Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years, ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC 100 Women list.

Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' (2002), followed by her first Bollywood feature in '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits ''Andaaz'' (2003) and ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004) and had her Breakthrough role, breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller ''Aitraaz''. Chopra established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing productions ''Krrish'' and ''Don (2006 Hindi film), Don'' (both 2006), and later reprised her role in their sequels. For playing a troubled model in the drama ''Fashion (2008 film), Fashion'' (2008), Chopra won a National Film Award for Best Actress, National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Chopra gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the films ''Kaminey'' (2009), ''7 Khoon Maaf'' (2011), ''Barfi!'' (2012), ''Mary Kom (film), Mary Kom'' (2014), and ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015).

From 2015 to 2018, Chopra starred as Alex Parrish in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC thriller series ''Quantico (TV series), Quantico'', becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. Founding the production company Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015, she produced several films under it, including the Marathi cinema, Marathi film ''Ventilator (2016 film), Ventilator'' (2016) and the Hindi biopic ''The Sky Is Pink'' (2019). Chopra has acted in Hollywood films, such as Baywatch (film), ''Baywatch'' (2017), ''Isn't It Romantic (2019 film), Isn't It Romantic'' (2019), ''The White Tiger (2021 film), The White Tiger'' (2021), and ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021). She ventured into music by releasing three single (music), singles and into writing with her memoir ''Unfinished (book), Unfinished'' (2021), which reached The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.

Chopra's 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 and is vocal about gender equality, the gender pay gap, and feminism. She has worked with UNICEF since 2006 and was appointed as the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for child rights in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Her namesake foundation for health and education works towards providing support to underprivileged Indian children. Despite maintaining privacy, Chopra's off-screen life, including her marriage to American singer and actor Nick Jonas, is the subject of substantial media coverage; the couple have one daughter.

Early life

Chopra was born on 18 July 1982 in Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both physicians in the Indian Army. Her father was a Punjabi Hindu from Ambala. Her mother, Madhu Chopra from Jharkhand is the eldest daughter of Dr. Manohar Kishan Akhouri, a former Indian National Congress, Congress veteran, and Madhu Jyotsna Akhouri, a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Chopra's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Akhouri, was a Malayalis, Malayali Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, Jacobite Syrian Christian originally named Mary John, belonging to the Kavalappara family of Kumarakom, Kottayam district, Kerala. Chopra has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years her junior. Bollywood actresses Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra, and Mannara Chopra are cousins.

Owing to Chopra's parents' professions as military physicians, the family was posted in a number of places in India, including Delhi, Chandigarh, Ambala, Ladakh, Lucknow, Bareilly, and Pune. Among the schools she attended were La Martiniere Lucknow, La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly.

In an interview published in ''Daily News and Analysis'', Chopra said that she did not mind travelling regularly and changing schools; she welcomed it as a new experience and a way to discover India's multicultural society. Among the many places that she lived, Chopra has fond memories as a child of playing in the valleys of Leh, in the cold northwestern Indian desert region of Ladakh. She had said, "I think I was in Class 4 when I was in Leh. My brother was just born. My dad was in the army and was posted there. I stayed in Leh for a year, and my memories of that place are tremendous. We were all army kids there. We weren't living in houses, we were in bunkers in the valley and there was a stupa right on top of a hill which used to overlook our valley. We used to race up to the top of the stupa". She now considers Bareilly her home town, and maintains strong connections there.

At 13, Chopra moved to the United States to study, living with her aunt, and attending schools in Newton, Massachusetts, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a stop in Queens, New York, as her aunt's family also moved frequently. While in Massachusetts, she participated in several theatre productions, and studied Western classical music, and choral singing. During her teenage years in the United States, Chopra sometimes faced racial issues and was bullied for being Indian. She has said, "I was a gawky kid, had low self-esteem, came from a modest middle-class background, had white marks on my legs. But I was damn hard working. Today, my legs sell 12 brands." After three years, Chopra returned to India, finishing the senior year of her high-school education at the Indian Army Public Schools, Army Public School in Bareilly.

During this period, Chopra won the local May Queen beauty pageant, after which she was pursued by admirers; her family equipped their home with bars for her protection. Her mother entered her in the Femina Miss India contest of 2000; she finished second, winning the Femina Miss India World title. Chopra next won the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000 and List of Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty winners, Miss World Continental Queen of BeautyAsia & Oceania at the Millennium Dome in London on 30 November 2000. Chopra was the fifth Indian contestant to win Miss World, and the fourth to do so within seven years. She had enrolled in college, but left after winning the Miss World pageant. Chopra said that the Miss India and Miss World titles brought her recognition, and she began receiving offers for film roles.

Acting career

Career beginnings and breakthrough (2002–2004)

After winning Miss India World, Chopra was cast as the female lead in Abbas–Mustan's romantic thriller ''Humraaz'' (2002), in which she was to make her film debut. However, this fell through for various reasons: she stated the production conflicted with her schedule, while the producers said they recast because Chopra took on various other commitments. Her screen debut occurred in the 2002 Tamil cinema, Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' as the love interest of the protagonist, played by Joseph Vijay, Vijay. A review published in ''The Hindu'' was appreciative of the film for its wit and dialogue; however it felt that Chopra's role was limited from an acting viewpoint.

In 2003, Chopra made her Bollywood film debut as the second female lead opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in Anil Sharma (director), Anil Sharma's '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy''. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Army in Kashmir, the film tells the story of an Research and Analysis Wing, RAW agent's fight against terrorism. ''The Hero'' emerged as one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films that year, but received mixed reviews from critics. Derek Elley from ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' said that "mega-looker Chopra makes a solid screen debut." Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's box-office success ''Andaaz'' with Akshay Kumar, sharing the female lead with debutante Lara Dutta. Chopra played a vivacious young woman who falls in love with Kumar's character. The ''Hindustan Times'' noted the glamour that she brought to the role; Kunal Shah of Sify praised her performance and stated she had "all the qualities to be a star." Her performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut (along with Dutta) and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Chopra's first three releases in 2004—''Plan (film), Plan'', ''Kismat (2004 film), Kismat'', and ''Asambhav''—performed poorly at the box office. Chopra was typically cast during this earlier period as a "glamour quotient", in roles that were considered forgettable by film critic Joginder Tuteja. Later that year she starred with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar in David Dhawan's romantic comedy ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'', which opened to commercial success and emerged the third-highest-grossing film of the year in India.

