Actor, singer, fashion icon — India’s ‘Desi Girl’ Priyanka Chopra is a woman of many talents.
Today, the gorgeous diva turns 33 and has all the good reasons to celebrate her birthday in a grand manner as 2015 turns out to be lucky for PeeCee with the recent success of her film, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, besides being a cast of her upcoming American television series Quantico.
Priyanka is one of those who were not born with a silver spoon, hailing from a small town. With no filmy background or Godfather to hold her fingers, she has earned her fame and has certainly come a long way through her dedication.
Unknown facts:
- Priyanka who is popularly known as Piggy Chops is given by Abhishek Bachchan, she is more famously known as PeeCee.
- Becoming an actress was never her dream; she always wanted to become either an engineer or a psychologist.
- Piggy Chops loves cars very much and her garage is filled with models like Porsche Cayenne, Rolls Royce Ghost, Mercedes Benz E Class and BMW 7 series.
- She is included in ‘Guinness World Records’ for playing 12 characters in a film, ‘What’s Your Raashee?’.
- Priyanka has studied Western classical music and Kathak dance. Also, she was the only Indian in her class in the US to have been selected at the state level for the National Opus Honor Choir.
PeeCee and her secret love affairs:
PeeCee is not new to controversies. Success and fame sit comfortably on this former Miss World’s shoulders but with success comes the heavy price tag. Priyanka who is the most eligible bachelorette in B-town has always maintained a dignified silence over her never ending link ups.
Shah Rukh Khan:
Priyanka’s alleged affair with Shahrukh Khan became the hottest topic of Tinsel town. Shahrukh’s wife Gauri, who was once close to Priyanka, threw her out of her circle and reportedly warned Shahrukh against ever working with her.
Akshay Kumar:
Priyanka allegedly got intimate with Akshay when the duo did films such as ‘Andaaz’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’, ‘Aitraaz’ and ‘Waqt: Race against time’ together. As they gave hits after hits, rumours of their affair went viral in Bollywood, so much so that they not only stopped working together but Akshay still refuses to sign a film with Priyanka in it.
Harman Baweja:
Priyanka was Harman Baweja’s ladylove for five years. They started drifting apart when their film Love Story 2050 flopped. There were rumours that Shahid Kapoor was the cause of Priyanka’s split from Harman.
Shahid Kapoor:
When IT officials raided Priyanka’s residence, Shahid Kapoor reportedly opened the door of her apartment. The talk of their alleged affair spread like a wildfire. But Shahid, who split with Kareena after years of relationship, kept his alleged affair with Priyanka a secret. Priyanka also never admitted it until recently when she said on Koffee with Karan that she indeed was once Shahid’s girlfriend.
Movies:
Chopra made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film ‘Thamizhan’. In 2003, she appeared in her first Bollywood film, opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta, ‘The Hero’. In her early days, she was not sure where her fate was taking but she always had hunger to excel. Later that year she was seen along with Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta in Andaaz. Later, with due course of time, she became the talk of the tinsel town. She did some excellent films like Don, Krrish, Agneepath, Fashion, Dostana, Kaminey, Mary Kom, Anjaana Anjaani, Barfi! and Dil Dhadakne Do.
Awards:
Her performance in films such as ‘Fashion’, ‘Barfi’ and more recently ‘Mary Kom’ were the movies which left everyone speechless. She is a proud recipient of the National Award for Best Actress in popular category (Fashion) and also her film ‘Mary Kom’ won the National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment category.
She will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Bajirao Mastani’ as Kashibai. On her big day, we would like to wish her a happy birthday!
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