Born to parents
who were doctors in the army, the girl initially wanted to pursue engineering
or psychiatry as a profession. The actress, who faced racial issues and sarcasm
for her gawky looks during her stay with her aunt in Massachusetts, later came
second at the Femina Miss India Contest, 2000. The actress who was crowned the
Femina Miss India World at the Miss India pageant, 2000 was titled Miss World
2000 and also Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty- Asia & Oceania.
Like the other
beauty queens Priyanka Chopra received a number of offers as she was looking
forward to a career in the film industry. When she made her first appearance in
the Tamil movie, Thamizan in 2002,
the critics completely disapproved of her, some stating that she lacked the
depth required to be an actress. Nevertheless Chopra made a debut in Bollywood
in Anil Sharma’s The Hero along with
Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta which became a huge commercial success followed by
Raj Kanwar’s Andaz sharing screen
space with Akshay Kumar and another beauty pageant debutante, Lara Dutta. The
film was successful at the box office and Priyanka Chopra won a Filmfare Award
in the ‘best debut actress’ category jointly with her co actor from the movie,
Lara Dutta. In those days, the actress’ acting abilities had not been
acknowledged and she was casted more as a quotient of beauty and charm in
movies like Plan, Kismat, Asambhav and in David Dhawan’s Mujhse
Shaadi Karogi, the last being very successful commercially. But that was
until Aitraaz came along her way where
Chopra played the role of an antagonist. The film was a box office success and
her performance was appreciated critically, earning her a Filmfare award in the
category of ‘Best performance in a negative role’. She became the second female
actor after Kajol and the last to win the title as the category discontinued to
be one at the Filmfare from the next year. The actress then featured in movies which
came forth as a failure or as a moderate success at the box office like Blackmail, Karam, Yakeen, Vipul
Shah’s Waqt: The Race against Time,
Suneel Darshan’s Barsaat and Rohan
Sippy’s Bluffmaster! However Rakesh
Roshan’s Krrish and Farhan Akhtar’s Don were major successes at the box
office. After a series of unsuccessful ventures, Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion came along. Her hard work for
the role payed off and she won numerous awards including the National Film
Award. Following the grand success, Chopra was again seen in a number of flops
but lately she has been riding the ladder of success, considering that her last
film Barfi was chosen to be an entry
to the 85th Academy Awards. Priyanka’s portrayal of Jhilmil,
affected by autism, was in a word flawless.
True to her
profession and unlike many other leading ladies in the industry, she has never
shied away to sport the two piece. With her toned body, the bikini on Priyanka
looks even hotter. Be it the golden swimsuit on the Miami beaches in Karan
Johar’s Dostana or the one she
sported in the swimsuit round of the Miss World pageant, she has always done
complete justice to it. The actress who donned a bikini in her very first
movie, post her launch of her international single, In my City, has been seen in a bikini on the cover of the Vogue
magazine. Sporting a swimsuit created by Shivan & Narresh, with the
perfectly styled hair, dramatic eye make-up and chic nails, her look stands
true to her recently earned rock star status. Click for more pictures of Priyanka Chopra donning a bikini.
The actress, one of the highest paid in the industry with the very many movies under the high profile banners overwhelms us with her looks!
