopras-i-cant-make-you-love-me/ | title=Black Eyed Peas give a thumbs up to Priyanka Chopra’s ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ | work=The Indian Express | date=1 May 2014 | accessdate=5 May 2014 | author=Goyal, Divya}}</ref> The song peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/6PV56TSnt |title=Artist Charts Search: Priyanka Chopra |work=Billboard {{noitalics|Chart Search}} |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> Chopra also lent her voice for a music video of [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]". The video was created as part of a global campaign by [[UNICEF]] to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]], and features other singers, including [[Katy Perry]], [[Idris Elba]], [[Nicole Scherzinger]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[will.i.am]] and [[Rumer Willis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-sings-john-lennons-imagine-for-unicef/|title=Priyanka Chopra Sings John Lennon's 'Imagine' For UNICEF|date=12 November 2014|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref>

==Other works==

===Television and stage performances===
[[File:IPL 5 pohoto(10).jpg|thumb|Chopra performing for the fifth season of the Indian Premier League in Chennai|alt=Priyanka Chopra dancing on stage with a group of men]]

In 2007, Chopra was on the judges' panel of the Miss India pageant. She stated, "Miss India will always remain special. That's where it all started for me. And maybe that's where it would've ended if I hadn't won the crown."<ref name=mi-special>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/MirchMasala/Miss-India-is-special-for-Priyanka/Article1-214555.aspx |title=Miss India is special for Priyanka |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 April 2007 |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref> She also performed at Miss India in 2009 and 2013, and was a judge at [[Miss World 2009]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Miss+World+will+not+change+the+world:+Priyanka+Chopra/1/74933.html |title=Miss World will not change the world: Priyanka Chopra |work=India Today |date=14 December 2009 |accessdate=28 November 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CwPZxRnl|archivedate=15 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ash-priyanka-at-miss-india-2013_-68314.html |title=Ash, Priyanka At Miss India 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=25 March 2013 |accessdate=21 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/InterviewsCinema/With-seven-awards-it-s-been-a-fantastic-start-Priyanka-Chopra/Article1-397523.aspx |title=With seven awards, it's been a 'fantastic' start: Priyanka Chopra |work=Hindustan Times |date=6 April 2009 |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref> In 2010, she hosted the third season of the reality show ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3)|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' on the [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors]] channel, taking over from previous host Akshay Kumar.<ref name=toiff>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-24/news-interviews/28285017_1_priyanka-chopra-stunts-fear-factor |title=Priyanka is Hitler in Brazil |work=The Times of India |date=24 August 2010|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> According to contestants, in hosting the series, Chopra had "transformed into quite a whip-wielding dictator", relentlessly pushing the contestants to work.<ref name=toiff/> She performed most of her own stunts, adamant to prove that she could rival Akshay Kumar, who had hosted the previous two seasons.<ref name=toiff/> The opening ratings of the show topped those of the two previous seasons.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |title=Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 TRPs break record |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Khatron-Ke-Khiladi-3-opening-TRP-ratings-breaks-record/Article1-600561.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=15 September 2010|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> The show was praised by critics,<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka to leave for Brazil on Aug 15 for Khatron Ke Khiladi|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/jul/190710-Priyanka-Chopra-Brazil-August-15-Khatron-Ke-Khiladi.htm|work=Mid Day|date=19 July 2010|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> and earned the [[Indian Telly Awards|Indian Telly Award]] for Most Impactful Debut on Television.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tenth Indian Telly Awards|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php|archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20131016040245/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php|archivedate=16 October 2013|publisher=[[Indian Telly Awards]]|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> She visited [[Jawans|Jawan]] troops in [[Arunachal Pradesh|Tenga]], in eastern India, for a special episode of the NDTV show ''Jai Jawan'' celebrating the 60th anniversary of India's independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/jai-jawan/jai-jawan-with-priyanka-chopra/16141|title=Jai Jawan with Priyanka Chopra (video) |publisher=NDTV|date=15 August 2007|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref>