In late 2004, she starred opposite Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in Abbas–Mustan's romantic thriller ''Aitraaz''. Chopra considers her first role as an antagonist, portraying Soniya Roy, an ambitious woman who accuses her employee of sexual harassment, as the "biggest learning experience of her career". The film was a critical and commercial success, and Chopra's performance received critical acclaim. The ''Hindustan Times'' cited it as the film that changed her career significantly. A reviewer writing for the ''BBC'' said, "''Aitraaz'' is Chopra's film. As the deliciously wicked, gold digging, scheming seductress, she chews up every scene she is in with her magnetic screen presence." She won a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, becoming the second and final actress to win the award after Kajol (the category was discontinued in 2008). Chopra also received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Rise to prominence (2005–2006)

In 2005, Chopra appeared in 6 films. Her first two releases, the action thrillers ''Blackmail (2005 film), Blackmail'' and ''Karam (film), Karam'', were critically and commercially unsuccessful. Shilpa Bharatan-Iyer of ''Rediff.com'' considered ''Blackmail'' to be a very predictable film and believed that her role as a police commissioner's wife was very limited from an acting point of view. Her performance in ''Karam'' was better received, Subhash K. Jha wrote that Chopra "with her poised interpretation of high drama, flies high creating a character whose vulnerability and beauty are endorsed by both the inner and outer worlds created for her character." Later that year Chopra played the wife of Akshay Kumar in Vipul Amrutlal Shah's family drama ''Waqt: The Race Against Time'', the story of a small businessman (played by Amitabh Bachchan) who, hiding his illness, wants to teach his irresponsible son some lessons before he dies. During production, Chopra revisited Leh, a favourite childhood haunt, for the shooting of the song "Subah Hogi". She suffered an accident during the filming for the song "Do Me A Favour Let's Play Holi" when she electrocuted herself, spending a day recovering in hospital. The film was well received by critics, and was a commercial success.

She next starred opposite Arjun Rampal in the romantic mystery thriller ''Yakeen (2005 film), Yakeen'', portraying the role of a possessive lover. Critical reaction towards the film was mixed, but her performance received praise. Taran Adarsh wrote that Chopra "is bound to win laurels yet again [...] the actor is emerging as one of the finest talents in these fast-changing times". Her next release was Suneel Darshan's romance ''Barsaat (2005 film), Barsaat'', co-starring Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu. The film was a critical and commercial failure in India, but fared better in the overseas market. Chopra's performance received mixed reviews, with Bollywood Hungama describing it as "mechanical". However, Rediff.com considered Chopra to be an "epitome of calm intelligence, who underplayed her role to perfection". Later that year, Rohan Sippy cast her alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh and Nana Patekar in the comedy ''Bluffmaster!''. Chopra played independent working woman Simran Saxena, Bachchan's love interest. The film proved to be a box-office success.

After starting 2006 with special appearances in three films, Chopra starred in Rakesh Roshan's superhero film ''Krrish'' (a sequel to the 2003 science-fiction film ''Koi... Mil Gaya''). Co-starring with Hrithik Roshan, Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah, Chopra played a young television journalist who schemes to take advantage of an innocent young man with remarkable physical abilities, but eventually falls in love with him. The film was the second-highest-grossing film of the year in India and grossed over worldwide attaining a Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster status. Her next film was Dharmesh Darshan's romantic comedy ''Aap Ki Khatir (2006 film), Aap Ki Khatir'', co-starring Akshaye Khanna, Ameesha Patel and Dino Morea. Neither the film nor Chopra's performance were well received. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com stated that Chopra's portrayal of Anu was "erratically sketched" and that her character was never consistent: "first flaky, then cool, and later, sensitive".

Chopra's final release of 2006 was Farhan Akhtar's action-thriller ''Don (2006 Hindi film), Don'' (a remake of the Don (1978 film), 1978 film of the same name), with Shah Rukh Khan. Chopra portrayed Roma (Don character), Roma (played by Zeenat Aman in the original film), who joins the underworld to avenge Don for killing her brother. Chopra received martial-arts training for her role in the movie, and performed her own stunts. The film was declared a box-office success in India and overseas, with revenues of . Raja Sen of Rediff.com found Chopra to be film's "big surprise"; he believed that Chopra convincingly portrayed Roma, "looking every bit the competent woman of action" and wrote "This is an actress willing to push herself, and has definite potential for screen magic. Not to mention a great smile."

Setbacks and resurgence (2007–2008)

In 2007, Chopra had two leading roles. Her first film was Nikhil Advani's ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love'', a romantic comedy-drama in six chapters with an ensemble cast. She was featured opposite Salman Khan in the first chapter as Kamini, an Item number, item girl and aspiring actress who tries to land the lead role in a Karan Johar film with a publicity gimmick. Film critic Sukanya Verma praised her flair for comedy, especially her impressions of Meena Kumari, Nargis and Madhubala. Both ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love'' and her next film, ''Big Brother (2007 film), Big Brother'', proved unsuccessful at the domestic box office.

In 2008, Chopra starred opposite Harman Baweja in Harry Baweja, his father's ''Love Story 2050''. Chopra played a double role, so she colored her hair twice; once red to portray the girl from the future and then black for the girl of the past. Her performance was poorly received; Rajeev Masand was unimpressed with Chopra's chemistry with her co-star, remarking that her character "fails to inspire either affection or sympathy". She next appeared in the comedy ''God Tussi Great Ho'', portraying a TV anchor opposite Salman Khan, Sohail Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. Chopra next starred as a kindergarten teacher in ''Chamku (film), Chamku'' opposite Bobby Deol and Irrfan Khan, and played the role of Sonia in Goldie Behl's fantasy superhero film ''Drona (2008 film), Drona'' opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. ''Drona'', widely criticized for its extensive use of special effects, marked Chopra's sixth film in succession which had failed at both the box-office and critically, although Sukanya Verma of ''Rediff.com'' stated that Chopra displayed convincing action heroine skills. Critics generally perceived at this time that her career was over.

