20 Facts About Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is no longer a hot property just in Bollywood. Now the actress is also winning hearts all over the world and is being loved equally in Hollywood, and the rest of the world. She has been winning people over with her witty replies and appearances in various talk shows as she promotes her television show ‘Quantico’. The fact that she will soon be appearing in a film with Dwayne Johnson has also managed to impress a lot of people and the world is now waiting with bated breath for the release of ‘Baywatch’, Priyanka’s first Hollywood film. Today we will talk about facts about Priyanka Chopra.

1. Dwayne Johnson’s Daughter’s Halloween Costume

Halloween has just passed and although the tradition of dressing up for Halloween is only just beginning in India, it is a full-fledged festival in the Western countries. Priyanka plays Alex Parish in her Hollywood show and her co-star, Dwayne Johnson from her upcoming film Baywatch had an adorable twitter conversation with her because his daughter has chosen to dress as Alex Parish for Halloween.

2. Her Debut

Priyanka is among the most sought after actresses in Bollywood today. She has given some wonderful performances, but not many people are aware that when she faced the camera for the first time, it was not for a Hindi movie. In fact, it was for ‘Thamizhanin’, a Tamil film, and that was how she entered the film industry.

3. Her Prospective Bollywood Debut

Ameesha Patel became a big name after the release of her film Kaho Na Pyar Hai. Everyone wanted to cast her, and so did Abbas Mastan. They had already signed on Priyanka Chopra for their upcoming film ‘Humraaz’, but replaced her with Ameesha Patel seeing her demand among the audience. It does not seem to matter anymore, as while Priyanka is living the life that most heroines only dream of, while there are few who even remember Ameesha.

4. Her Actual Bollywood Debut

The actress may have missed Humraaz due to Ameesha Patel, but then she made her debut with ‘Hero: The Love Story Of A Spy’, with Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Amrish Puri among others. The film broke quite a few records as the audience received it a whole lot better than expected.

5. An Unfortunate Accident

As actors, many of our favourite celebrities are frequently exposed to surroundings that they are not familiar with. They must also perform actions and sequences that they would not do in their real life. The actors often end up getting hurt and have to be hospitalized. Something similar happened on the sets of the film Waqt: The Race Against Time, when the actors were dancing on the tunes of ‘Do me a favour let’s play Holi.’ Priyanka unknowingly put her foot on a live wire, which landed her straight to the hospital.

6. Her Love For Cars

All of us have habits and interests that are too expensive for us to pursue. Bollywood actors too have them, but because they make so much money, it is not too tough for them to pursue their expensive interests. Priyanka too is fond of cars and owns a lot of luxury cars, some of which include Mercedes S Class, BMW 7 Series, Porsche Cayenne, and so on.

7. Her Professionalism

Baywatch is not the first time that Hollywood had called on her. A long time back, she had also been offered a film called ‘Immortals’ by Tarsem Singh, where she would have played Phaedra. However, as the actress had already committed to doing ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ in the days when she would have to shoot for Immortals, the actress turned down the offer.

8. Her Special Trainings

The actress has been a part of several films that have been packed with action. These films include ‘Don’ and ‘Drona’. Drona may not have done well on the box office, but Priyanka had to prepare for her role and in order to ace her role and look convincing, the actress has been trained in several forms of martial arts, like Gatka, Karate and Ju Jitsu.

9. Guinness World Record Consideration

The actress has done some commendable roles in her career so far. Some of her films have done well while some have failed. One such film that failed terribly was ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ which she did with her then boyfriend Harman Baweja. The actress had played 12 roles in the film, which no actress had ever done before. This made the authorities consider her for an inclusion in the book of world records.

10. The Troubles Of High School

The actress has been vocal about the many times she had to move as a child. She has also been very vocal about the time she spent in America, where she did her high school. The actress has stated that as a teenager, she faced a lot of racism, where the children around her would call her a Brownie due to her skin colour, which made her quit the school.

11. Some Distinct Achievements

The actress has been a part of many fashion shows and has appeared on many magazine covers, all of which have been great achievements. However, one of her greatest achievement includes being featured on the cover of the first Maxim magazine when its Indian edition was released. The actress then went on to become the only woman who got a place in the Maxim Hot 100, a list released every year.

12. The Sexiest Asian In The World

Another list that the actress has been included in is released by Easter Eye every year and is called the World’s Sexiest Asian Woman. Priyanka has not only featured in the list, but has also topped these lists and that too thrice. These three years are, 2006, 2012 and 2014.

13. The Most Influential Indian

Priyanka Chopra has been having some great years in the recent past. Along with being a part of lists that rarely include Indians and topping them, Pinstorm also gave her the title of ‘The Most Influential Indian within the social media circuit’ in the year 2012, which was another golden feather in her cap.

14. The Films She Did Not Do

Every actor who is doing well in the industry gets offers to work in several films. Some of them do well, while others fail. Sometimes, an actor must choose between two films because the makers of both films decide to start shooting for them during the same time. Something similar happened with Priyanka, who had to choose between ‘Bluffmaster’ and Umrao Jaan, where she thankfully chose Bluffmaster.

15. Her Love For Singing

Priyanka is a trained classical singer and has sung a few singles which she released in America. These songs were with established Hollywood singers and only after the success of these songs did she get the chance to sing for one of her own films. Her first Bollywood song was her film Dil Dhadakne Do ’s title track.

16. The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum

These days, actors get excited when Madame Tussaud’s Museum decides to establish their wax statue as one of its exhibits. It is a huge honour and few influential personalities get the honour. The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum does something similar, where exceptionally successful people cast their foot impression, which then becomes an exhibit. Priyanka Chopra became the first actress from India to receive the honour.

17. Her Nickname

Priyanka’s fans all over the world call her by many names, the most popular of which are Piggy Chops and Pee Cee, which were given to her lovingly by Abhishek Bachchan. However, these are the names that her fans have given her. Her friends and family still call her by her original nickname which she has had since her birth, which is Mimi, something that sounds cute and personal.

18. Her Birth

The actress was born in a family of doctors, both her parents were doctors and she was born in Jamshedpur, the steel city. They moved several times and Priyanka has thus lived in several places, including Mumbai, Lucknow, Bareilly and a few years in the United States of America, after which, they moved back to India.

19. Her Ideal Woman

When the actress won the Miss World competition, an American judge had asked her who her ideal woman was. And Priyanka had then stated that it was Mother Teresa, because of how much she had contributed to the cause of humanity. It is important to note that Mother Teresa had died barely three years before this particular competition.

20. Her Favourite Fragrance

Romance by Ralph Lauren is the diva’s favourite fragrance. This perfume is known for a sweet amalgamation of spicy and floral notes. .