Chopra has participated in a number of concerts and award ceremonies. She took part in a world concert tour, "Temptations 2004", and performed with other Bollywood actors (including Shah Rukh Khan, [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]], Preity Zinta and [[Arjun Rampal]]) in 19 stage shows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Temptation 2004|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Temptation-2004-imagegallery-events-jdwmFcichfa.html?html=5|publisher=Sify|accessdate=19 March 2011}}</ref> In 2011, she participated (with Shahid Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan) in a concert in [[Durban]], South Africa celebrating 150 years of India–South Africa friendship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/general/priyanka-chopra-namaste-south-africa-1.742494|title=Priyanka Chopra: Namaste South Africa|work=[[Gulf News]]|date=8 January 2011|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> In 2012, she performed at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]] in the opening ceremony of the fifth season of cricket's [[Indian Premier League]] with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and international pop star [[Katy Perry]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Datta, Dwaipayan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2012/news/IPL-2012-Opening-Ceremony-IPL-party-begins-with-star-studded-opening-ceremony-as-fans-swoon/articleshow/12524604.cms |title=IPL 2012 Opening Ceremony: IPL party begins with star-studded opening ceremony as fans swoon|work=The Times of India|date=4 April 2012|accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref> Chopra also performed with other Bollywood divas in the opening ceremony for a new IPL franchise at the [[Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium|Sahara Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Gaur, Shelly |url=http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-10790/priyanka-chorpa-to-perform-in-pune-today.html |title=Priyanka Chorpa to perform in Pune today |publisher=International Reporter |date=8 April 2012 |accessdate=14 September 2012}}</ref> In late 2012, she delivered a tribute to late filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]] at the People's Choice Awards India,<ref name=pca/> and performed at [[Dubai Festival City]]'s Ahlan Bollywood Concert with Salman Khan, [[Zarine Khan]], [[Sophie Choudry]], [[Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] and Sohail Khan.<ref>{{cite news|author=Eldemerdash, Nadia |url=http://gulfnews.com/pictures/arts-entertainment/stars-hit-the-stage-at-the-ahlan-bollywood-concert-1.1113630|title=Stars hit the stage at the Ahlan Bollywood concert|work=Gulf News|date=3 December 2012|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>

===Column writing===
Chopra began writing an opinion column, "The Priyanka Chopra Column", for the ''Hindustan Times'' in 2009. She wrote a total of fifty columns for the newspaper. She said after her first year of writing: "I'm a private person and never thought that I could express my feelings. But strangely enough, whenever I sat down to write this column, my inner most thoughts came to the fore."<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra turns 50 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lifestyle/CelebWatch/Priyanka-Chopra-turns-50/Article1-512840.aspx|work=Hindustan Times |author=Chopra, Priyanka |date=26 February 2010|accessdate=5 September 2012 | archivedate = 19 August 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130819000208/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lifestyle/CelebWatch/Priyanka-Chopra-turns-50/Article1-512840.aspx | deadurl = no }}</ref> In March 2009, she met several readers who had submitted feedback on her weekly column.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hi, it's Priyanka |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Hi-it-s-Priyanka/Article1-388701.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|author=Neha Sharma and Garima Sharma|date=12 March 2009|accessdate=5 September 2012 | archivedate = 13 May 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513065918/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Hi-it-s-Priyanka/Article1-388701.aspx | deadurl = no }}</ref> She continued to write sporadically for newspapers. In August 2012 she wrote a column published in ''[[The Times of India]]'' titled "No woman in Mumbai feels safe any longer", discussing the murder of 25-year-old Pallavi Purkayastha,<ref name="TOI column">{{cite news|title=No woman in Mumbai feels safe any longer: Priyanka Chopra |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/No-woman-in-Mumbai-feels-safe-any-longer-Priyanka-Chopra/articleshow/15545055.cms|work=The Times of India|author=Chopra, Priyanka |date=19 August 2012|accessdate=5 September 2012 | archivedate = 2 January 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150102225605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/No-woman-in-Mumbai-feels-safe-any-longer-Priyanka-Chopra/articleshow/15545055.cms?referral=PM | deadurl = no }}</ref> whom she met while working on ''Don''.<ref name=NDTV-int/> In the article, Chopra expressed her views about the safety of women in cities. She wrote: "The magnitude of this crime can perhaps only truly be understood by a woman. It has much larger ramifications. We can't allow this to happen. We have to, in whichever way we can, ensure that what happened with Pallavi does not happen again. We need to remind ourselves that we women today are a vital contributor to the growth of the new India."<ref name="TOI column"/>