The string of poorly received films ended when Chopra starred in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Fashion (2008 film), Fashion'', a drama about the Indian fashion industry which followed the lives and careers of several fashion models. She portrayed the ambitious supermodel Meghna Mathur, a role which she initially thought was out of her depth, but after six months' consideration she accepted the role, inspired by Bhandarkar's confidence in her. For the role, Chopra had to gain and steadily shed the weight during the production as the character progressed in the film. Both the film and her performance received critical acclaim, proving to be a major turning point in her career. Rajeev Masand felt that she "turns in a respectable performance, one that will inevitably go down as her best." For her performance, she won several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, the IIFA Award for Best Actress, the Screen Award for Best Actress, and the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. With a worldwide revenue of , ''Fashion'' emerged as a commercial success, and was listed by Subhash K. Jha as one of the best films of the decade with women protagonists. It was noted for being commercially successful despite being a Woman's film, women-centric film with no male lead. Chopra said in 2012: "I think actually ''Fashion'' kick started ... the process of female dominated films. Today you have so many other films which have done well with female leads."

Chopra's final film of the year was Tarun Mansukhani's romantic comedy ''Dostana (2008 film), Dostana'', with Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham (actor), John Abraham. Set in Miami, the film tells the story of a friendship between her character and two men who pretend to be gay to share an apartment with her. Chopra played a stylish young fashion-magazine editor Neha Melwani, who is trying to deal with professional pressures in her life. Produced by Dharma Productions, the film was a financial success with worldwide revenues of over . Chopra's performance and look in the film were praised. For her performances in both ''Fashion'' and ''Dostana'', she jointly won the Stardust Award for Actor of the Year – Female.

Experiment with unconventional roles (2009–2011)

In 2009, Chopra played a feisty Marathi people, Marathi woman named Sweety in Vishal Bhardwaj's Caper story, caper thriller ''Kaminey'' (co-starring Shahid Kapoor), about twin brothers and the journey in their life linked with the underworld. The film received critical acclaim and became successful at the box-office with the worldwide gross earnings of . Nikhat Kazmi of ''The Times of India'' thought that Chopra's role completely reinvented her, and Rajeev Masand wrote: "Springing a delightful surprise in a smaller part is [Chopra], who sprinkles her lines with a smattering of fluent Marathi and emerges one of the film's most lovable characters." Raja Sen of ''Rediff.com'' named Chopra's performance as the best by an actress that year. Her role earned her several awards and nominations, including a second consecutive Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role after ''Fashion'' and Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare Awards, Filmfare, Screen Awards, Screen and IIFA Awards, IIFA awards.

Chopra subsequently appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's romantic comedy ''What's Your Raashee?'', based on the novel ''Kimball Ravenswood'' by Madhu Rye. The film depicts the story of a US-based Gujrati Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, NRI in search of his soulmate among 12 girls (all played by Chopra) associated with the 12 zodiac signs. She received a nomination for the Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. She was considered for inclusion in the ''Guinness World Records'' book for being the first film actress to portray 12 distinct characters in one film. Chopra's heavy workloadfilming for several productions, travelling for endorsements and performing at live shows (including the Miss India pageant)took its toll; she fainted during filming, and was admitted to hospital. In 2010, Chopra starred with Uday Chopra in Jugal Hansraj's romantic comedy ''Pyaar Impossible!'' as Alisha, a popular college girl (and later a working mother) who falls in love with a socially inept man. Later that year, she starred with Ranbir Kapoor in Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy-drama ''Anjaana Anjaani''. Set in New York and Las Vegas, the film follows the story of two suicidal strangers who fall in love with each other. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at the box office.

She starred as a femme fatale in her first film of 2011, Vishal Bhardwaj's black comedy ''7 Khoon Maaf''. Based on the short story ''Susanna's Seven Husbands'' by Ruskin Bond, ''7 Khoon Maaf'' centers on Chopra's Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an Anglo-Indian woman who murders her husbands in an unending quest for love. The film and her performance received acclaim from critics. Nikhat Kazmi labelled the film "a milestone in Chopra's career graph", complimenting her "exquisite command over a complex character that is definitely a first in Indian cinema". Rachel Saltz of ''New York Times'' felt that Susanna was more conceit than a character and that Chopra "though charming as always, can't make her cohere". Chopra's performance earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) and a nomination for the Filmfare Award, IIFA Award, Producers Guild Film Award, and Screen Award for Best Actress.

Chopra's final release of the year saw her reprising her role as Roma in the second installment of the ''Don (franchise), Don'' franchise, ''Don 2''. Although the film received mixed reviews, Chopra's performance earned positive feedback from critics. According to ''The Express Tribune'', "Chopra ... seems to be the perfect choice for an action heroine. As you watch her effortlessly beat up some thugs in the movie, you come to the realization that she may be the first proper female action hero in Bollywood." ''Don 2'' was a major success in India and overseas, earning over worldwide.

Further success (2012–2014)

Chopra's first film of 2012 was Karan Malhotra's action drama ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'', in which she starred with Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor. Produced by Karan Johar, the film is a remake of his father's 1990 production of the Agneepath (1990 film), same name. In one of several accidents to happen during production, Chopra's ''lehenga'' (a traditional skirt) caught fire while filming a sequence for an elaborate Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganpati festival song. She featured as Kaali Gawde, Roshan's loquacious love interest in the film. Mayank Shekhar noted how much Chopra stood out in the male-dominated film. ''Agneepath'' broke Bollywood's highest List of highest-grossing Bollywood films#Opening day nett gross, opening-day earnings record, and had a worldwide gross of . Chopra next co-starred with Shahid Kapoor in Kunal Kohli's romance, ''Teri Meri Kahaani (film), Teri Meri Kahaani''. The film relates the stories of three unconnected couples (each played by Kapoor and Chopra), born in different eras.

