Published 08:52 IST, December 6th 2019
Priyanka Chopra shines in an Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla couture at Marrakech Film Festival
"To think that my career started nearly 20 years ago is surreal. I am honored & proud to be recognized tonight at the Marrakesh Film Festival," Priyanka wrote.
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Priyanka Chopra on Thursday attended 18th Marrakech International Film Festival. actress was hored with lifetime achievement award at Jemaa el-Fna square. Chopra looked beautiful in gold-silver Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla couture saree. Take a look at pictures —
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Priyanka Chopra receives UNICEF's Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award
Priyanka Chopra on Wednesday was hored with UNICEF's Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. India star was named 2019 recipient of Humanitarian Award by United Nations Children's Fund in June this year and received award at Swflake Ball. "Giving back is longer a choice. Giving back has to be a way of life," Priyanka said after accepting award named after Danny Kaye, an American actor and philanthropist who was UNICEF's first Goodwill Ambassador.
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Veteran fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg handed over award to 37-year-old actor. Priyanka, who has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for more than a decade, also opened up about her journey with organisation. "I had just become an actor and I was figuring out that I had this platform. I had started associating with causes that I believed were important."
"I was working with thalassemic children, children's wards and suddenly I realised that re was a me that I was working with a lot of kids. My n manr Natasha Pal told me that re is this organisation called UNICEF and maybe I should volunteer. "I started reading up a lot more and I started volunteering my time. A couple of years later, I became a national ambassador in India and n two years ago, I became a global ambassador for UNICEF. journey has been w 13 years," she told UNICEF USA.
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(WITH PTI INPUTS)
08:36 IST, December 6th 2019