Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Birthday Special
By: Priyal Joshi
Our Desi girl turned 41 today. Her journey is nothing less than inspiring. Coming from a background with no connections in the industry, she’s a self-made star. Today, she is living the dream she saw as an 18-year-old. On her special day, many celebrities took to their social media profiles to wish PC a Happy Birthday. Kareena Kapoor shared an unseen picture with her and captioned it: “Happy birthday PC @priyankachopra. Keep ruling the world. Lots of love always.” Parineeti shared a heartfelt note alongside a picture from her wedding, she wrote: “Happy Birthday Mimi didi… thank you for everything you do! I LOVE YOU”.
On the ocassion of the 41st birthday of Priyanka Chopra, let’s take a brief look at her professional graph. She started her career in the glamour world after winning the Miss World crown in 2000. She debuted as an actress with ‘The Hero’ in 2003 and from then on, her success knew no limits. She went onto give several hits in her life. Her most daring move at the initial stage of her career was signing up for ‘Aitraaz’, where she played the role of a boss who sexually harasses her employee (Akshay Kumar). This was at the time when actresses would aim for nothing more than being a female lead or the ‘love interest’ of the hero. Given her career choices, one could easily assess that she was not the type to take easy, conventional decisions. This was also quite evident from her choice of other films like ‘Fashion’, ‘Barfi’, ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and many others.
Then came the boldest decision of her life – To move lock, stock and barrel to Hollywood. She was at the top of her career which prompted many to question her decision of venturing into the Western industry, But with time Priyanka proved all of them with her Hollywood debut film ‘Baywatch’ in which she was among the leading cast. She paved the road for Indians and South Asians at large in Hollywood. PC changed the way they viewed Indians and Asians. A big change in the representation of South Asians was due to her. After years of hard work she has made a name for herself in both Bollywood and Hollywood making her a global superstar.