Anurag Basu's ''Barfi!'', with Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz, was her final appearance of 2012. Set in the 1970s, the film tells the story of three people, two of whom are physically disabled. Chopra played Jhilmil Chatterjee, an autistic woman who falls in love with a deaf, mute man (Kapoor). Director Rituparno Ghosh considered it a "very, very brave" role to accept given how demanding it is for an actor to convincingly portray a woman with autism. To prepare for the role, Chopra visited several mental institutions and spent time with autistic people. The film received critical acclaim and was a major commercial success, earning worldwide. Rachit Gupta of ''Filmfare'' found Chopra to be the film's "surprise package" and found her performance to be "the best representation of [autism] on Indian celluloid". Pratim D. Gupta of ''The Telegraph (Calcutta), The Telegraph'' highly praised Kapoor and Chopra, although he found her to be a "tad showy" in her part. Chopra received Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare, Screen, IIFA and Producers Guild Film Awards. The film was chosen as List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, India's entry for the 85th Academy Awards. ''Agneepath'' and ''Barfi!'' ranked among List of highest-grossing Bollywood films, the highest grossing Bollywood films to that point.

In 2013, she lent her voice to the character of Ishaani, the reigning Pan-Asian champion from India and the love interest of the main protagonist in the Disneytoon Studios film ''Planes (film), Planes'', a spinoff of Pixar's Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' franchise. Chopra, a fan of Disney films, had fun voicing the character saying "The closest I could come to being a Disney princess, I think, was Ishaani". The film was a commercial success, grossing approximately US$240 million worldwide. She played an NRI girl in the Apoorva Lakhia's bilingual action drama ''Zanjeer(2013 film), Zanjeer'' (''Thoofan'' in Telugu), a remake of the 1973 Hindi Zanjeer (1973 film), film of the same name, which met with poor reactions from critics and was unsuccessful at the box office. Chopra next reprised her role of Priya in Rakesh Roshan's ''Krrish 3''a sequel to the 2006 superhero film ''Krrish''with Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi and Kangana Ranaut. Critics felt that Chopra had very little to do in the film. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV writing that she "is saddled with a sketchily written role and is reduced to the status of a hanger-on waiting for things to unfold". The feature became a box-office success, earning over worldwide, to become Chopra's biggest commercial success to that point and her fourth major hit in two years. She danced a contemporary mujra in the song "Ram Chahe Leela" for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.''

In 2014, Chopra played the lead female role in Yash Raj Films's romantic action drama ''Gunday'' directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, alongside Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. She portrayed Nandita, a cabaret dancer in Calcutta. Set in the 1970s, the film tells the story of two best friends who fall in love with Nandita. ''Gunday'' proved to be a box-office success, grossing over worldwide. Chopra next starred as the title character in ''Mary Kom (film), Mary Kom'', a biographical film of the five time World Amateur Boxing Championships, world boxing champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom. To prepare for the role, she spent time with Kom and received four months of boxing training. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, received positive reviews from critics, and her performance received critical acclaim. Sudhish Kamath from ''The Hindu'' criticized the film's screenplay but praised Chopra's "knockout" performance, writing "The spirited actress rises above the material and makes us invest in her and does full justice to the spirit" of the boxer. The Indo-Asian News Service review noted the actress for expressing every shade of the character with "a pitch-perfect bravado". ''Mary Kom'' emerged as a commercial success, with revenues of at the box office. She won the Screen Award for Best Actress, the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Expansion into American film and television (2015–2019)

In 2015, Chopra starred in Zoya Akhtar's ''Dil Dhadakne Do'', an ensemble comedy-drama alongside Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar. The film tells the story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family (the Mehras), who invite their family and friends on a cruise trip to celebrate the parents' 30th wedding anniversary. She portrayed the role of Ayesha Mehra, a successful entrepreneur and the eldest child. Pratim D. Gupta from ''The Telegraph'' wrote of Chopra, "From the propah body language to the measured speech [...] shows the kind of depth she is able to bring to her lines and characters these days. Conversely, Shubhra Gupta of ''The Indian Express'' commented that it was time for her "to being a little messy: all these not-a-hair-out-place roles are making her constrained." The cast of ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' won the Screen Awards, Screen Award for Best Ensemble Cast, and Chopra was nominated for a Screen Award, IIFA Award, and Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress. In 2016, she dubbed for Kaa, a female python in the Over-the-top media services in India, OTT film The Jungle Book (2016 film), ''The Jungle Book''.

Chopra signed a talent holding deal with ABC Studios and was later cast in the American thriller series ''Quantico (TV series), Quantico'' as the character Alex Parrish. The series premiered on 27 September 2015 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC, making Chopra the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. The series received positive reviews from television critics and Chopra was praised for her performance. Rob Lowman of the ''Los Angeles Daily News'' applauded her "dynamic screen presence" and James Poniewozik of ''The New York Times'' named Chopra as the "strongest human asset" of the show, and added that "she is immediately charismatic and commanding." She received the People's Choice Awards, People's Choice Award for Favourite Actress In A New TV Series for her role in ''Quantico'', becoming the first South Asian actress to win a People's Choice Award. The following year, Chopra won a second People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress. ''Quantico'' was cancelled after three seasons in 2018.