In a July 2014 article published in ''[[The Guardian]]'', she criticised [[female genital mutilation]] and [[child marriage]]. She wrote: "These practices violate the fundamental rights of girls and women, and hold back social and economic development that would benefit children, communities and countries. Child marriage and FGM destroy childhoods, disrupt schooling, leave girls at higher risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes, and contribute to a cycle of poverty."<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra: when girls are empowered, we all do better|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2014/jul/22/priyanka-chopra-girl-summit-female-genital-mutilation-child-marriage|author=Chopra, Priyanka|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, Chopra wrote an op-ed for ''[[The New York Times]]'' titled "What [[Jane Austen]] Knew" about the importance of education for girls. She praised and quoted [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winners [[Malala Yousafzai]] and [[Kailash Satyarthi]], and described how her desire to help others was triggered when, at just nine years old, she joined her parents while they volunteered their spare time to offer modern health care to the rural poor.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/opinion/priyanka-chopra-on-educating-girls.html?WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-28808-12-20-HD&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c= 
| title = What Jane Austen Knew: Priyanka Chopra on Educating Girls
| work = [[The New York Times]]
| author = Chopra, Priyanka
| date = 4 December 2014
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207100214/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/opinion/priyanka-chopra-on-educating-girls.html
| archivedate = 7 December 2014
| accessdate  = 30 December 2014
| deadurl     = No
| quote       = What had they done wrong? My parents tried to explain as best they could the stigma that surrounded and still surrounds girls in our country. How do you explain that to a 9-year-old? What I took away from the discussion was that the parents we met believed that their sons were better than their daughters. It rankled. I couldn't understand why, but from that moment, I vowed to help those girls as much as I could.
}}</ref> In late 2014, Chopra began writing a monthly column, "Pret-a-Priyanka", for "[[Elle (magazine)|Elle.com]]". In an article published in January 2015, she expressed her views on diversity and being a global citizen.<ref>{{cite journal|title='The Girl Next Door Should Look Like the Girl Next Door': Priyanka Chopra on Diversity|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a26052/priyanka-chopra-on-diversity/|author=Chopra, Priyanka|work=Elle|date=16 January 2015|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Priyanka Chopra walks for Manish Malhotra & Shaina NC's show for CPAA 01.jpg|thumb|left|Chopra with designer Manish Malhotra at CPAA charity fashion show in July 2012|alt=Manish Malhotra standing beside Priyanka Chopra at a charity fashion show]]

