Priyanka Chopra

Nickname
Sunshine, Mimi, Yanka

Date of Birth
18 July 1982

Sign
cancer

Height
5'8" or 1.73 m

Weight
53 Kgs

City
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Country
India

Mother
Dr. Madhu Chopra

Father
Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra

Siblings
younger brother

Education
La Martiniere Girls Hostel in Lucknow and completed tenth grade (Boston)

Marital status
single

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

Favorite fooddish
Lasagna, makki roti and sarson kasaag

Favorite movies
Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds

Favorite outfit
sari

Her hero
Mel Gibson, Kishore Kumar

Her heroine
Sushmita Sen and Indira Gandhi

Other facts
Miss World 2000

Hobbie
ssinging and writing poetry

Occupation
fashion model / bollywood actress

Language
shindi, english




FILMOGRAPHY

Kurbani (2006)
Love Story 2050 (2006)
Happy New Year (2007)
Chamki Chameli (2006)
Utthaan (2006)
Don (2006)
Salaam E IshqA Tribute to Love (2006)
God Tussi Great Ho (2006)
Bekasoor (2006)
Deodhar Gandhi (2006)
Aap Ki Khatir (2006)
Krrish (2006)
Alag (2006)
Taxi Number 9211 (2006)
36 China Town (2006) Bluffmaster (2005)
Barsaat (2005)
Yakeen (2005)
WaqtThe Race Against Time (2005)
Karam (2005)
Blackmail (2005)
Aitraaz (2004)
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)
Asambhav (2004)
Kismat (2004)
Plan (2004)
Andaaz (2003)
The Hero (2003)
Thamizhan (2002)


Priyanka Chopra's Profile

Chopra was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both doctors. She spent part of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh but since her father was in the army, her family frequently traveled. She studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow, as a young girl and later came to the United States, where she was an excellent student at Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts and John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa. She finished 12th standard in Bareilly. She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.

Priyanka's Career

Miss India World and Miss World

She was first Miss India World and later Miss World in the year 2000 (the same year that Lara Dutta, who is also from India, won Miss Universe).

When she clinched the Miss World crown, she became the fourth Indian woman to win the the title (and fifth overall) in just a span of seven years. Her win also allowed India to retain that title, with Yukta Mookhey having won the same national and international titles in the previous year.

Interviews With Priyanka Chopra

In an interview which is included in the August 7, 2006 issue of the weekly magazine, Outlook India, Chopra said in response to a question about being considered for the role of Wonder Woman, "We're all left to 'wonder' if I'll be the 'woman'!"

In 2006, Chopra was featured as one of Maxim Online's top ten "Bollywood Babes," coming in at #3. [1] Chopra also graced the cover of Maxim magazine's first issue in India.

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