Chopra next portrayed Kashibai, the first wife of the Maratha general Peshwa Bajirao I, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic historical romantic drama ''Bajirao Mastani''. The feature opened to highly positive reviews, and Chopra received widespread praise for her portrayal which several reviewers regarded as her best performance to date. Rajeev Masand wrote "the film benefits from a nice touch of playfulness and humor in Priyanka Chopra's Kashibai. Chopra brings grace to the character, and practically steals the film." Film critic Raja Sen thought that Chopra, despite not being in the title role, owned the film, and wrote "Chopra's terrific in the part, her intelligently expressive eyes speaking volumes and her no-nonsense Marathi rhythm bang-on." A major commercial success, ''Bajirao Mastani'' grossed at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Filmfare Award, IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress, IIFA Award, and Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, and received a nomination for the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

In 2016, Chopra starred as a police officer in Prakash Jha's social drama ''Jai Gangaajal''. Writing for ''The Hindu'', Namrata Joshi thought that she "looks off-colour, disinterested and uninvolved with the goings on through most of the film". It did not perform well commercially. The following year, Chopra made her Hollywood live-action film debut by playing the antagonist Victoria Leeds in Seth Gordon's action comedy ''Baywatch (film), Baywatch'' opposite Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. The feature received unfavorable reviews. IGN declared Chopra as the highlight of the film, noting she "outshines pretty much anyone she's in a scene with" and wrote "Chopra's engaging and interesting and is the only character that speaks with any kind of distinctive cadence." Scott Mendelson of ''Forbes'' wrote "Chopra has fun as the baddie, but she stays in the background until the end of the movie and really only gets one big scene at the end of the picture." ''Baywatch'' was not a commercial success in North America but the film performed well in the overseas markets, grossing approximately $178 million at the worldwide box office. The 2018 Sundance Film Festival marked the release of Chopra's next American film, ''A Kid Like Jake'', a drama about gender variance, starring Jim Parsons and Claire Danes. Amy Nicholson of ''Variety'' commended her "charming presence" but thought that her role added little value to the film. In early 2019, she had signed on to play the leading lady opposite Salman Khan in ''Bharat (film), Bharat'', but opted out days before filming her scenes. Nikhil Namit, a producer of the film, said that she quit due to her engagement to Nick Jonas and accused her of being "a little unprofessional".

In 2019, Chopra had another supporting part, as a yoga ambassador, in Todd Strauss-Schulson's comedy ''Isn't It Romantic (2019 film), Isn't It Romantic'', which starred Rebel Wilson. The film was well received by critics and grossed approximately $49 million at the North American box office. Dana Schwartz of ''Entertainment Weekly'' considered her to be "perfectly cast" but Benjamin Lee of ''The Guardian'' thought that she was "not quite interesting enough". She returned to Hindi cinema later in 2019 with Shonali Bose's biographical drama ''The Sky Is Pink'', in which she played mother to Aisha Chaudhary, a teenager suffering from a terminal illness. She also produced the project, and connected with the story for its blend of humour and tragedy. Kate Erbland of IndieWire found her to be "extraordinary" as "the film's driving force, a tough-talking mama bear", and Anna M. M. Vetticad took note of the "simmering restraint" in her performance. The film did not do well at the box office. She received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

2020–present

Chopra's only release of 2020 was the Netflix kids superhero film ''We Can Be Heroes (film), We Can Be Heroes'' directed by Robert Rodriguez. She starred as Ms. Granada, the director of a superhero organization called Heroics. The feature received generally positive reviews, with critics noting its "sophisticated themes with heart and zealous originality". Richard Roeper from the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' praised the actress for "livening up the proceedings" as the strait-laced Ms. Granada, and Ian Freer of the ''Empire (film magazine), Empire'' magazine felt that she did the "kids' film acting to the hilt". Chopra's first film of 2021 was Ramin Bahrani's ''The White Tiger (film), The White Tiger'', an adaptation of Aravind Adiga's satirical The White Tiger (Adiga novel), novel of the same name. She portrayed the role of Pinky Madam alongside Adarsh Gourav and Rajkummar Rao, and also executive produced this Netflix production. Critical reviews towards the film and her performance were positive. Writing for ''The Times'', film critic Kevin Maher (writer), Kevin Maher deemed Chopra's performance as "impressive" and ''The Hollywood Reporter''s David Rooney took note of the actress for bringing "emotional depth" to her role. The film received a Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards. Later that year, she had a supporting role in the science fiction film ''The Matrix Resurrections''.

Chopra will next lead the romantic comedy ''Love Again (film), Love Again'' opposite Sam Heughan and Celine Dion. She will star alongside Richard Madden in Amazon Prime Video's thriller series ''Citadel (TV series), Citadel''. As a producer, she signed multimillion-dollar first-look TV deal with Amazon Prime Video and also partners with ViacomCBS to back content by first time Person of color, BIPOC filmmakers and women directors.

Music career

Chopra's main vocal influence was her father, who helped develop her interest in singing. She used her vocal talent early in her pageantry career. Her first recording, the song "Ullathai Killathe" in the Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' (2002), was made at the urging of her director and co-star, Vijay (who had noticed her singing on the set). She declined to sing playback singer, playback for "Tinka Tinka" in her film ''Karam'' (2005), preferring to concentrate on her acting career, but later sang the song live on the television programme ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa''. Chopra recorded an unreleased song for ''Bluffmaster!'' (2005). In August 2011, Universal Music Group signed Chopra to a worldwide recording agreement with DesiHits. The deal indicated that her first studio album would be released by Interscope Records in North America and by Island Records elsewhere.

In July 2012, Chopra became the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency, an entertainment and sports agency based in Los Angeles. The album was produced by RedOne. Her first single, "In My City", debuted in the US on 13 September 2012 in a TV spot for the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football; a shortened version of the song was used to open each show of the season. "In My City" features rapper will.i.am; according to Chopra, a co-writer, the song was inspired by her unsettled childhood and her journey from a small-town girl to a celebrity. The song received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial success in India; it sold more than 130,000 copies in its first week, topped the Hindi pop chart and was certified list of music recording certifications, triple platinum. In the United States the single was unsuccessful, with 5,000 digital downloads in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan, and did not receive radio play. In October 2012, the single won her the Best International Debut award at the People's Choice Awards India. In December 2012, she received three nominations: Best Female Artist, Best Song and Best Video (for "In My City") at the World Music Awards. Chopra was also featured on "Erase", an electronic dance music, EDM song produced by the American DJ and producer duo The Chainsmokers.