Chopra often speaks out on women's issues: against female infanticide and [[feticide|foeticide]], and in support of education for girls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Educating the girl child is most important |url=http://madeinatlant.powweb.com/priyanka_chopra/interview2.htm |publisher=Atlantis International |accessdate=2 December 2012}}</ref> In 2006, a "day with Chopra" was auctioned on eBay; the proceeds were donated to an NGO, Nanhi Kali, which helps educate girls in India.<ref name=ebay>{{cite press release|title=eBay India unveils the eBay Style Diva 2006 |url=http://pages.ebay.in/community/aboutebay/news/pressreleases/consumer/priyanka_chopra.html |publisher=[[eBay]]|date=10 August 2006|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> In 2010 Chopra was one of several celebrities who created promotional messages for Pearls Wave Trust, which campaigns against violence and abuse of women and girls.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-celebrities-to-support-pearls-wave-intitiave-on-women-against-violence-1347298|title=Bollywood celebrities to support Pearls Wave initiative on women against violence|work=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=3 February 2014|date=13 February 2010}}</ref> Chopra also appeared at the launch of a campaign called "Save Girl Child", which aims to change the attitudes of Indians towards girls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra kicks off 'Save Girl Child' campaign |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/etc/priyanka-chopra-kicks-off-save-girl-child-campaign_612977.html|publisher=Zee News|date=10 March 2012|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> She has worked with [[UNICEF]] since 2008, recording public-service announcements and participating in media panel discussions promoting children's rights and the education of girls, and also participated in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-234085904.html|title=Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra Becomes UNICEF National Ambassador|publisher=State News Service|date=10 August 2013|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> She was appointed a [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] for Child Rights on 10 August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/media/media_55497.html|title=Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF National Ambassador |publisher=[[UNICEF]] |date=10 August 2010|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka for girls' education as UNICEF ambassador|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/priyanka-for-girls-education-as-unicef-ambassador/658577/|work=The Indian Express|date=10 August 2010|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> UNICEF Representative Karin Hulshof said of the appointment:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2106098691.html|title=Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF National Ambassador|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 August 2010|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref>
<blockquote>
Priyanka Chopra&nbsp;... is equally passionate about her work on behalf of children and adolescents. We are proud of the work she has done with us so far on child rights, and, we are thrilled about all what we will be doing together so that no child gets left behind.
</blockquote>
In 2012 Chopra spoke at the launch of Awakening Youth, an anti-addiction programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra at Launch of 'Awakening Youth 2012' (video) |url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/videos/774/ |work=The Sunday Indian|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> Chopra is a supporter of environmental charities and is brand ambassador for NDTV's Greenathon, an initiative to support eco-friendliness and improve electricity supplies to rural villages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/06/09/stories/2011060951860400.htm |title=Green agenda|author=Kumar, Anuj|work=The Hindu |date=9 June 2011 |accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref> She appeared with children in an animated video to support the cause,<ref>{{cite news|title=Greenie Priyanka gets animated|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/feb/110210-Priyanka-Chopra-music-video-Animated-environmental-awareness.htm|author=Joshi, Tushar |work=Mid Day|date=11 February 2010|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> and removed rubbish from the banks of the [[Yamuna river]] in [[Agra]] to increase awareness of environmental issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-10936/priyanka-chopra-promotes-greenathon-campaign.html|title=Priyanka Chopra promotes Greenathon campaign |publisher=International Reporter|date=10 April 2012|accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref> Chopra "adopted" a tigress in 2011 and a lioness in 2012 at the [[Ranchi#Tourist attractions|Birsa biological park]], paying for both animals' upkeep for a year.<ref>{{cite news|title=After tigress, Priyanka adopts lioness Sundari|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/ranchi/31983339_1_animal-adoption-zoo-authorities-lioness |work=The Times of India|date=2 June 2012|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref>

Chopra has made appearances in support of other charities, such as the 2005 HELP! Telethon Concert to raise money for the victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050208/asp/nation/story_4351693.asp |title=Bollywood unites to present caring face |work=The Telegraph |date=8 February 2005 |accessdate=13 December 2011}}</ref> In 2009, she shot a documentary for the organisation Alert India to increase understanding of [[leprosy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thediplomat.com/new-emissary/2009/11/10/top-actress-no-2-priyanka-chopra/|title=Top Actress No. 2&nbsp;– Priyanka Chopra|author=Nakagawa, Ulara |work=[[The Diplomat]]|date=10 November 2009|accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref> She modelled for designer [[Manish Malhotra]] and [[Shaina NC]]'s charity fashion show to raise funds for the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) NGO.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai fashion show spreads awareness about cancer|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mumbai-fashion-show-spreads-awareness-about-cancer/1/203598.html |work=India Today|date=3 July 2012|accessdate=28 November 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CwPhi6Sx|archivedate=15 December 2012}}</ref> To promote organ donation, Chopra pledged to donate her own organs after death<ref>{{cite news|title=URMC celebrates 20 years of liver transplants Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra to grace gala banquet as keynote speaker|url=http://www.indiatribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9610:urmc-celebrates-20-years-of-liver-transplants-bollywood-star-priyanka-chopra-to-grace-gala-banquet-as-keynote-speaker&catid=25:community&Itemid=457|work=[[India Tribune]]|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref> and was co-keynote speaker at the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]]'s Bollywood-themed 20th-anniversary celebration of its liver-transplant programme in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka pledges to donate her organs |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-10/news-interviews/33736488_1_organ-donation-priyanka-chopra-pee-cee|author=Kadam, Prachi |work=The Times of India|date=10 September 2012|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref> In 2013 she provided voice-over in English and Hindi for the documentary film ''Girl Rising'' for the [[Girl Rising|organisation of the same name]].<ref name=gr>{{cite news|title=Priyanka Chopra joins Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez in a documentary |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Priyanka-Chopra-joins-Anne-Hathaway-and-Selena-Gomez-in-a-documentary/articleshow/29883744.cms |author=Thakkar, Mehul S |date=5 February 2014|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref>

