Priyanka chopra

Early life :

Family

Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri, both doctors, Chopra spent her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Newton, Massachusetts and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because her father was in the army, her family moved frequently. Her mother comes from a Kerala Kayastha family settled in Jamshedpur, while her father comes from a family of Punjabi origin, settled in Bareilly. Her father, Dr. Ashok Chopra is a doctor; he retired from the Army. He was a medical administrator at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai until some time ago, but he gave it up because he wanted to go back to surgery. He is a surgeon now. Her mother, Dr. Madhu Chopra, a gynocologist who practices at Kasturi Polyclinic, Andheri. She also has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years younger than her.

Studies

While She was Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, she also spent her childhood in Rae Barreilly, in Uttar Pradesh as well as in Lucknow, where she was enrolled in the La Martiniere Girls' School. A short stay at Maria� Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the USA. She subsequently re-located to the United States, where she was a student at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and later at the Cedar Rapid's John F. Kennedy High School in Iowa. She wished to be a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist. 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.

Achivements :

She has against her name a commendable list of philanthropic activities with which she is associated. During her student days, she became the only Indian in the US to be selected at state level for the National Honour roll in New York '97 Opus and also Honour Choir Representative for Iowa's J.F.K high school and she participated in extensive charity work.

She later joined the CAF and CII in their literacy programme and became their ambassador. she was a member of the support group for the� thalassaemic children in U.P.,India and also participated in the Adult education awareness program with the� NGO's in the� peripheral� areas of Bareilly. Priyanka had also earlier been part of the government-sponsored Polio Eradication Programme as a volunteer. She also managed to raise funds for the destitutes at Boston USA by participating in their Church programme.

Miss World :

Life took on a complete change with the Femina Miss India. Chopra was subsequently crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000. In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both also from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns, in a rare triple victory for one country.

When Chopra won the Miss World crown, She became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years. Ironically, beauty pageants are banned in India's conservative state, Uttar Pradesh.

Acting career :

After winning the Miss World title, Chopra became an actress. She made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan alongside Vijay, in which she also sung playback, before moving on to Bollywood. In 2003, her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy released and won her good reviews. Despite being given a below average status, the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of that year.

Her next film, Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar was a success, earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Her next few films performed poorly at the box office.

In 2004, her film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was released, and became the third highest grossing film of that year.

Her next release, Aitraaz, was a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore vehicle Disclosure. It was her first "negative" role, with her playing the villain. Her performance won critical acclaim and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled Temptations 2004 with several of Bollywood's leading stars, including Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji and Arjun Rampal.

In 2005, several of her films were released, though most did not do well at the box office.

In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.

Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was Chopra's first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the box office. Chopra's next release, Big Brother also underperformed. Her other releases in 2008 included Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, all of which were considered flops. However, her most recent releases, Fashion and Dostana, have succeeded at the box office, and her performance in the former garnered her critical acclaim, earning Chopra the Star Screen Award for Best Actress.

In the 2009, it will be released two of Priyanka Chopra Kaminay, What's Your Raashee. Now, the fans have to wait how the films will get box-office hit.