Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra: Biography in Details

Who is Priyanka Chopra?

One of the highly paid and Padma Shri honored Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress, singer, model, film producer, and philanthropist.

Priyanka Chopra is best known as the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. She is commonly also known for her role as Alex Parrish on the ABC thriller series Quantico.

Priyanka Chopra: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings

The daughter of a physician in the Indian army, Priyanka Chopra was born in Jamshedpur, Bihar on 18 July 1982. She is of South-Asian ethnicity and has Indian nationality.

Her father Ashok Chopra was Punjabi from Ambala and her mother Madhu Chopra was from Jharkhand. She was born as the eldest child and has one brother, Siddharth who is seven years junior to her.

In which school did Priyanka Chopra attend?

She studied at La Martiniere Girls’ School in Lucknow and attended St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. Due to her family’s profession, she had to change move away to several places for settlement.

At the age of 13, she came to the USA for her further study and stayed with her aunt. She was bullied and faced racial issues for being Indian.

Priyanka Chopra: Professional Life, Career

While being in the USA for studies, Priyanka Chopra participated in several theater productions.

She came to fame when she won the ‘Femina Miss World India’ title and went for Miss World Pageant which she won in 2000. Her life wasn’t the same again she became a top celebrity in India.

Priyanka debuted in movie with a lead role in Abbas-Mustan’s romantic thriller ‘Humraaz’ in 2002 which fell through different reasons.

Later, in the same year, she appeared in a Tamil film ‘Thamizhan’ as the love interest played by Vijay. In 2003, she made her Bollywood debut in Anil Sharm’s ‘The Hero: Love Story of Spy’.

In the same year, she appeared in Raj Kanwar’s box-office success film ‘Andaaz’ sharing the female lead with Lara Dutta.

Later, she appeared in numerous Indian movies portraying various characters and impressing fans and critics with her acting skills. She even appeared on the ABC thriller series ‘Quantico’ portraying the character of Alex Parrish which premiered on 27 September 2015.

She became the first South Asian to Headline an American Network series. Chopra has also become a judge of the Miss India Pageant and Miss World 2009.

35 years old actress starred in the movie Baywatch along with Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and many more. The movie based on a squad of lifeguards was released in the year 2017.

Career Besides Acting

Besides her acting career, she is also a singer who was influenced by her father who helped her develop her interest in singing. Her first single ‘In My City’ featuring rapper William gained huge success selling over 130,000 copies in the first week.

Then she released her second single ‘Exotic’ featuring Pitbull which debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs.

After onward, she also started to sing as a playback singer in numerous movies. She is also known for her philanthropic work.

She has worked for UNICEF for the last 10 years and has been appointed as the national and global ‘UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights. Being worked in the entertainment field for several years she has been nominated for and won various awards.

How much does Priyanka Chopra earn?

She has a net worth of $70 million but her salary is not revealed yet. As per the sources, her annual salary is $10 million.

Social Media Profile

Priyanka is active on various sorts of social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

She has more than 56.3 million followers on Instagram, 26.4 million followers on Twitter, and 47.7 million followers on Facebook.

Additionally, Priyank is also active on YouTube with more than 710k followers.

Priyanka Chopra: Rumors and Controversy

Priyanka is rumored to have hooked up with Assem Merchant and she suffered a controversy when she was rumored to have an affair with actor Shahrukh Khan and another actor Ranbir Kapoor also who was denied by her later.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Priyanka Chopra has a height of 5 feet 5 inches. Her body weighs 60kg. She has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Her body measurements are 35-24-34 inches.

Besides these, her bra size is 32C, dress size is 6(US) and shoe size is 7.5(US).

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