==In the media==
[[File:Priyanka Big Star Awards.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Chopra at the Big Star Entertainment Awards in 2011|alt=Priyanka Chopra in 2011]]

Chopra has been described by the critics as one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra's 5 most powerful roles|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-priyanka-chopra-s-5-most-powerful-roles-2016099|author=Sharma, Nikita|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=4 September 2014|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> After playing strong, independent characters in ''Aitraaz'' (2004), ''Fashion'' (2008), ''Kaminey'' (2009), ''What's Your Raashee?'' (2009), ''7 Khoon Maaf'' (2011) and ''Barfi!'' (2012), she gained recognition for her versatility in portraying a range of unconventional roles, leading [[CNN-IBN]] to describe her "as one of the most powerful actresses in the current lot and someone who doesn't shy away from experimenting with roles within the realms of popular cinema".<ref name=CNN-powerful>{{cite web|title=Parineeti Chopra: Watch her closely, she'll surprise you!|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/parineeti-chopra-watch-her-closely-shell-surprise-you/379786-8-66.html|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=19 March 2013|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' called her a "game changer"  and added that she "made the age-old demarcation between a hero and heroine redundant and one can easily describe her as a Shero".<ref>{{cite news|title=Birthday girl Priyanka Chopra is India’s SHERO!|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Birthday-girl-Priyanka-Chopra-is-Indias-SHERO/articleshow/38546955.cms|date=18 July 2014|work=The Times of India|accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref> Analysing Chopra's career highlights, [[Bollywood Hungama]] noted: "Despite a career that has seen a constant flip-flop&nbsp;.... [the] performer in her has seen a constant growth with every passing year."<ref name="journey1"/> In 2012, film critic Subhash K. Jha labelled her "the best actress in the post-Sridevi generation" and listed her character in ''Barfi!'' as being "one of the finest inwardly ravaged characters in Bollywood."<ref>{{cite web|title=Priyanka Chopra In 'BARFI!': One of Bollywood's Finest {{Sic|hide=y|Inwardly|-}}Ravaged Characters |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/priyanka-chopra-barfi-bollywoods-finest-inwardly-ravaged-characters/50542 |author=Jha, Subhash K. |publisher=Business of Cinema |date=14 September 2012 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra has often featured on Rediff.com's annual listing of "Bollywood's Best Actresses".<ref name=rediff2005>{{cite web |title=Ten Best Bollywood Actresses of 2005 |url=http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/23yend4.htm |publisher=Rediff.com |date=23 December 2005 |accessdate=16 August 2009}}</ref> She was ranked second in 2006 and 2008,<ref name=rediff2006>{{cite web |title=Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actresses |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/25sd10.htm |publisher=Rediff.com |date=25 August 2006 |accessdate=26 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rediff.com |title=Bollywood's best actresses, 2008 |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/05slide9-best-actresses-2008.htm |accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref> and number one in 2009;<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rediff.com |title=Bollywood's best actresses, 2009 |date=31 December 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-best-actresses-of-2009/20091231.htm |accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref> she was in its list of "Top 10 Actresses of 2000–2010".<ref name="RediffDecade">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-top-10-bollywood-actresses-of-the-decade/20110105.htm |title=How The Decade Has Treated These Actresses |accessdate=14 December 2012 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=5 January 2011 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref>

