Priyanka Chopra was born on 18th July 1982, in
Jamshedpur, India, to Capt.
Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra. Her father was a surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps. She has a
younger brother, Sidharth.Priyanka Chopra was brought up
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She was the favourite in the family and grew up in the affection and warmth showered on her by her parents, grand parents and other relatives.
Her schooling was in Lucknow and the institutions that she studied were La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow,
Maria Goretti College in Bareilly and completed studies in
Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. She wanted to be a
Software Engineer or a
Criminal Psychologist.
Priyanka is a good singer and occasionally writes poetry and short stories. She didn't had much aspiration for modeling or ever dreamed of competing in beauty contests, but her parents, without
Priyanka's knowledge, sent photos of her to the
Femina Miss India pageant. On competing,
Priyanka won the
Femina Miss India-World title and an opportunity to represent her country for the
Miss World competition.In the
Miss World competition, the judges were so impressed by
Priyanka Chopra's performance that they omitted the mistake that she made during the last round and she was adjudged winner of the
Miss World 2000 title. She was asked which living woman she admires most, in the finals, and
Priyanka replied "
Mother Theresa", but at that time Mother Theresa had deceased. But that was the only mistake she made throughout the tough competition.
Even before she won the competition,
Priyanka Chopra was very involved in
philanthropic activities. She is the only Indian in the
USA to have been selected at the state level for the
National Opus Honor Choir She did extensive charity work in US and India after winning the title.
After winning the title she was flooded with film offers. Andaaz directed by Raj Kanwar became her debut film. She was pitted against
Akshay Kumar. Then
Miss Universe Lara Dutta also debuted with
Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka won most Promising newcomer for Andaaz from Star Screen and Filmfare. Her Villainous role in
Aitraaz won her many awards and accolades. She hasn't had to look back since then. Her
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi with Salman Khan was a hit.
Krrish, the film in which Hrithik Roshan plays a super hero, is her biggest movie so far and it is one of the biggest hits of all time for Hindi film industry too. The film fetched her international recognition and currently she is being considered for the
Hollywood film Wonder Woman.
