Published 22:37 IST, November 12th 2019

Priyanka Chopra: 'Quantico' actor's connection with the Indian army

Priyanka Chopra is one of the most popular actors in Bollywood and had made her mark in Hollywood too. Read to the actors' connection with the Indian Army

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas has h an mirable journey as an actress from Bollywood to Hollywood. actor has a deep connection with Indian army. Re to kw more.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ army connection

Priyanka Chopra Jonas was born on July 18, 1982, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok and Mhu Chopra. Her parents were physicians in  Indian Army. As per reports, due to her parents’ profession, family kept moving to several places in India —Delhi, Chandigarh, Ambala, Lakh, Luckw, Bareilly, and Pune. In an interview with a leing daily, Priyanka said that she did t mind travelling regularly and changing schools. She welcomed it as a new experience and saw it as an opportunity to explore India’s multicultural society. Among schools she attended were La Martiniere Girls' School in Luckw and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly.

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As a child, Priyanka Chopra has fond memories of playing in valleys of Leh. Her far was posted in high-desert city for a year. In an event, she said that she was in class four when she was in Leh and her memories of that place are tremendous. Her bror was just born. She stated that y were all army kids re. y did t live in houses but in bunkers. re was a stupa right on top of a hill which used to overlook ir valley. She mentioned that y used to race up to top of stupa. Priyanka w considers Bareilly as her home town and maintains strong connections re. She finished her high-school education at Army Public School in Bareilly.

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Called a "hypocrite"

Priyanka Chopra is kwn for her outspoken character. Earlier this year, during an interview for an event in Los Angeles, actor was called “hypocrite” by a Pakistani-American woman, Ayesha Malik, who was attending a beauty conference featuring star. She referred to Priyanka’s tweet in which she said Jai Hindi #IndianArmedForces. mic was taken away from her. But Priyanka answered her by saying that she has many friends from Pakistan and that she was t fond of war but was a patriot. Check out tweet and her a video of incident posted by a Twitterati.

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16:41 IST, November 12th 2019