Who is Priyanka Chopra? What are her age and height?
Priyanka Chopra is the winner of Miss World 2000 pageant who is now an Indian actress, singer, and film producer as well. She is one of India’s highest-paid and most popular celebrities who have been honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government Of India. She was born on the 18th of July, 1982 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India. As of 2020, She is 37 years old along with 5 feet 5 inches tall height.
After winning the title of Miss World in the year 2000, Priyanka Chopra accepted offers to work in movies. And she made her debut in the year 2002 in a Tamil movie called Thamizhan. She finally debuted in Bollywood as the second female lead opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in the movie The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy in 2003.
Priyanka has worked in many box-office hits ever since. She has given her voice for several Disney movies. And also worked in Hollywood tv series named Quantico, and movies like Baywatch, A Kid Like Jake and Isn’t It Romantic?. She has also released songs like “Exotic” and a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I can’t make you love me”.
Priyanka Chopra Educational Qualification Background
Priyanka Chopra’s father was in the army so the family had to move very often from place to place. And that’s why she didn’t have a permanent school for ten years like everyone else. Among different schools that she attended over the years, one was La Martiniere Girls’ School in Lucknow and the other one was St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. Priyanka never complained about having to move always but she took it as an opportunity to explore various parts of India and the culture that lives in.
Priyanka Chopra also lived in the United States as a part of moving. She had attended several theatre activities during her stay in the U.S. She was a very good student and believed in hard work. She had planned to study aeronautical engineering after high school but as she won the title of Miss World, she got several offers from the Indian film industry which she couldn’t deny as a young and deserving girl.
Priyanka Chopra Family, Parents, and Siblings
Priyanka Chopra is the eldest child of her family. Her father Ashok Chopra and her mother Madhu Chopra, both were physicians in the Indian Army. Because of both of their professions, they had to keep moving and have lived in many places in India that include Delhi, Chandigarh, Ambala, Pune, Lucknow, Ladakh, and Bareilly. She has a little brother named Siddharth Chopra who is seven years younger than her. Her father was from Ambala and her mother was from Jharkhand. Another famous actress Parineeti Chopra is one of the cousins of Priyanka Chopra.
Priyanka Chopra Relationship, Boyfriend, Husband, & Children (2020)
Priyanka Chopra had been in the media for several rumors of having an affair. Some articles report that she had an affair with Aseem Merchant, her first boyfriend with whom she broke up after winning The Miss World Title in 2000. While working together in several movies, she was suspected of having an affair with Akshay Kumar, which led them to avoid each other at public gatherings. It is also said that Priyanka was the lady love of Harmen Baweja but they parted ways when their movie flopped. But there were rumors that Shahid Kapoor was the reason why they went separate ways.
Even the King Khan of Bollywood SRK seems to have fallen for Priyanka which made his wife Gauri Khan throw her out of her friends’ circle and also warn her husband to not work with her. Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka had also dated for a while as admits Priyanka in the show Koffee with Karan. But they too didn’t last long.
Finally, in the year 2018, Priyanka Chopra found the love of her life with whom she could commit to. It was Nick Jonas, an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Despite the ten years of an age difference between Nick and Priyanka with Priyanka being the older one, there was never a bit of difference in how they felt about each other. They knew it was love and without wasting much time they got engaged in August 2018 following Punjabi Roka rituals in Mumbai. In 4 months of time, in December 2018 the couple got married at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur in both the traditional Hindu as well as Christian ceremonies. And she legally prefers to be called Mrs. Priyanka Chopra Jonas. This couple has no children yet. But they are planning to have a baby very soon.
Priyanka Chopra Earnings, Income & Net Worth (2020)
Priyanka Chopra, as she always believed in hard work, has earned her place in Bollywood as well as Hollywood with her dedication towards the work. She is one of India’s highest-paid actresses. She charges around $11 million USD per movie.
As of 2020, Priyanka Chopra is estimated to have a net worth of around $20 million USD. She earns through her work in movies, songs, brand endorsement deals, and appeared in print and video advertisements for several brands like Sunsilk, Pepsi, Nokia, etc. She has also worked in Hindustan Times as a columnist where she talked about being able to write her heart out. She has a Twitter account with over 14 million followers. She also has an official Facebook page with 40 million followers. She has over 50 million followers on her Instagram account.
Priyanka Chopra has won a National Film Award for Best Actress in 2008 and has several other awards. She was also awarded the Padma Shri Award. She was included in the list of the 100 most Influential People in the World by Time magazine. Forbes listed her among the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017 and 2018.
Priyanka Chopra Biography & Wiki Quick Summary
Name: Priyanka Chopra
Full Real Name: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Country: India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Indian Actress, Singer and Film Producer
Age: 37 years old (2020)
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Birth Place: Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
Date Of Birth: 18 July 1982
Net Worth (2020): $20 million USD
Education Qualification: High School Graduate
School: Newton High School, Kennedy High School
College: Jai Hind College, La Martiniere College,
Father’s Name: Ashok Chopra
Mother’s Name: Madhu Chopra
Brother’s Name: Siddharth Chopra
Sister’s Name: N/A
Marital Status: Married
Boyfriend: Nick Jonas
Husband: Nick Jonas
Facts: Priyanka was bullied by an African-American classmate for being an Indian while studying in the United States and yet she wasn’t broken but rather grew stronger in the coming years.
Upcoming Movies and series: The White Tiger, We Can Be Heroes, Citadel, The Matrix 4, Sheela, and Tulia
Facebook Account: Yes
Instagram Account: Yes
Twitter Account: Yes
Wikipedia: Yes
IMDB: Yes
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