In July 2013, Chopra released her second single "Exotic (Priyanka Chopra song), Exotic" featuring American rapper Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, along with its music video. "Exotic" debuted at number 16 on the Dance/Electronic Songs, ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs and number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart on 27 July 2013 issue. The single also entered at number 74 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. "Exotic" debuted at number 44 on the Hot Dance Club Songs, ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number 12. Her third single, a cover of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me#Priyanka Chopra version, I Can't Make You Love Me" was released in April 2014. The song peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Chopra's first song as a playback singer in Bollywood was "Chaoro", a lullaby from ''Mary Kom'' (2014). In 2015, she sang the title song, a duet with Farhan Akhtar, for ''Dil Dhadakne Do''. She recorded a promotional song for ''Ventilator'' (2016), making her Marathi language playback singing debut with "Baba". In 2017, Chopra collaborated with the Australian DJ Will Sparks for "Young and Free", an EDM song which she also wrote.

Philanthropy

Chopra supports various causes through her foundation "The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education", which works towards providing support to unprivileged children across the country in the areas of Education and Health. She donates ten percent of her earnings to fund the foundation's operations, and pays for educational and medical expenses for seventy children in India, fifty among whom are girls. She often speaks out on women's issues: against female infanticide and feticide, foeticide, and in support of Female education, education for girls. A believer in feminism, Chopra has always been vocal about women's rights, gender equality, and gender pay gap. In 2006, a "day with Chopra" was auctioned on eBay; the proceeds were donated to an NGO, Nanhi Kali, which helps educate girls in India. She has made appearances in support of other charities, such as the 2005 HELP! Telethon Concert to raise funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

She has worked with UNICEF since 2006, recording public-service announcements and participating in media panel discussions promoting children's rights and the education of girls, and also participated in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. She was appointed as the national UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights on 10 August 2010. UNICEF Representative Karin Hulshof said of the appointment: "She is equally passionate about her work on behalf of children and adolescents. We are proud of the work she has done with us so far on child rights, and, we are thrilled about all what we will be doing together so that no child gets left behind." In 2009, she shot a documentary for the organisation Alert India to increase understanding of leprosy. She modelled for designer Manish Malhotra and Shaina NC's charity fashion show to raise funds for the Cancer Patients Aid Association NGO. In 2010 Chopra was one of several celebrities who created promotional messages for Pearls Wave Trust, which campaigns against violence and abuse of women and girls. Chopra also launched the "Save the Girl Child" campaign, which aims to change the attitudes of Indians towards girls. In 2012 Chopra spoke at the launch of Awakening Youth, an anti-addiction programme.

At a public event in 2019, an activist criticised Chopra for a tweet in which she hailed India's military forces while tensions amid Pakistan and India were escalating. The main line of argument was that she was warmongering and that was incompatible with her job as UN Peace Ambassador. Chopra's response at the event was that she is patriotic; she was also fast to silence the activist criticising her. Pakistan asked for Chopra being sacked from her UN job but UN supported Chopra's right to talk for herself.

Chopra is a supporter of environmental charities and is brand ambassador for NDTV Greenathon, an initiative to support eco-friendliness and provide solar power to rural villages without electricity supplies. She appeared with children in an animated video to support the cause, and removed rubbish from the banks of the Yamuna river in Agra to increase awareness of environmental issues. During the third and fourth editions of Greenathon, She adopted up to seven villages to provide with a regular supply of electricity. She adopted a tigress in 2011 and a lioness in 2012 at the Ranchi#Tourist attractions, Birsa biological park, paying for both animals upkeep for a year. To promote organ donation, Chopra pledged to donate her own organs after death and was co-keynote speaker at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Bollywood-themed 20th-anniversary celebration of its liver-transplant programme in 2012.

She donated to Nanavati hospital to build a cancer ward. The ward, which is named after her late father, was inaugurated by her in 2013. The same year, she provided voice-over in English and Hindi for the documentary film ''Girl Rising (film), Girl Rising'' for the Girl Rising, organisation of the same name. She was invited as one of the speakers alongside Gordon Brown, Steve Wozniak, Bill Clinton, and Charlie Baker for the 50th anniversary of the World Leaders Conference at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston. She spoke about Women's empowerment, women empowerment through education, discussing inequality and the challenges of education for women, and received a standing ovation for her speech. Chopra also lent her voice to a music video of John Lennon's "Imagine (John Lennon song), Imagine". The video featuring her along with other singers, including Katy Perry, and The Black Eyed Peas was created as part of a global campaign by UNICEF to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi selected Chopra as one of his nine nominees called "Navratna" in 2014 for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a national cleanliness campaign by the Government of India. She lent her support to the campaign by working as a sanitation worker for a day, cleaning and rehabilitating a garbage-laden neighbourhood in Mumbai, and urged people to maintain the cleanliness.

In 2015, she voiced People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA's) life-size robotic elephant named "Ellie", who visited schools across the United States and Europe to educate kids about elephants and captivity, and to urge people to boycott circuses. Chopra was appointed as the global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 2016. In 2017, ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' honoured her with the Power of Women award for her philanthropic work with UNICEF and she received the Mother Teresa Awards, Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice for her contribution towards social causes. Two years later, Chopra was awarded the Danny Kaye, Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by UNICEF for her "philanthropic work and dedication towards the welfare of the society" at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball 2019.

In December 2019, Chopra teamed-up with the United Nations Children's Fund and the Crocs, Crocs Company to donate 50,000 pairs of shoes to deserving school children in the Central American country, Belize.

In late April 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Chopra along with husband Nick Jonas, Nick opened a fundraiser along with NGO GiveIndia to get donations for oxygen supply, COVID-19 care centers, testing, and vaccination efforts. The fundraiser had achieved USD 400,000 in the first few days. Chopra's brother-in-law Kevin Jonas also urged his followers to help donate to the fundraiser. By 13 May 2021, the fundraiser had achieved the $1 million landmark and put its newer target at $3 million for COVID-19 relief.

Other work

Film production and entrepreneurship

Chopra set up her production company Purple Pebble Pictures with an aim to produce small budget films and introduce and promote new talent in the Indian film industry, particularly Cinema of India#Regional cinema, regional Indian films. Her first Marathi cinema, Marathi film, the 2016 comedy-drama ''Ventilator (2016 film), Ventilator'', was a box office success and went on to win three awards at the 64th National Film Awards. She went on to produce several Indian regional language films, including ''Pahuna: The Little Visitors'' (2018) and ''Paani'' (2019), which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation at the 66th National Film Awards.

