PRIYANKA CHOPRA`S BIOGRAPHY

Priyanka studied in Lucknow, Bareilly and Boston. After returning from Boston she received a call to participate in the Femina Miss India pageant to which her parents had sent her photographs without her knowledge. At the contest, she won the title of Femina Miss India-World, thus winning the right to represent the country at Miss World. Incidentally all the three Miss India personalities of the pageant went on to win their respective titles for the year - Miss India Universe Lara Dutta became Miss Universe 2000 and Miss India Asia-Pacific Diya Mirza became Miss Asia-Pacific 2000. This was the first time the three titles in one year went to the same country.

Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state Uttar Pradesh the year she won the title, and she received death threats as well.

There were allegations that her Miss World title was rigged and that 1st runner-up Giorgia Palmas of Italy deserved to win instead, after a mistake made by Chopra in the final round was overlooked by the judges. Asked "Which living woman do you admire the most?" she replied, "Mother Teresa", Mother Teresa having died in 1997.

After winning the Miss World title, Priyanka moved to films. She appeared in several successful films, such as Andaaz, Aitraaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.


Awards

2003, Filmfare Sensational Debut Award, Andaaz (joint winner along with Lara Dutta)
2004, Filmfare Best Villain Award, Aitraaz


Filmography

Happy New Year!!! (2006) (filming)
Salaam-E-Ishq- A Tribute To Love (2006) (announced)
Don (2006) (pre-production)
Autograph (2006) (in production)
Ek Haseena Ek Deewana (2006) (in production)
God Tussi Great Ho (2006) (filming)
Krrish (2006) ... Priya (filming)
Deodhar Gandhi (2006) (in production)
Bluff Master (2005) ... Simmi
Barsaat (2005)
Yakeen (2005) ... Samar
Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) ... Pooja Mitali
Karam (2005) ... Shalini
Blackmail (2005) ... Mrs. Rathod
Aitraaz (2004) ... Mrs. Sonia Roy
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) ... Rani Singh
Asambhav (2004) ... Alisha
Kismat (2004) ... Sapna Gosai
Plan (2004) ... Priti
Andaaz (2003) ... Jiya
The Hero (2003) ... Shaheen Zakaria
Thamizhan (2002) ... Priya