Chopra is one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-becomes-highest-paid-actress/Article1-840519.aspx |title=Priyanka becomes highest paid actress |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 April 2012 |accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref> and considered one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India.<ref name=bday1/> She is described as a sex symbol and a style icon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Bollywood sex symbols of all time |url=http://www.indiatribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4730:top-bollywood-sex-symbols-of-all-time&catid=108:filmi-duniya&Itemid=472 |work=India Tribune |accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> Her figure, eye colour and lips have been cited by the media as her distinctive physical features.<ref name=AskMen>{{cite web|title=Top 99 Women of 2012&nbsp;– Why Is Priyanka Chopra No. 70?|url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2012_top_99/70-priyanka-chopra.html|publisher=[[AskMen]] |accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref> Designers Falguni and Shane Peacock wrote, "She is comfortable in her own skin and looks ravishing in whatever she wears, be it a bikini, short or long dress or even a [[sari]]."<ref>{{cite news |title=The femme fatales of Bollywood!  |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_the-femme-fatales_1389614 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=30 May 2010 |accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref> Chopra has embraced the fashions of international designers such as [[Jean Paul Gaultier]] and [[Alberta Ferretti]], and brought attention to young Indian fashion designers, by wearing their garments.<ref name="India Today">{{cite book|title=India Today|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iTZWAAAAYAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited|page=264|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> She ranks high on lists of the most powerful, popular and attractive Indian celebrities. In 2006, 2012 and 2014, the UK magazine ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' placed her first on their "World's Sexiest Asian Women" list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/20sld1.htm |title=Asia's Sexiest Women 2006 |publisher=Rediff.com |date=20 September 2006 |accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1169 |archiveurl=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20130301043645/http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1169 |archivedate=1 March 2013 |title=World's sexiest Asian women 2012 list out in Eastern Eye |work=Eastern Eye |date=6 December 2012 |accessdate=6 December 2012}}</ref> and she was featured on ''[[Verve (magazine)|Verve]]''{{'}}s list of most powerful women in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2009 |url=http://www.verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist.shtml |journal=[[Verve (magazine)|Verve]] |volume=17 |issue=6 |date=June 2009 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2010 |url=http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/powerwomen03.shtml |journal=Verve |volume=18 |issue=6 |date=June 2010 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra was ranked first on the ''Times of India''{{'}}s list of the 50 most-desirable women in 2008, and third the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Most Desirable Women list!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-07/news-interviews/28136178_1_katrina-kaif-long-list-beauty|author=Mukherjee, Madhureeta|work=The Times of India|date=7 January 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> Chopra was named "India's Best-Dressed Woman of the Year" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', and ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' selected her as "Hottest Girl of the Year" in 2011.<ref name=bday2/> The following year, she was declared the most influential Indian on the social-media circuit in a survey conducted by [[Pinstorm]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Priyanka Chopra beats Big B, Sachin Tendulkar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-04/news-interviews/31281205_1_priyanka-chopra-social-media-sachin-tendulkar |work=The Times of India |date=4 April 2012 |accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Priyanka on the ramp for Mijwan fashion show.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Chopra on the ramp for Mijwan fashion show in 2012|alt=Priyanka Chopra in 2012]]

