Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)
Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)

Date of Birth: 18th July, 1982.

Zodiac Sign: Cancer.

Nicknames: PC, Piggy Chops.

Official Twitter: @priyankachopra

Twitter Fan Club: @PriyankaFanClub

Priyanka Chopra Miss World crowning
Priyanka Chopra Miss World crowning (photo courtesy | kypbma.ru)

Claim to Fame: Miss World 2000.

Most Famous Dialogue: “And this time – I’m going to drink his blood.”

Biggest Controversies:

Alleged affair with Akshay Kumar: During the shooting of Aitraaz, rumors did the rounds that Akshay Kumar was having an affair with Priyanka. The two denied these reports in the media, but Akshay reportedly vowed to keep his distance from Priyanka, and the two have since maintained that distance.

Alleged affair with Shah Rukh Khan: Rumours suggest that Priyanka Chopra had an affair with co-star Shah Rukh Khan, though both of them have denied this.

Priyanka Chopra and Karan Johar
Priyanka Chopra and Karan Johar

Fall-out with Karan Johar: Post the SRK affair rumours, Karan Johar and Priyanka shared cold vibes, and soon after, Karan even lashed out at her on Twitter.

On-again-off-again relationship with Shahid Kapoor: PC and Shahid Kapoor had reportedly gotten close during the shooting of Kaminey, and seemed to have been dating for a bit. Neither openly confirmed these rumours; however, the two repeatedly followed and unfollowed each other on Twitter, leading to even more speculation.

Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)
Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)

Juicy Offscreen Quotes:

“When I became Miss World, I couldn’t believe I had won it. I used to sleep with my crown because I was scared someone would steal it. In a minute the world changed for me.”

“I’m lucky. I don’t know whether I’m deserving or not. All I know is that I work damn hard for everything. And God helps those who help themselves. Every day is like an exam. I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. I was studying to be an engineer when my mom and my brother sent my pictures for the Miss India contest. I didn’t even know about it. If that isn’t destiny, what is?”

“It doesn’t matter who the co-star is. I won’t do certain things on screen.”

Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)
Priyanka Chopra (photo courtesy | Yogen Shah for MissMalini.com)

Fun Facts:

Priyanka was selected at the state level for the National Opus Honor Choir.

While shooting for a song in Waqt, she stepped on a live wire and received a shock. She was hospitalized for a day.

She turned down Umrao Jaan to work on Bluffmaster.

In, 2012 she debuted as an international pop singer with the single ‘In My City‘.

Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra

Filmography:

YearFilm NameCast
2012Teri Meri KahaaniShahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Neha Sharma, Prachi Desai, Surendra Pal
2012AgneepathHrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
2012Barfi!Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana DCruz, Akash Khurana, Sumona Chakravarti
2011Ra.oneShahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt
2011Don 2Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani, Om Puri
20117 Khoon MaafPriyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Irfan Khan
2010Pyaar Impossible!Priyanka Chopra, Uday Chopra, Dino Morea, Anupam Kher, Saidah Jules
2010Anjaana AnjaaniRanbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Zayed Khan, Pooja Kumar, Vishal Malhotra
2009BilluShahrukh Khan, Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Priyanka Chopra
2009KamineyShahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal
2009What’s Your Raashee?Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja, Anjan Shrivastava, Visswa Badola, Rajesh Vivek
2008My Name Is Anthony GonsalvesNikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao, D Santosh, Lilete Dubey, Pawan Malhotra, Priyanka Chopra
2008God Tussi Great HoAmitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Rukhsar, Sohail Khan, Priyanka Chopra
2008Love Story 2050Boman Irani, Archana Puran Singh, Rachit Trehan, Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra
2008ChamkuBobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Irfan Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav
2008DronaAbhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon
2008FashionPriyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Arjan Bajwa, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan
2008DostanaJohn Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Kiron Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani
2007Salaam-e-ishqSalman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna
2007Big BrotherSunny Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Shahbaaz Khan, Sayaji Shinde, Farida Jalal
2006AlagVinod Khanna, Diya Mirza, Akshay Kapoor, Jayant Kriplani, Sharat Saxena, Priyanka Chopra
2006KrrishHrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena
2006Aap Ki KhatirAkshaye Khanna, Priyanka Chopra, Amisha Patel, Dino Morea, Sunil Shetty
2006DonShahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri
2005YakeenArjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Kim Sharma
2005WaqtAmitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Boman Irani
2005KaramJohn Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Shiney Ahuja, Bharat Dabholkar, Anjan Srivastava
2005BlackmailAjay Devgan, Diya Mirza, Sunil Shetty, Priyanka Chopra
2005BarsaatBobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu
2005BluffmasterAbhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nana Patekar, Boman Irani
2004AitraazAkshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor
2004Mujhse Shaadi KarogiSalman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah
2004AsambhavArjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Naseruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Yashpal Sharma
2004KismatBobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Kabir Bedi, Sanjay Navekar, Mohan Joshi
2004PlanSanjay Dutt , Sanjay Suri, Dino Morea, Bikram Saluja, Rohit Roy, Priyanka Chopra
2003AndaazAkshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra, Aman Verma, Johny Lever
2003The HeroSunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Amrish Puri, Kabir Bedi