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Not so slowly yet surely Priyanka Chopra has made to the top. Having signed a three film deal with UTV, that gives her a lot of creative control over her films, she is assured of the choicest roles in the best of the films.

While not an outstanding actor, Priyanka blends beauty with good communication skills and political deftness. Despite her success, she comes through as modest likeable person grounded in reality.

When asked by Z-News as to what she aspired for in the future, having already achieved stardom the 24-year-old modestly joked:

“I have been in the industry for just four years…why do you want me to retire. There is a lot I have yet to do. I love films…this is just the beginning!”

Similarly, when quizzed on how she felt about reprising Meena Kumari’s role in the forthcoming remake of Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Priyanka was politically correct with her response.

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Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra is set to lead the 27th India Day Parade as Grand Marshal in New York in August to celebrate the country’s 60th Independence Day.

The annual parade, which will be held Aug 19, is organised in Manhattan by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) and attracts thousands of people every year. It is considered the biggest such event outside India. Announcing details of the parade at the Indian Consulate here on Wednesday, FIA president Shobhana Patel said comedian Johnny Lever would be the chief guest. The theme of the parade would be “Women’s Shakti” (power), Patel said.

Music composer AR Rahman, who is on a concert tour of the US, was present at the function. He was Grand Marshal for the 2006 parade. Known personalities who have participated in the past FIA parades include actresses Madhuri Dixit and Rekha, spiritual guru Morari Bapu, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Set up in 1981, FIA is a large, influential umbrella organisation of the Indian community in the US. It boasts of 300,000 members in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The objective of its annual India Day Parade is to project Indian Americans’ progress and unity to other communities.

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Priyanka Chopra’s recent three movie deal with UTV has undoubtedly brought her commercial success and a fat paycheck to boot, but the 24-year-old has yet to make her mark as an actor.

Priyanka Chopra’s recent three movie deal with UTV has undoubtedly brought her commercial success and a fat paycheck to boot, but the 24-year-old has yet to make her mark as an actor.

In contrast, Vidya Balan, 25, has repeatedly made her mark as an actor in commercially successful films such as Parineeta, Lage Raho Munnabhai and Guru.

Priyanka, seems to understand that her status as a much sought after young actor maybe short lived unless she can stand up to the completion from the likes of Vidya Balan and Kareena Kapoor.

‘I would like to be known as Priyanka the actor; as someone who can play any role with ease’, she told TOI in a recent interview.

Pretty Pragmatic Priyanka, additionally has an open mind on what she should or should not be doing. She understands that success will come to her not because of the genre or the director of her films but her ability to come good on a challenging assignment.

‘What matters is the script and the character. If I feel that the story is powerful enough, I would go for it. Even if a director offers me a movie with exactly five scenes or it’s a blink-and-miss role, I wouldn’t think twice before accepting it provided it’s something challenging and never been done before.’

As a former Miss World, Priyanka has the intelligence and training to say the right things, but it remains to be seen whether she has the talent to walk her talk.
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Her paycheck has climbed from Rs 75 Lakhs to Rs 1.5 crores in just one year. She has recently signed a three-film contract worth Rs.4 to 5 crores, with UTV. Is Priyanka set to dislodge Aishwarya Rai as the most successful Miss India – Miss World.

Priyanka Chopra is the second most successful Miss India-Miss World in Bollywood

Just as the news comes that Priyanka Chopra has signed a three-film contract worth Rs.4 to 5 crores, with UTV, it seems a good opportunity to look back with pride at all the Miss India, Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Asia title winners and their careers in Bollywood.

The earliest beauty queen to make a superb mark in Bollywood was Zeenat Aman who won the title of Miss Asia in 1971.

Zeenat, fresh as a dewdrop, came back with the crown to India and was immediately snapped up by the debonair Dev Anand for his epoch making film Hare Rama Hare Krishna.

With the success of the film, Zeenat went from one high to the next till she retired after marriage to Mazhar Khan and motherhood.

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SECRET LOVE: Priyanka has a secret admirer in France. The guy is so swept off his feetIf our beautiful actresses aren’t being married off every month, then they’re being linked with all the actors they’re working with - thanks to rumour mongers who love playing Cupid at their cost.

But yes, some stories are true. As is the one with Priyanka Chopra. Apparently, Piggy Chops has a secret admirer in France. And this guy is so swept off his feet that he has sworn to remember even the minutest detail about his favourite lady.

So when he learnt that Priyanka’s birthday is on July 18, he decided to give her one of the best compliments he could think of. He now sends her flowers and a card on the 18th of every month. So every month on the 18th, Priyanka is reminded of her birthday.

“Obviously, Priyanka is extremely touched by the gesture and the love of this fan of hers,” says our source. “He has been sending her flowers regularly for the last six months.”

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