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Published 20:04 IST, November 7th 2019

Priyanka Chopra had this alternate career option in mind if not acting

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the self-made new age woman. Hailing from the city of Jamshedpur, the diva had no connections in the film industry earlier. Read more:

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Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the self-made new age woman. The Mujhse Shadi Karogi actor also took Hollywood by storm with her talent and charm. Priyanka has more than half-century Bollywood flicks, American television series and a few Hollywood movies to her name. This versatile woman proved her mettle by collaborating with international singers and created hit record singles.

Priyanka Chopra wanted to be an aeronautical engineer


Daughter of Ashok and Madhu Chopra, Priyanka was born in a humble family of physicians. Working with the Indian Army, the family found herself getting transferred throughout the year. The actor never intended to land in Bollywood. In an exclusive interview with a leading news channel, Priyanka Chopra revealed that she wanted to pursue aeronautical engineering. The singer cum actor was an academic. She aspired to build planes, and work with NASA. She added that she did not want to go to the moon but create space shuttles.

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The early phase of her career

Aeronautical engineering apart, The Sky is Pink actor had a knack for entertaining other people. It is quite known that she moved to the USA with her aunt and studied theatre there. After three years, the actor returned and tried her chance at the pageant. In another interview, Chopra told that her mother checked the pictures from her photoshoot and sent those to Miss India. Call it destiny or her sheer hard work and passion, Priyanka Chopra won the competition and emerged Miss India, becoming the fourth titleholder from the country to dazzle in the international crown in 2000.

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Bollywood debut film

Priyanka Chopra Jonas marked her Bollywood debut with 2003 spy thriller drama The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. The actor played antagonist opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta who were lead actors in the movie. Priyanka garnered huge acclamation from the audience and the critics for her stellar performance in the movie. This film led her to star in several blockbuster hit movies including Aitraaz, Don, and Bluffmaster and rest is the history. Now, the actor has innumerable successful flicks to her name.

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Work front 

On the professional front, Priyanka was last seen in The Sky is Pink. This emotional movie is based on the life of Aisha Chaudhary who was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis. The movie gained critical acclamation for the brilliant performances of Farhan Akhtar opposite Chopra.

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16:39 IST, November 7th 2019