Priyanka Chopra

After winning Miss India World, Priyanka Chopra was cast as the female lead in Abbas-Mustan's romantic thriller film, ' Humraaz' in 2002 which fell through for various reasons. She went on to do a film in Tamil, ' Thamizhan ' and later she signed her debut film, ' The Hero ' in 2003 she played the leading lady in the Box office hits,'Andaaz' in 2003 and ' Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' in 2004 and earned praises for her breakout role in 2004 thriller 'Aitraaz'. In 2006, Priyanka Chopra established herself as the Leading actress in Indian Cinema starring in top-grossing films like 'Krish' and 'Don'. Following a brief setback in her career, she played the role of a troubled Model in the film ' Fashion ' in 2008 which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress subsequently, she won recognition for her versatility in portraying a range of unconventional characters. To name a few of her roles in Kaminey, 7 Khoon Maaf, Barfi, Mary Kom, Dil Dhadkne Do, and Bajirao Mastani. all of which she received the Critical acclaim and several accolades. In 2015 she starred as Alex Parrish on the ABC Thriller series Quantico becoming the first Asian Woman to headline an American Network Series. Priyanka considers her first role as an Antagonist in the film, 'Aitraaz ' as the biggest learning experience of her career. The film was critical and gained commercial success and her performance received acclaim. Her role as Sonya Roy gave birth to juicy articles by the Review Writers as she chews up every scene in this film with her magnetic performance on screen. She won the Filmfare Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role and received nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Some of her best films were Waqt the Race Against Time, Yakeen, Barsaat, Bluffmaster, Krrish, Koi Mil Gaya, Aap Ki Khatir, Salaam-e-Ishq, Kaminey, Big Brother, God Tussi Great Ho, Dostana, What's Your Raashee? , Chamku, Drona, Don, to name a few.