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‘Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star’ by Aseem Chhabra, was released at an event organised by the well known Chandigarh based not for profit organisation which promotes art & literature-Adab Foundation. The unveiling of one of the first books to capture the phenomenal journey of Priyanka Chopra in Bollywood and her rise to stardom in Hollywood was done by the Author, Chairman of Adab Foundation Mitul Dikshit and Madhav Kaushik, Chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi & Vice Chairman Central Sahitya Akademi. The book has been published by Rupa Publications.
The biography of Priyanka Chopra explores everything that led to her success—in Bollywood and Hollywood. Peppered with anecdotes and events from her life behind the screen, her real story is too a blockbuster. This aspect has also been presented well in the book. This is her incredible story, told with much flourish and detailing by Aseem Chhabra.
“She came from a small-town middle-class family in North India. During the Miss India contest, she was grilled by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. She prevailed and won the hearts of millions. There was no looking back after that. Bollywood happened; and years later, she crossed over to America, as a pop singer, as a television star, and as a Hollywood actress. Soon, New York City was plastered with posters of her from Quantico, a major television show in the US. Films like Baywatch followed.” Said Aseem.
It is noteworthy that Aseem Chhabra is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed book Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star (2016). A well-known film writer, he is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival and the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh.
“I congratulate my friend Aseem for working hard, researching every bit of Priyanka’s life and coming out with this extremely pertinent biography of the actress. We at Adab have been promoting the arts & literature through different means and it is an honour to host this book’s launch event.” Said Mitul Dikshit.
“Priyanka as the girl used to say , ‘In India, real people don’t become movie stars.’ The same girl became the biggest crossover star. That very girl can’t walk around in New York City now ‘without being mobbed’. That’s Priyanka Chopra for you. The quintessential ‘Girl Uninterrupted’.” Sums up Aseem.
SOME QUOTES:
‘She is our hugest crossover success story… Today the sky could be her limit.’—KARAN JOHAR
‘She is always stretching to do better….’—VISHAL BHARDWAJ
‘Priyanka is an amazing actor…even if you give her a flawed character, she will find the humanity in it. That’s who she is.’—ZOYA AKHTAR
‘Priyanka Chopra…an absolute go-getter.’—SUNEEL DARSHAN, who gave Priyanka her first Hindi film
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aseem is a film journalist, freelance writer, and film festival programmer in New York City, he has been published in The New York Times, The Boston
Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Outlook, Mumbai Mirror, and Rediff.com; has a regular column in The Hindu; and has been a commentator on Indian cinema and popular culture on NPR, CNN, BBC, as also ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’, Associated Press, and Reuters.
He is also the voice of Shadow Puppet #1 in director Nina Paley’s award-winning animated film, Sita Sings the Blues.
Aseem is from Delhi, lives in New York, and visits India often. He can be followed on Twitter @chhabs.
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Moreover, she has been appreciated for her compassion, kindness and the way she connects with today’s youth. The beautiful actress proves herself on different platforms time and again and has won accolades for all her work. However, Priyanka Chopra makes us believe that beauty is always inside out. The international star is one kind human being and works actively for social causes.
Proud Mother
Though she couldn’t attend the event, her mother, Madhu Chopra collected the award in her place. However, while receiving the prestigious award Madhu Chopra said, “I humbly accept the award on her behalf.” She said that Priyanka proves the saying ‘the more you give the more you get’. She is a proud mother and it gives her immense happiness to see her daughter’s compassion and kindness. Furthermore, Madhu said that Priyanka also supports Prem Niwas in Bareilly. Therefore, in the end, she said that it is justified for Priyanka to receive this honour. Hence, as a mother, she feels proud of her daughter.
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]]>Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram account to thank all those who voted for her. She wrote, “I cannot actually take credit for this at all. Full credit should be given to my genetics and your optics. I feel grateful and am humbled. Consistency is key.”
Other Achievements this year
This year was a rollercoaster ride for the Quantico actress with the release of her Hollywood debut Baywatch which also stars Dwayne Johnson. She also won the People’s Choice Award for her role in Quantico. Further, she went on to sign other big projects in the West. Moreover, the actress made heads turn with many stylish appearances at the red carpet (Met Gala, Academy Awards, Emmys). However, she even produced a Marathi movie, ‘Ventilator’ which won three National Awards.
All praises for the actress
Asjad Nazir, the entertainment editor of Easter Eye and founder of the ’50 Sexiest Asian Women’ was all praises for the actress. Further, He described Priyanka as the perfect combination of “beauty, brains, bravery and a kind heart”. He took to Twitter to congratulate the talented actress.
Asjad Nazir Tweeted- “Congratulations to @priyankachopra for topping Eastern Eye 50 Sexiest Asian Women list 2017 (for a record-breaking fifth time). For me your humility & being a global symbol for girl power is your sexiest quality.”
Top Five Names on the List
However, the other women who bagged the top five positions are;
(1) Nia Sharma (2) Deepika Padukone (3) Alia Bhatt (4) Mahira Khan (5) Television actress Dhrashti Dhami nagged the sixth place.
Nia Sharma Shares her excitement
Therefore, Nia Sharma is very excited about her achievement. She took to Twitter to share her excitement.
She Tweeted– Wait.. what??? NoooooooNoooooo#maniacs you guys are sickkkkk!!!!
Moreover, Nia’s fans congratulated her and one of them wished her to be number one next time. Nia replied to her fan through a tweet.
She wrote– No.1 spot shall always belong to @priyankachopra .. for she leads .. she defines power and she’s PCirreplaceable.. insurmountable… badass..
Others who found a place on the list
Furthermore, the list consists of many other renowned names. Katrina Kaif, Shraddha Kapoor, and Gauhar Khan bagged the seventh, eighth and the ninth position respectively. However, the youngest among the lot is newcomer Shivangi Joshi who stars in ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ on Star Plus. The 19-year-old actress bagged the 16th position. Hence, the most elegant diva, Sridevi has also found a place on the list of ’50 Sexiest Asian Women’.
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