Priyanka Chopra has always been the talk of the town ever since she entered the glamour industry. Nicknamed as the Desi Girl, Priyanka has achieved critical and commercial success for her portrayal of characters in tons of movies which are not limited to one continent. Let’s talk about some of her rare and surprising facts.
1. The Actual Debut
Priyanka Chopra was supposed to make her acting debut with the romantic-thriller Humraaz but dropped it because of conflict in schedule. She made her screen debut with the Tamil language political drama film Thamizhan opposite Vijay but she had a limited screen space. Priyanka made her Bollywood debut with the spy thriller The Hero: Love Story of a Spy alongside Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta.
2. Her First Music Video Appearance
Priyanka Chopra has appeared in a number of Bollywood songs and has launched her own music single in the year 2012. However, she first featured in a song by Daler Mehndi, Sajan Mere Satrangiya, just after she bagged the Miss World pageant.
3. Accident at the Movie Set
The song ‘Let’s Play Holi’ from the movie Waqt: The Race Against Time featuring Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra is the ultimate Holi song but there is an incident related to it. During the shooting of the peppy song, Priyanka stepped on a live wire and ended up in a hospital.
4. Bullied at School
Priyanka Chopra is one of the boldest and bossy actresses of the acting industry but there was a time when she was low on self-esteem. She once mentioned that she was a hardworking and diligent student but was bullied by other classmates for her colour. Priyanka was nicknamed ‘Brownie’ in one of USA schools which made her quit the school ultimately.
5. Unlikely Items in Her Handbag
Priyanka Chopra is a foodie and always carry something to eat in her handbag. During an interview, she admitted that she always carries candies in her purse while during another chat show, she was carrying a bottle of tabasco hot sauce in her bag.
6. Her First Audition
Priyanka has been a part of numerous projects in India and abroad. However, according to everyone’s surprise, she had never given an audition until Quantico. During an interview, she confessed that she was never asked for a formal audition as everyone knew her as Miss India before her debut in movies.
7. Never Gets Fat
Being born to a Punjabi family, Priyanka Chopra is a foodie by birth and never holds back on junk foods. Priyanka has admitted multiple times that she is blessed with skinny genes as she never gets fat no matter what she eats.
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