Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, and philanthropist with a net worth of $15 million. Born in Jamshedpur, Bihar, now Jharkhand, she is the daughter of Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both physicians in the Indian Army. Because of her parents’ jobs, the family moved frequently across India, living in places like Delhi, Ambala, Lucknow, Bareilly, and Pune. During this time, Priyanka attended various schools, including La Martiniere Girls’ School in Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. Despite these moves, she considers Bareilly her hometown and maintains strong connections there. At 15, Priyanka moved to her aunt’s place in the United States, where she attended schools in Newton, Massachusetts, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In Massachusetts, she participated in numerous theatre productions and studied Western classical music, choral singing, and Kathak dance. After returning to India to finish her senior year, she won the local “May Queen” beauty pageant, which brought her admirers and prompted her family to add security at home. She continued to participate in beauty pageants, including the Femina Miss India contest, where she placed second. Priyanka’s fame skyrocketed when she won the Miss World 2000 pageant and the Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty – Asia & Oceania title. After these victories, she left college to focus on her career. Although her initial lead role in Abbas-Mustan’s romantic thriller “Humraaz” fell through, she made her screen debut in the Tamil film “Thamizhan” and her Bollywood debut in “The Hero: Love Story of a Spy.”
The latter became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films that year, though it received mixed reviews from critics. During the same period, she starred in “Andaaz” alongside Akshay Kumar, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Priyanka continued to appear in blockbuster hits, including “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Today, she is one of India’s highest-paid and most popular celebrities. Her performances have earned her numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. Since 2015, she has starred as Alex Parrish on the ABC thriller series “Quantico,” becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. According to Forbes, she earned around $11 million from “Quantico” and her other film projects.
