Priyanka
Chopra
Biography of Priyanka Chopra
Date of
Birth: 18 July 1982 , Jamshedpur , Bihar , India
Nicknames: Mimi Piggy Chops
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Priyanka
Chopra was born 18th July 1982 to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok
Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra. She had a very varied upbringing. She started her
education at La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student; a short stay
at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in
the USA . Having completed tenth grade in Boston , Massachusetts , USA , she decided to become a software
Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.
She enjoys
Indian music and dance; flair for writing poetry and small stories; reading,
especially biographies; and has worked for many social-welfare programs. She
aims for the stars after finishing her schooling. She is a movie buff and would
love to join the galaxy if a good offer comes.
Priyanka
was born on July 18, 1982, in the Chopra family, consisting of her dad, Dr. Ashok,
and mom, Dr. Madhu (nee Akhauri), and has one younger brother. Her Father is
Punjabi-speaking, while her mom is a Malayali from Bihar . As a child, she suffered from
Asthma and was very close to her Father. Her family affectionately called her "Mimi".
While she
was born in Jamshedpur , Jharkhand, she also spent her
babyhood in Bareilly , Uttar Pradesh as well as in Lucknow , where she was enrolled in the La
Martiniere Girls' School. These frequent re-locations took place as Ashok was a
doctor in the Indian Army. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. , where she studied in Newton 's Newton North High School and then in Cedar Rapid's John F. Kennedy High School in Massachusetts and Iowa , respectively.
In 2000,
she returned to India and enrolled in Jai Hind College and Basant Singh Institute of
Science in Churchgate, Bombay , but had to leave abruptly as she
was crowned Miss India . She was subsequently crowned Miss
World in the same year - a year which proved to be a year for Indian Beauty
Queens - as Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza were also crowned Miss Universe and Miss
Asia Pacific, respectively. Ironically, beauty pageants are banned in India 's conservative state, Uttar Pradesh.
After
finishing her responsibilities as a Beauty Queen, she first appeared on the
tinsel screen in India in a Tamil movie Thamizhan (2002).
She made
her debut in Bollywood with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) in 2002, and
then went on to act in over 28 movies, as well as lent her voice as a playback
singer in Barsaat (2005). She has won 11 awards to date for her performance in
Andaaz(2003), Aitraaz (2004), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Mujhse
Shaadi Karogi(2004) & Krrish (2006).
As of June 2007,
she is involved in the filming of 'Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam', 'Kajri', Drona(2008),
'London Dreams', 'Qurbani', 'Chamki Chameli', Love Story 2050 (2008), amongst
others.
Winner of
the Miss India and Miss World beauty pageants in 2000.
Father Capt.
Dr. Ashok Chopra, mother Dr. Madhu Chopra.
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