Chopra was declared queen of brand endorsements in India, ranking second in on the list of [[brand ambassador]]s of 2008 (after Shah Rukh Khan) in a survey conducted by [[TAM Media Research|AdEx India]].<ref name=queen>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/priyanka-chopra-queen-of-endorsements-in-2008/84982-8.html|title=Priyanka Chopra queen of endorsements in 2008|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=10 February 2009|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> Manish Porwal of Alchemist Talent Solutions said in 2012 that Chopra was a stable and dependable brand endorser, and many brands renewed their contract with her.<ref name="peecee"/> Chopra has represented many brands, including [[Pepsi]], [[Nokia]], [[Garnier]] and [[Nestlé]]; she was the first female representative of [[Hero Honda]].<ref name="peecee"/><ref name="Dataquest: DQ.">{{cite book|title=Dataquest: DQ.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qF4TAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Cyber Media (India)|page=115|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> Like several popular actresses, she featured in advertisements for [[Lux (soap)|Lux]] soap.<ref name="Kapoor2009">{{cite book|last=Kapoor|first=Jagdeep|title=Twenty Four Brand Mantras: Finding a Place in the Minds and Hearts of Consumers|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fmmkwDy9_QIC&pg=PA68|date=9 February 2009|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-7829-943-3|page=68}}</ref> Chopra was criticised for her involvement with Saif Ali Khan and [[Neha Dhupia]] in a 2008 advertisement for Pond's "White Beauty" cream that shows Chopra losing Khan's affections to paler-skinned Dhupia, but winning him back after with the use of the cream that whitened her complexion.<ref name="Garner2009">{{cite book|last=Garner|first=Steve|title=Racisms: An Introduction|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gWgH9fcYyoUC&pg=PA80|date=29 October 2009|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4462-0481-8|page=80}}</ref> Chopra appeared on the inaugural cover of India's edition of ''Maxim'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/5396/newsid/1174060 |title=Priyanka poses for inaugural cover of Maxim|publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=30 December 2005 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> and she and three other Bollywood actors (Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan) had their likenesses made into a series of miniature dolls for [[Hasbro]] and the UK-based Bollywood Legends Corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dollywood Stars |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-09-10/news/27455458_1_bollywood-movies-uk-market-bollywood-stars |work=The Economic Times|author=Banerjee, Rajiv |date=10 September 2006|accessdate=7 September 2012}}</ref> In 2009, Chopra became the first Indian actress to cast a foot impression at the [[Salvatore Ferragamo Museum]] in Florence, Italy, and she received custom-designed shoes from the Ferragamo house.<ref name=bday1/> In 2013, she became the first Indian model to represent [[Guess (clothing)|Guess]], whose CEO [[Paul Marciano]] called her "the young [[Sophia Loren]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2478948/Priyanka-Chopra-Bollywood-Indian-face-Guess.html |title=From Bollywood star to the face of Guess: Actress Priyanka Chopra makes history as the brand's first Indian model |work=[[Daily Mail]] |author=Peppers, Margot |date=29 October 2013 |accessdate=29 October 2013}}</ref> The actress became the first Indian actress to feature in a school text book. Her life is described in a chapter of ''Roving Families, Shifting Homes'', a book taught at [[Springdales School]].  The book also includes pictures of her family and the moment she was crowned Miss World in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=WOW: Priyanka Chopra's life is now in school books! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/wow-priyanka-chopra-s-life-is-now-in-school-books_134821.htm|publisher=Zee News|date=20 May 2013|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref>

Chopra is particularly known in the Indian media and film industry for her professionalism<ref>{{cite news|title=Professional to the core|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130616/ttlife1.htm|work=The Tribune|date=16 June 2013|accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref> and is often referred as "Piggy Chops", a nickname given her by co-stars on the set of ''Bluffmaster!'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyanka bored of Piggy Chops |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-28/news-interviews/28257294_1_priyanka-chopra-priyanka-fans-piggy-chops |work=The Times of India |author=Sharma, Smrity |date=28 October 2010 |accessdate=14 March 2011}}</ref> She is popularly referred to by the media and the film industry as "PeeCee" or simply "PC".<ref>{{cite web|title=Six things you must know about birthday girl Priyanka Chopra|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-chopra-i-cant-make-you-love-me-mary-kom-bollywood-hollywood/1/359539.html|work=India Today|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=THE GIRL ON A ROLL|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-girl-on-a-roll/527478/0|author=Singh, Harneet|work=The Indian Express|date=11 October 2009|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> Although she is known for her media-friendly attitude, Chopra is reticent to discuss details of her personal life in public.<ref name=NDTV-int/><ref name="personal">{{cite news |title=Priyanka, Bebo's war on the web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Priyanka-Bebo-s-war-on-the-web/Article1-584616.aspx |work=Hindustan Times|author=Hiren Kotwani and Rachana Dubey |date=10 August 2010| accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref> She has had a Twitter account since January 2009, and has the greatest number of followers of any Indian actress;<ref name="peecee"/> her website, iampriyankachopra.com, went online in August 2010.<ref name="personal"/>

