Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas won the Miss India and Miss World beauty pageants in 2000.

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In 2015, Priyanka Chopra Jonas made history as the first Bollywood actress to lead a prime-time American series, Quantico (2015).

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She has a tattoo on her right wrist in her late father's handwriting that reads "Daddy's lil girl."

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Musician and actor Nick Jonas, with whom she began a relationship the same year, proposed on her birthday on 18 July 2018. In August they took part in a traditional Punjabi Roka ceremony. They married the first weekend of December in Hindu and Christian ceremonies.

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While filming the song "Do Me a Favor, Let's Play Holi" for the film Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Priyanka Chopra stepped on a live wire and was electrocuted. She stayed in hospital for one day.

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Among her achievements, she is the only Indian to be selected at state level for the National Opus Honor Choir in the United States, has done extensive charity work in India and the United States, and has taken part in and served as an ambassador for the literacy programs of CAF and CII. She is a member of a support group for children with thalassemia in the Indian state of U. P., took part in an adult education awareness program with NGOs in the surrounding areas of Bareilly, volunteered for the Indian government-backed Polio Eradication Program, and raised funds for the poor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by taking part in a church program.

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She is a big fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar and her famous series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

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She was educated at La Martinière College, Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. She completed the 10th grade in Boston and wanted to become a software engineer or a criminal psychologist.

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She and her husband Nick Jonas announced on 15 January 2022 that they had welcomed a baby girl named Malti Marie Chopra Jonas via surrogate. Since then, they have been extremely protective about exposing their daughter on social media.

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In 2014 she sent a legal notice to her former boyfriend Aseem Merchant. The reason was that Aseem was preparing a biography about his former secretary Prakash Jaju. Priyanka felt it would be an invasion of her privacy, as the film would also include her personal problems with Prakash.

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She was listed at number 1 among "Asia's Sexiest Women" by the UK magazine Eastern Eye.

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She appeared on the cover of the first issue of the Indian edition of Maxim magazine.

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She is the daughter of Captain Dr. Ashok Chopra and his wife Dr. Madhu Akhouri, both military doctors; the paternal granddaughter of Kasturi Lal Chopra and his wife Champa Wat; and the maternal granddaughter of Manohar Kishan Akhouri, an Indian Congress veteran, and his wife Madhu Jyotsna, born Mary John Kavalappara, a Bihar Assembly Member, and is of Punjabi, Malayali and Bihari origin.

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Her favorite films are Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

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Priyanka Chopra is the first actress to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories.

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After watching her performance in the film Black (2005), she became a fan of Rani Mukerji.

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The first film she signed was "Good Night Princess" (2000), directed by actor/director Atlee Brar. She shot the film for a month before becoming Miss World. After becoming Miss World she continued filming. It was based on the life of Priyanka Gandhi and was a Hindi/English film. Her co-stars were Pooja Batra and Rahul Dev. The film was finally shelved because the producers did not have the money to complete it.

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Her father Ashok Chopra, who also managed her career, was diagnosed with a tumor on his liver. He had to undergo a complicated emergency operation and died of cancer on 10 June 2013.

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In 2006, Priyanka Chopra Jonas was ranked second on Rediff.com's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses (rediff.com, 8-25-2006).

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is passionate about performing her own stunts in safe and feasible situations.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a cousin of Meera Chopra, Parineeti Chopra and Mannara Chopra (also known as Barbie Handa).

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas became the second and last woman to win the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, taking the prize for Abbas-Mustan's erotic thriller Aitraaz (2004).

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas maintains a strong relationship with her family, including her younger brother Siddharth Chopra, and lives in an apartment on the same floor as them.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was initially considered for the role of DCP Shonali Bose and her twin sister Monali in Dhoom 2 (2006); the role ultimately went to Bipasha Basu. That same year, Jonas appeared in the science-fiction superhero film Krrish (2006) alongside its lead actor, Hrithik Roshan.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is noted for turning down Humraaz (2002), which was expected to be her debut film.

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In 2006, Priyanka Chopra Jonas performed at a concert in Fiji. The concert featured Chopra, Dino Morea, Abhijeet Sawant and Jimmy Moses; the first show took place in Suva on 13 September and the second in Lautoka on 14 September.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas starred in the shelved S. M. Movies film Aatma (2003). The film also starred Aryan Vaid (who replaced John Abraham) and Shamita Shetty, with music by Sanjeev-Darshan, production by Mahendra Dhariwal and direction by J. D. Chakravarthi.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas appeared alongside Sanjay Dutt, Danny Denzongpa and Ashish Vidyarthi in Shakeel Noorani's shelved film Jaan Ki Baazi (2003). The film was shelved after 80% was completed, as Dutt fell out with Noorani and stopped giving dates.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas appeared in Ripple's shelved film Hum Bhi Kush Tum Bhi Kush (2003). The film starred Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Gracy Singh, and told the story of a village girl (Chopra) who falls in love with a superstar actor (Khan) and travels to the city to find him, where she meets Anil Kapoor.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, for her services to the performing arts and entertainment industry, at a ceremony held on 12 April 2016 and presented by Pranab Mukherjee, President of the Republic of India.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas has worked with UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) since 2006 and was appointed a national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for children's rights on 10 August 2010 and 12 December 2016.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas maintains her primary residence in Mumbai, India, as she regularly travels between the United States and India for various film and television projects in both countries.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas describes herself as a self-made woman with no film background, and is known for her media-friendly attitude despite being publicly reluctant to discuss her personal life.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was included in Time magazine's Time 100 list of the world's most influential people, with a tribute written by her close friend and WWE champion Dwayne Johnson.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is good friends with Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, John Cena, Michelle Yeoh, Salma Hayek, Sofia Vergara, Angelina Jolie, Zoe Saldaña, Mindy Kaling, Meghan Markle, Sandra Oh, Awkwafina and Lilly Singh.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas founded the haircare brand Anomaly Haircare on 1 February 2021; it was acquired by Reliance Retail on 30 April 2026, after which she remained with the company as creative director.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was named one of the World's 100 Most Beautiful People by People (US) magazine in both 2017 and 2019, and one of the 25 Most Intriguing People of the Year.

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As of 2024, Priyanka Chopra Jonas's net worth from her successful career as an actress, production company owner, business ventures and brand endorsements is estimated at approximately 100 million US dollars.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas currently divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles, California.

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