Moments that define Priyanka Chopra's life

Exotic girl Priyanka Chopra is a name to reckon with in Bollywood. The multi-talented actress has made a place of her own in the big bad world of Bollywood without any Godfather or filmy connections.

She came, she saw and she conquered.

Today she is one of the most sought after actresses, who has put Bollywood on the world map.

As Piggy Chops turn 32, let’s take a look at the defining moments of her life…

Winning Miss India

A girl from Jamshedpur (Bihar) now Jharkhand with dreams in her eyes participated in the Miss India contest in 2000 and event went home with a coveted crown.

This was just the beginning of name and fame for Priyanka Chopra.

Life was never the same for the eighteen year old Priyanka.

Bagging the Miss World title

Life had just begun to throw surprises at Priyanka when she won the prestigious Miss World title in the same year.

But the calm, composed and very elegant Priyanka deserved the title as she had impressed everyone with her intelligence and charm.

Cinema calling

It’s not easy to crack the Cinema code with no Godfathers to support you.

Piggy backing on her International fame, Priyanka forayed into acting with Tamil film, Thamizhan starring Vijay, Revathi, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Vivek in key rolls. This set the ball rolling for PC.

Bollywood dreams

The very confident Priyanka, who was destined to rule Bollywood made her Hindi film debut with ‘Hero: Love Story of a Spy’ opposite Sunny Deol.

Thanks to her power packed performance, Priyanka managed to get noticed despite playing a second fiddle to Preity Zinta, who was the leading lady of the film.

The game changer

Every actor has that one movie that he can call the turning point in his/her career.

For Priyanka, that movie was Aitraaz.

While her contemporaries would have never dared to do that, Priyanka agreed to played a vamp in the film.

And she was fantastic! Everyone loved to hate her and she was the first woman to win the Best Villain Award at the Filmfare in 2004.

The National Honour

Next big film in Priyanka’s career was Fashion, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.

The gritty tell all tale about the world of fashion and glamour told through the life and times of a model played effortlessly by Priyanka Chopra was highly appreciated.

Priyanka impressed the critics and masses alike and won the coveted National Honour for the role.

Another first for PC.

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

The actress of many talents did a film called ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ where she portrayed the entire lifespan of a character.

She was flawless in the film and her talent was appreciated far and wide.

No wonders she added another feather in her cap as the very celebrated Dada Saheb Phalke Award came her way for this film.

Style Diva

Besides being an exceptional actress, Priyanka also enjoys the reputation of being one of the most stylish actresses in Bollywood.

You rarely see fashion police charging her for committing a fashion crime.

She was declared a India’s Best Dressed Woman of the year by People Magazine and was titled as the Hottest Girl of the Year by Maxim Magazine.

Not just that, she also won the title of ‘GQ Woman of the Year.’

The Trailblazer

Priyanka won the Trailblazer Award from the South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association for being the first Bollywood actor to win a major record deal in the U.S. and her commitment and passion for continuous creative/artistic/personal achievement.

International Singing star

Priyanka released her first International music single titled ‘In My City’ in 2012.

She won the Best International Debut award at the People's Choice Awards India.

There has been no looking back for Priyanka in the music category too and she has already released two more albums including Exotic and I Can’t Make You Love Me.