Chopra started investing in tech companies in 2018 by investing in a coding education startup called Holberton School and the dating and social media app Bumble (app), Bumble. The Bumble app was launched in India with the help of Chopra in October 2018. In 2021, it was reported that she had invested in the US-based rental marketplace Apartment List. At the Startup India Prarambh event 2021, Chopra said that "ideas are the currency of the present" and that she was looking forward to further invest in a mix of beauty and tech startups. The same month, she launched a haircare line called "Anamoly Haircare" which became available exclusively in Target Corporation, Target stores in the United States on 1 February 2021 and was planned to be available internationally later that year.

In March 2021, Chopra opened her new restaurant ''Sona'' in Manhattan, featuring haute-couture Indian cuisine.

Television presenting and stage performances

In 2007, Chopra was on the judges' panel of the Miss India pageant. She stated, "Miss India will always remain special. That's where it all started for me. And maybe that's where it would've ended if I hadn't won the crown." She also served as a judge at Miss World 2009. She visited Jawans, Jawan troops in Arunachal Pradesh, Tenga, in eastern India, for a special episode of the NDTV show ''Jai Jawan'' celebrating the 60th anniversary of India's independence.

In 2010, she hosted the third season of the reality show ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' on the Colors (TV channel), Colors channel, taking over from previous host Akshay Kumar. According to contestants, in hosting the series, Chopra had "transformed into quite a whip-wielding dictator", relentlessly pushing the contestants to work. She performed most of her own stunts, adamant to prove that she could rival Akshay Kumar, who had hosted the previous two seasons. The opening ratings of the show topped those of the two previous seasons. The show was praised by critics, and earned her the Indian Telly Awards, Indian Telly Award for Most Impactful Debut on Television. In February 2016, Chopra presented the award for Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards.

Chopra has participated in a number of world tours and concerts. She took part in a world concert tour, "Temptations 2004", and performed with other Bollywood actors (including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal) in 19 stage shows. In 2011, she participated (with Shahid Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan) in a concert in Durban, South Africa celebrating 150 years of India–South Africa friendship. In 2012, she performed at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in the 2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony, opening ceremony of the 2012 Indian Premier League, fifth season of cricket's Indian Premier League with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Katy Perry. The same year, she performed at Dubai Festival City's Ahlan Bollywood Concert with other Bollywood stars such as Salman Khan and Sophie Choudry.

In 2021, Chopra along with her husband Nick Jonas, announced the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards.

Writing

Chopra began writing an opinion column for the ''Hindustan Times'' in 2009. She wrote a total of 50 columns for the newspaper. She said after her first year of writing: "I'm a private person and never thought that I could express my feelings. But strangely enough, whenever I sat down to write this column, my inner most thoughts came to the fore." In March 2009, she met several readers who had submitted feedback on her weekly column. She continued to write sporadically for newspapers. In August 2012 she wrote a column published in ''The Times of India'' titled "No woman in Mumbai feels safe any longer", discussing the murder of 25-year-old Pallavi Purkayastha, whom she met while working on ''Don''. In the article, Chopra expressed her views about the safety of women in cities. In a July 2014 article published in ''The Guardian'', Chopra criticised female genital mutilation and child marriage.

Later that year, Chopra wrote an op-ed for ''The New York Times'' titled "What Jane Austen Knew" about the importance of education for girls. She praised and quoted Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, and described how her desire to help others was triggered when, at 9, she joined her parents while they volunteered their spare time to offer modern health care to the rural poor. In late 2014, Chopra began writing a monthly column, "Pret-a-Priyanka", for ''Elle (magazine), Elle''. In an article published in January 2015, she expressed her views on diversity and being a global citizen. Released by Penguin Random House, Chopra published her first memoir titled ''Unfinished (book), Unfinished'' on 9 February 2021. In a reve review, Associated Press's Molly Sprayregen termed the book "deeply open and honest account" and wrote "Chopra Jonas' writing is open, engaging, and full of energy. She writes, it seems, to connect. The experience feels intimate, like Chopra Jonas is exchanging stories with a friend over coffee. Her stories are exceedingly personal, and despite being an international movie star, many of them even feel relatable." ''Unfinished'' reached The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in the United States.

Personal life

Chopra has maintained a strong relationship with her family, including her younger brother, Siddharth, and lives in an apartment on the same floor as her family. She was especially close to her father, who died in June 2013; in 2012, she got a tattoo reading "Daddy's lil girl" in his handwriting. Having not come from a film background, she describes herself as a self-made woman. Her mother, a well-established gynaecologist in Bareilly, gave up her practice to support Chopra as she embarked upon a film career.

A practicing Hindu, Chopra performs a Puja (Hinduism), puja every morning at a small shrine consisting of various murtis of Hindu deities in her home, which she even travels with. Although she is known for her media-friendly attitude, Chopra is publicly reticent about her personal life. Chopra started dating American singer and actor, Nick Jonas in May 2018. Jonas proposed to her on 19 July 2018, a day after her birthday in Crete, Greece. Chopra and Jonas became engaged in August 2018 in a Punjabi wedding traditions#Rokka (pre-engagement), Punjabi Roka ceremony in Mumbai. In December 2018, the couple married at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in traditional Hindu and Christian ceremonies. Following the marriage, Chopra legally changed her full name to "Priyanka Chopra Jonas". In January 2022, the couple had their first child, a girl, via surrogacy.

Public image

Chopra is known in the Indian media and film industry for her professionalism and is popularly referred to by the media and the film industry as "PeeCee" or "PC". She is also referred to as "Piggy Chops", a nickname given her by co-stars on the set of ''Bluffmaster!'' in 2005. She has had a Twitter account since January 2009, and is the tenth most followed Indian on the platform. In 2012, she was declared the most influential Indian on social-media in a survey conducted by Pinstorm and in 2015, Chopra appeared in ''HuffPost''s "100 Most Influential Women on Twitter" list, in which she was ranked first among Indians. She is the most followed Asian woman as well as one of the List of most-followed Instagram accounts, most-followed people on Instagram. Chopra is also the most followed and Like button, liked Indian actor on Facebook.

