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Film Career of Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra started off her career in movies seen mainly as a glamour quotient but has escalated her way to being today regarded as one of the finest actresses and most bankable movie stars of the country.

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Film Career of Priyanka ChopraPriyanka Chopra, in her film career spanning nearly 15 years, has worked in a wide range of Hindi films. From being seen as a glamour quotient, she has worked her way up to being regarded as one of the finest actresses in Bollywood. Having given some of the most critically acclaimed performances in her films, she has become one of the highest paid actresses in the industry and a high profile celebrity in India, whose popularity has extended beyond the territories of the country.

Priyanka Chopra made her film debut with the Tamil movie "Thamizhan" that released in 2002, opposite Tamil film actor Vijay. She made her debut in Bollywood in 2003 with the Hindi film "The Hero: Love Story of a Spy", as a second female lead, alongside Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. She was seen in "Andaaz" that released very next, again sharing the screen space alongside Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta. She was noted for her glamour factor in the film and was reviewed as to have all the qualities to be a star. Her performance also earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut (along with Lara Dutta) and a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2004, she met major success with David Dhawan"s romantic comedy film "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi", alongside Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. But her breakthrough role was in Abbas-Mustan"s thriller "Aitraaz", where her performance of an ambitious woman who attempts sexual assault on her employee, was received with wide critical acclaim, while also earning her the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, making her only the second actress to win in the category, and several other accolades.

In 2005, she was seen in the critically and commercially successful "Waqt: The Race Against Time", in the romantic mystery thriller "Yakeen", where her performance of a possessive lover was praised by critics and the box office success "Bluffmaster!". She was seen in 2006 in Rakesh Roshan"s superhero project "Krrish", opposite Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar"s action thriller "Don: The Chase Begins Again", both of which were blockbusters of the year. After appearing in few unnoticed films, Chopra landed the role of an aspiring supermodel in Madhur Bhandarkar"s drama film "Fashion", set in the world of modelling and Indian fashion industry. A role that she previously considered out of her depth and took 6 months to sign up for, her performance of the same received wide and unanimous critical appraisal and so did the film. The role and the film became a major turning point in her career and garnered her National Film Award for Best Actress. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for this performance, along with the Best Actress award in all the award ceremonies for that year.

She was next seen in Tarun Mansukhani"s romantic comedy "Dostana" and Vishal Bhardwaj"s caper thriller "Kaminey", in both of which her performances were well received. Her next noted role was in Vishal Bhardwaj"s black comedy "7 Khoon Maaf", released in 2011, of a femme fatale. Inspired by Ruskin Bond"s short story "Susanna`s Seven Husbands", "7 Khoon Maaf" centres on Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an Anglo-Indian woman, played by Chopra, who murders her seven husbands in an unending quest for love. The film and her performance received critical acclaim, along with the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and nominations in the Best Actress category in all award ceremonies. After reprising her role in "Don 2" and also featuring in Karan Malhotra"s action drama "Agneepath", Chopra delivered another critically acclaimed performance of an autistic woman in Anurag Basu"s "Barfi!", which was a major commercial success and many critics cited Chopra"s performance as her best till that time, again bringing her nominations in the Best Actress category in all the award ceremonies.

She continued to feature in major commercially successful films, like Rakesh Roshan"s "Krrish 3" in 2013, Ali Abbas Zafar"s "Gunday" in 2014 and then portraying five time world boxing champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom in the biopic "Mary Kom". She spent time with Kom and received a four month boxing training in preparing for the role. Her performance was eventually received with immense critical acclaim and honoured with the Screen Award for Best Actress, Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She has continued to prove her versatility in acting by portraying varied characters in her movies, be it in Zoya Akhtar"s ensemble comedy drama "Dil Dhadakne Do" or in Sanjay Leela Bhansali"s epic historical romance drama "Bajirao Mastani", in which she portrayed Kashibai, the first wife of Maratha general Peshwa Baji Rao I, and received rave reviews and Screen and Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2016, she starred as a police officer in Prakash Jha`s "Jai Gangaajal". She will be next seen as the legendary poet-writer Amrita Pritam opposite Irrfan Khan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s biographical romance drama "Gustakhiyaan", based on Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi`s relationship. She will also be seen as the main antagonist in Hollywood"s action comedy "Baywatch", directed by Seth Gordon and co-starring Dwayne Johnson. She has also signed up to produce and star as a dancer-turned-politician in "Madamji", a political drama by Madhur Bhandarkar.

Filmography of Priyanka Chopra
The list of films in which Priyanka Chopra has worked is highlighted hereunder, along with the respective years of release.

Year Film
2002 Thamizhan (Tamil)
2003 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2003 Andaaz
2004 Plan
2004 Kismat
2004 Asambhav
2004 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2004 Aitraaz
2005 Blackmail
2005 Karam
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time
2005 Yakeen
2005 Barsaat
2005 Bluffmaster!
2006 Taxi No. 9211
2006 36 China Town
2006 Alag
2006 Krrish
2006 Aap Ki Khatir
2006 Don
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love
2007 Big Brother
2007 Om Shanti Om
2008 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves
2008 Love Story 2050
2008 God Tussi Great Ho
2008 Chamku
2008 Drona
2008 Fashion
2008 Dostana
2009 Billu
2009 Kaminey
2009 What`s Your Raashee?
2010 Pyaar Impossible!
2010 Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
2010 Anjaana Anjaani
2011 7 Khoon Maaf
2011 Ra.One
2011 Don 2
2012 Agneepath
2012 Teri Meri Kahaani
2012 Barfi!
2013 Deewana Main Deewana
2013 Shootout at Wadala
2013 Bombay Talkies
2013 Planes
2013 Zanjeer
2013 Krrish 3
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2014 Gunday
2014 Mary Kom
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do
2015 Bajirao Mastani
2016 Jai Gangaajal



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