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Priyanka Chopra JonasΒ (pronouncedΒ [pΙΎΙͺΛjΙΕkaΒ ΛtΚoΛpΙ½a];Β nΓ©eΒ Chopra)Β is an Indian actress and producer. Chopra, theΒ Miss World 2000Β pageant winner, is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has receivedΒ numerous accolades, including twoΒ National Film AwardsΒ and fiveΒ Filmfare Awards. In 2016, theΒ Government of IndiaΒ honoured her with theΒ Padma Shri, andΒ TimeΒ named her one of theΒ 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years,Β ForbesΒ listed her among theΒ World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in theΒ BBCΒ 100 WomenΒ list.
Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in theΒ TamilΒ filmΒ ThamizhanΒ (2002), followed by her firstΒ Bollywood feature inΒ The Hero: Love Story of a SpyΒ (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hitsΒ AndaazΒ (2003) andΒ Mujhse Shaadi KarogiΒ (2004) and had herΒ breakout roleΒ in the 2004 romantic thrillerΒ Aitraaz. Chopra established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing productionsΒ KrrishΒ andΒ DonΒ (2006) and later reprised her role in their sequels. For playing a troubled model in FashionΒ (2008) drama, Chopra won aΒ National Film AwardΒ and aΒ Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Chopra gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the filmsΒ KamineyΒ (2009),Β 7 Khoon MaafΒ (2011),Β Barfi!Β (2012),Β Mary KomΒ (2014),Β Dil Dhadakne DoΒ (2015), andΒ Bajirao MastaniΒ (2015).
From 2015 to 2018, Chopra starred asΒ Alex ParrishΒ in theΒ ABCΒ thriller Quantico, becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. Founding the production companyΒ Purple Pebble PicturesΒ in 2015, she produced several films under it, including theΒ MarathiΒ filmsΒ VentilatorΒ (2016) andΒ PaaniΒ (2019) and the self-starring Hindi biopicΒ The Sky Is PinkΒ (2019). Chopra has also appeared in Hollywood films, such asΒ BaywatchΒ (2017),Β Isn't It RomanticΒ (2019),Β The White Tiger (2021), andΒ The Matrix ResurrectionsΒ (2021), and starred in the action thriller seriesΒ CitadelΒ (2023βpresent).
Chopra ventured into music by releasing three singles and into writing with her memoirΒ UnfinishedΒ (2021), which reachedΒ The New York TimesΒ Best Seller list. Her other ventures include tech investments, a haircare brand, a restaurant, and a homeware line. She promotes social causes such as environment and women's rights. She is vocal about gender equality, the gender pay gap, and feminism. She has worked withΒ UNICEFΒ since 2006 and was appointed the national and globalΒ UNICEF Goodwill AmbassadorΒ for child rights in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Her namesake foundation for health and education works to support underprivileged Indian children. Despite maintaining privacy, Chopra's off-screen life, including her marriage to American singer and actorΒ Nick Jonas, is the subject of substantial media coverage. The couple has one daughter.
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