Priyanka Chopra Is Alive

ORIGIN
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress, film producer, singer, and the 2000 Miss World champion. She starred as “Alex Parrish” on the ABC drama-thriller series Quantico. Her film credits include Aitraaz (2004), Krrish (2006), Don (2006), and Mary Kom (2014). She’s won several accolades over the years, including multiple Filmfare Awards and a National Film Award. Chopra was born on July 18, 1982, in Jamshedpur, India. Her parents Ashok (d. 2013) and Madhu Chopra both served as doctors in the Indian Army. She has a younger brother named Siddharth. Chopra moved around as a child due to her military parents. She attended La Martiniere Lucknow before moving to the United States at age 13. While in the U.S., she attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts. After three years in the U.S., Chopra moved to British Columbia, Canada, and later back to India. She completed her high school studies at Army Public School in Bareilly. She studied briefly at Jai Hind College in Mumbai.

CAREER
Chopra competed and won the Femina Miss India World title in 2000. She was crowned Miss World 2000 later that year. Her Miss World pageant title marked the 5th Indian contestant to win. Chopra made her feature film debut in the romantic thriller, Humraaz (2002). The film was directed by Abbas-Mustan and stars Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna. Her Bollywood debut was the spy thriller The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) opposite Sunny Deol. Chopra starred as “Jiya Singhania” in Andaaz (2003), and as “Rani Singh” in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004). Her breakout role was that of “Sonia Roy” in the romantic thriller, Aitraaz (2004). She had prominent roles in the 2015 films, Blackmail, Barsaat, and Yakeen.

Chopra achieved box office success with the 2006 films Krrish and Don. She won the National Film Award for best actress for her lead role in the drama, Fashion (2008). She played 12 different roles in the romantic comedy, What’s Your Raashee (2009). Chopra portrayed the Indian Olympic boxer “Mary Kom” in the biographical sports film, Mary Kom (2014). Other notable films include Kaminey (2009) with Shahid Kapoor, Barfi! (2012) with Ranbir Kapoor, and Bajirao Mastani (2015) with Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. She co-starred as “Victoria Leeds” in the American comedy, Baywatch (2017), alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Chopra starred as FBI agent “Alex Parrish” on the ABC drama thriller Quantico (2015-18). She’s the first Indian woman to headline an American network drama series. Quantico was canceled in May 2018 after three seasons.

In addition to films, Chopra is a singer and philanthropist. Her debut single “In My City” featuring will.i.am was released in September 2012. It sold 130,000 copies during opening week. The song was certified 3x Platinum by IMI. Chopra’s second single “Exotic” featuring Pitbull was released in July 2013 by Interscope Records. It peaked at #12 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Her third single “I Can’t Make You Love Me” arrived in April 2014. She’s also collaborated with acts like The Chainsmokers, N.A.S.A., Will Sparks and DMX. Chopra was named global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for children’s rights in 2016. She’s an outspoken individual who’s also an advocate for women’s rights.

PERSONAL
Priyanka Chopra’s height is 5ft 6in and she’s of Indian descent. She currently resides in New York City. Her arm tattoo “Daddy’s lil girl” was done in memory of her father. Chopra’s net worth of $70 million makes her one of India’s highest-paid celebrities. GQ magazine named her women of the year in 2010. She was honored with the Padma Shri by the Indian government in 2016. Forbes magazine listed her among the world’s 100 most powerful women in 2017. Chopra dated fellow actor Shahid Kapoor from 2009 to 2011. She married pop singer Nick Jonas in 2018.

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