According to her former secretary Prakash Jaju, Chopra signed an agreement a month after winning the Miss World title in which she agreed to pay him 10 percent of her fee for every film, stage show and advertisement.<ref name="HT0606">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1048197271.html|title=Raid on Priyanka Chopra's ex-secretary's house fails|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 June 2006|accessdate=5 April 2013}}{{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref> Chopra terminated her contract with him in 2003, because of negative interference in her life.<ref name="zee">{{cite web|title=Will Priyanka Chopra forget her nasty past with Prakash Jaju?|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/will-priyanka-chopra-forget-her-nasty-past-with-prakash-jaju_134131.html|publisher=Zee News|date=11 May 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> In 2004, Jaju filed a case in a Mumbai court against Chopra and her father, demanding {{INRConvert|13.7|m|0}} for outstanding fees and threatening to expose aspects of her private life.<ref name="HT0606"/><ref name="zee"/> After several years of complaints being filed by both parties, the High Court cleared the Chopras of the charges; Jaju was arrested in 2008 for allegedly sending Chopra obscene messages.<ref name="telg">{{cite web|title='Stalker' wife smells revenge by actress dad|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080828/jsp/nation/story_9754314.jsp|author=Kidwai, Rasheed|work=The Telegraph|date=28 August 2008|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography and awards==

===Selected filmography===
{{Main|Priyanka Chopra filmography}}
{{columns-list|2|
*''[[Andaaz]]'' (2003)
*''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'' (2004)
*''[[Aitraaz]]'' (2004)
*''[[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don]]'' (2006)
*''[[Fashion (film)|Fashion]]'' (2008)
*''[[Kaminey]]'' (2009)
*''[[What's Your Raashee]]'' (2009)
*''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]'' (2011)
*''[[Don 2]]'' (2011)
*''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
*''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'' (2014)
}}

===Television===

* ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]'' (2015 - [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])

===Awards and nominations===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Priyanka Chopra}}
Among Chopra's film awards are a [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''Fashion'' (2008)<ref name=nat/> and four Filmfare Awards: [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] for ''Andaaz'' (2003), [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]] for ''Aitraaz'' (2004), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''Fashion''<ref name="awards"/> and [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Critics Award for Best Actress]] for ''7 Khoon Maaf'' (2011).<ref name="newawards"/>

==Discography==

;As lead artist
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! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" rowspan="2"| Year
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br/><ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5786635/priyanka-chopra/chart|title=Priyanka Chopra&nbsp;– Chart History|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br/>Dance Club]]<br/><ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| [[Dance/Electronic Songs|US<br/>Dance Elec]]<br/><ref name="Billboard"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[In My City]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[will.i.am]])</span>
| 2012
|&nbsp;— ||&nbsp;— ||&nbsp;—
|
* [[Indian Music Industry|IMI]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=DS2/>
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Exotic (song)|Exotic]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]])</span>
| 2013
| 74 || 12 || 16
|
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! scope="row"| "[[I Can't Make You Love Me#Priyanka Chopra version|I Can't Make You Love Me]]"
| 2014
|&nbsp;— ||&nbsp;— || 28
| 
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;As featured artist
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! scope="col" style="width: 18em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width: 2em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width: 10em;"| Album
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! scope="row"| "Erase"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[The Chainsmokers]] featuring Priyanka Chopra)</span>
| 2012
| {{n/a}}
|}

;Other appearances
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! Track
! Year
! Album
! Notes
|-
!scope="row"| "Ullathai Killathe"
| 2002
| ''[[Thamizhan#Soundtrack|Thamizhan]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] song
|-
!scope="row"| "Saajan Saajan"
| 2005
| ''[[Barsaat (2005 film)#Soundtrack|Barsaat]]''
| Hindi song
|-
!scope="row"| "Chaoro (Lori)"
| 2014
| ''[[Mary Kom (film)#Soundtrack|Mary Kom]]''
| Hindi song (Lullaby)
|-
!scope="row"| "Dil Dhadakne Do"
| 2015
| ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do#Soundtrack|Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
| Hindi song
|}

==Footnotes==
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