Remarking upon her role choices, CNN-IBN described Chopra "as one of the most powerful actresses in the current lot and someone who doesn't shy away from experimenting with roles within the realms of popular cinema". Analysing Chopra's career, Bollywood Hungama noted: "Despite a career that has seen a constant flip-flop ... the performer in her has seen a constant growth with every passing year." ''The Times of India'' called her a "game changer" for changing "the age-old demarcation between a hero and heroine". In 2012, film critic Subhash K. Jha labelled her "the best actress in the post-Sridevi generation" and listed her character in ''Barfi!'' as being "one of the finest inwardly ravaged characters in Bollywood." Chopra has often featured on Rediff.com's annual listing of "Bollywood's Best Actresses", ranking first in 2009, and was featured in their list of "Top 10 Actresses of 2000–2010".

Chopra is one of the most high-profile and popular celebrities in India and is described as a sex symbol and a style icon. Her figure, eyes, lips and exotic looks have been cited by the media as her distinctive physical features. Designers Falguni and Shane Peacock wrote, "She is comfortable in her own skin and looks ravishing in whatever she wears, be it a bikini, short or long dress or even a sari." She was named "India's Best-Dressed Woman of the Year" by ''People India'' in 2011. The actress ranks high on various listings of the most attractive, beautiful, and sexiest women in the world. The UK magazine ''Eastern Eye'' ranked her first on their list of "World's Sexiest Asian Women", a record five times (2006, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017). Chopra also topped the ''Maxim (India), Maxim India''s Hot 100 list on four occasions (2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018). In 2015, BuddyTV listed her as the Sexiest Woman on American Television. The following year, she was ranked fourth on AskMen's Top 99 Women, after having featured on the list in 2012. In 2017, Buzznet named her World's second "Most Beautiful Women", after Beyoncé, Beyonce. The same year, Chopra was named one of ''People (magazine), People magazine''s 50 Most Beautiful People, Most Beautiful Women in the World. She was again featured in the list in 2019.

Chopra was featured on ''Verve (Indian magazine), Verve''s list of most powerful Indian women in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2016. Chopra was featured in ''The Indian Express''s listing of the most powerful Indians in 2016 and 2017. ''India Today'' featured her among India's 50 most powerful people in 2017 and 2018, ranking highest among the actresses. After her transition from Bollywood to Hollywood, Chopra began appearing in such lists in United States as well, with ''People (magazine), People'' featuring her as one of the "People (magazine)#Most Intriguing People of the Year, Most Intriguing People of the Year". The following year, ''Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 Most Influential People in the World. ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017 and 2018. Chopra was twice (2017 and 2018) named one of the 500 most influential business leaders by ''Variety (magazine), Variety''. The market research firm YouGov named her the world's twelfth and fourteenth most admired woman in 2018 and 2019, respectively. ''USA Today'' featured her in their 2019 listing of 50 most powerful women in entertainment.

Chopra is also one of the highest-paid Indian celebrities. She has featured in the Forbes India, Indian edition of "Celebrity 100" every year since its inception in 2012, ranking under top fifteen each year with the exception of 2018. Chopra was ranked as the highest earning Indian female celebrity in 2016 and 2017 with respective earnings of and , cracking top ten in both years and peaking at the seventh position, the only woman to make top ten in 2017. The global edition of ''Forbes'' named her the world's eight-highest-paid TV actress both years. Chopra is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. She was ranked second in the list of brand ambassadors of 2008 (only after Shah Rukh Khan) in a survey conducted by TAM Media Research, TAM AdEx. The following year, she topped their list, becoming the first woman in India to do so. Chopra has represented many brands, including TAG Heuer, Pepsi, Nikon, Nokia, Garnier and Nestlé; she was the first female representative of Hero Honda. In 2016, Chopra became the first Indian woman to represent Pantene as its global brand ambassador. In 2017, ''Forbes'' reported that Chopra earned at least $1 million per endorsement deal. In 2020, Chopra was one among several Bollywood actors who were criticised on social media for posting Instagram messages showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, despite their previous work advertising skin-lightening products which perpetuate colorism. In the past Chopra has expressed regret for promoting such products.

Chopra and three other Bollywood actors (Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan) had their likenesses made into a series of miniature dolls for U.S. toy manufacturer Hasbro and the UK-based Bollywood Legends Corporation. In 2009, Chopra became the first Indian actress to cast a foot impression at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence, Italy, and she received custom-designed shoes from the Ferragamo house. Madame Tussauds museum installed four wax sculptures of the actress in 2019 at four locations, including Madame Tussauds New York, New York, Madame Tussauds London, London, Madame Tussauds Sydney, Sydney, and a traveling exhibit between several Asian cities, making her the first Indian actor to have wax statues in four Madame Tussauds museums. In 2013, she became the first Indian model to represent Guess (clothing), Guess, whose CEO Paul Marciano called her "the young Sophia Loren". The actress became the first prominent Indian actress to be featured in a school textbook. Her life is described in a chapter of ''Roving Families, Shifting Homes'', a book taught at Springdales School. The book also includes pictures of her family and the moment she was crowned Miss World in 2000. Three unauthorised biographies of the actress has been published: Indu Prabhu's ''Priyanka Chopra: Road To Destiny'' (2016), Aseem Chhabra's ''Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star'' (2018) and Bharathi S. Pradhan's ''Priyanka Chopra: The Dark Horse'' (2018).

Accolades

Chopra has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for ''Fashion'' (2008) and five Filmfare Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, Best Female Debut for ''Andaaz'' (2003), Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''Aitraaz'' (2004), Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Best Actress for ''Fashion'' (2008), Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Critics Award for Best Actress for ''7 Khoon Maaf'' (2011), and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress for ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015). She has also won two People's Choice Awards: "Favourite Actress In A New TV Series", and "Favorite Dramatic TV Actress" for ''Quantico''. She is the first South Asian actress to win a People's Choice Award. In 2016, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the Indian honours system, fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for her contribution to arts and was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in 2022.

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* Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
* List of Priyanka Chopra performances

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