Indian Actress and Film producer: Priyanka Chopra
| Quick Info | Age: 41 Years | Education: 12th Standard | Husband: Nick Jonas |
Bio/Wiki
| Nickname(s) | Piggy Chops, Sunshine, Mimi, PC |
| Profession(s) | Actress, Model, Singer |
Physical Stats & More
| Figure Measurements | 35-28-35 |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters-169 cm in meters 1.69 m in Feet inches- 5’6″ |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 18 July 1982 (Sunday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 41 Years |
| Birthplace | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Hobbies | Singing, writing poems, reading, photography |
| School | La Martunere Girls School, Lucknow St. Maria Goretti College, Bareilly Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts John F.Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Lowa Army School, Bareilly |
| Nationality | Indian |
| College | Jai Hind College and Basant Singh Insititute of Science, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualifications | 12th Standard |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hometown | Bareilly, Uttar Pardesh, India |
Address: Green Acres at Lokhandwala complex, Andheri, Mumbai
Family
| Parents | Father– Late Ashik Chopra Mother– Madhu Chopra |
| Siblings | Brother– Siddharth Chopra (younger) Sister– N/A |
Debut
Film Debut
- Thamizhan (2002) Tamil film
- The Hero: Love story of a Spy (2003) Bollywood film
TV Debut
- Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2010) as host
Singing Debut
- Ullathai Killathe (2002) Tamil film- Thamizhan
Controversies
- After the rumors of her alleged affair with Akshay Kumar, she and Akshay Kumar mutually decided not to work together post Waqt.
- Her alleged affair with Shah Rukh Khan created a lot of fire. it all incepted when Shah Rukh Khan giving special treatmrnt yo Priyanka recommending her to filmmakers to cast her in the film. Also, her regular visits to Shah Rukh’s house Mannat and also at various other events ,miffed his wife Gauri Khan. After all these sequence of incidents, Gauri Khan made it clear that she didn’t want her husband to work with Priyanka anymore, and as a result, both stopped working with each other.
- After she shared her photo on the cover of Maxim flawless, it went viral, not because of her beauty but her armpits that many thought looked photoshopped without any underarm wrinkles.
- She had a twitter battle with comedian Tanmay Bhat after he mocked her accent just like many other on social media. “When I say @priyankachopra’s name in my head I now automatically pronounce it like ” Priyaaaanka Chopruh”, ” he tweeted.
- On 01 June 2018, in an episode of the International TV show ‘Quantico,’ Priyanka played the role of an anti-terrorist officer who stopped a nuclear attack in Manhattan just a few days before an India-Pakistan summit. During her investigation, she finds “Rudraksh” rosary, a religious Hindu symbol on the neck of a suspect to carry out the attack that was devised by Indian nationalists to frame Pakistan in a nuclear terror attack. This stirred controversy as most of the Indians slammed Priyanka for tarnishing the image of India globally. As measure to control the outrage, she took her Twitter handle and apologized.
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Favourites
| Favourite Food | Risotto, Burgers, French fries, Chicken/Mutton Biryani, Fish curry, Sarson Ka saag, Bourbon biscuits, Red velvet cake |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Matthew Mcconaughey, Tom Hardy, Mel Gibson, Shah Rukh Khan, Kishore and Dharmendra |
| Favourite Actresses | Rekha and Sushmita Sen |
| Favourite Film(s) | Bollywood: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Hollywood: Jerry Manguire, Pretty Women, Walk in the Clouds |
| Favourite Songs | “Careless Whisper” by George Micheal, “I Will Always Love You” By Sarah Washington |
| Favourite Book(s) | Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Tell me your Dream by Sidney Sheldon, Letters from a Father to His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Favourite Colour | Red |
| Favourite Fashion Designer | Prabal Gurung |
| Favourite Perfume | Ralph Lauren Romance |
| Favourite Resturants | Olive in Mumbai |
| Favourite Destination(s) | Paris, Brazil and Mexico |
Affairs & More
| Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Boy friends
- Aseem Merchant(Model)
- Harman Baweja(Actor)
- Akshay Kumar(Actor)
- Shah Rukh Khan(Actor, rumour)
- Shahid Kapoor(Actor)
Husband
- Nick Jonas(Singer-Song writer)
Engagement Date: 18 August 2018
Engagement Place: Mumbai
Marriage Date: 01 December, 2018(as per Christian rituals)
02 December, 2018 (as per Hindu rituals)
Marriage Place: Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur
Children
In January 2022, Priyanka and Nick took to social media to announce that they were blessed with their first child through surrogacy. Reportedly, it was a premature baby girl.
In April 2022, they anounced that they have named their baby daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.
Style Quotient
| Cars Collection | Rolls Royce Ghost, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes Benz E Class and BMW 7 Series, all- terrain vehicle with ‘Mrs Jonas’ written on it (gifted by Nick Jonas in May 2022) |
| Expensive Things/Valuables | Her style statement includes luxury watches, and her favourite is Bvlgari Diva’s Dream (priced at 32 lakh). |
Money Factor
| Salary (approx.) | Rs. 14-15 crore/film $4 million/years for TV show (USR) |
| Income (as of 2023) | Rs. 281,823,566 per year |
| Net Worth(approx.) | $80 million(as in 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Fact About Priyanka Chopra
- Does Priyanka Chopra smoke?: Yes
- Does Priyanka Chopra drink alcohol?: Yes
- Priyanka was born in a family of physicians, as her parents were physicians in the Indian Army.
- Due to her parent’s regular transfers, she relocated to different place such as Bareilly, Lucknow, Delhi, Pune, Ladakh, Chandigraph, Ambala, and Mumbai.
- After finishing high school, she participating in a local beauty contest called ‘May Queen’, which she won.
- At the age of 18, she won the Femina Miss India contest in 2000, where Shah Rukh Khan was one of the judges.
- Though, she wanted to make her career in criminal psychology, after winning the Miss Indian contest, she dropped the idea as she was getting many film offers.
- Many people think that she made her acting debut with the Bollywood film The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy(2003), but she actually made her acting debut with a Tamil film called Thamizhan(2003).
- She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut with the film EK Haseena EK Deewana, opposite Govinda, but the film got shelved.
- It was Abhishek Bachchan, who gave her the name Piggy Chops during the shooting of the film Bluffmaster.
- Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra, and Barbie Handa are her cousin sisters who are also actresses in Bollywood.
- She was the original choice for Umrao Jaan in 2006, but due to her busy schedule, the role was done by Aishwarya Rai Bachpan.
- She won the National Award-Best Actress for her film ‘Fashion’ (2008).
- She played 12 different characters(for each zodiac sign) in the film What’s Your Raashee?(2009).
- She is a trained singer in western classical music, and released her first single, In My City, in the US in September 2012.
- She is a close friend of Hollywood actor Gerard Butler.
- She is a gadget freak and loves collecting cameras.
- She is the first Indian actress whose foot impression was taken in Italy’s famous Salvatore Ferragamo Museum.
- She always carrier candies in her purse.
- It is believed that she underwent a series of plastic surgeries to enhance her nose and lips.
- She is an animal lover and adopted a tigress, Durge, and a lioness Sundari, who live in Ranchi’s Birsa Biological Park.
- She has pet Dog named Diana. Her dog, Diana, also has am Instagram page with thousands of followers.
- She is the first Indian to be featured on the cover of British Vogue magazine; she graced the cover of the magazine in its February 2023 edition.
