Happy Birthday PeeCee: 13 Reasons Why Priyanka Chopra Is A #BossWoman

Priyanka Chopra is a name in Bollywood that needs no introduction. The former Miss World started her career in 2003 with The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy and really made her mark with movies such as Aitraaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karoge. Today, she is one of the most recognised and applauded talents in the world. She has even gone Hollywood: Priyanka Chopra has launched a music album, played a major part in an American sitcom and she has been doing movies in Hollywood. How versatile is she?

The actress is headstrong and her versatility is extraordinary. She can effortlessly switch from being a diva to an ordinary girl. Recently, she was seen dancing on the streets of New York with Liam Hemsworth and she looked like a star that she is. The actress is constantly on the move and she’s always surprising us with new ventures and we love her for it. 

She is an inspiration. So on her birthday today, we have listed out all the reasons that she is a #BossWoman and proudly so. 

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1. First Indian Woman To Bag A Pivotal Role In An American Sitcom

Her stint as Alex Parrish, a bright FBI recruit who joins the agency after graduating from the FBI Academy and becomes a prime suspect of a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal, in hit web series Quantico has received many accolades.

2. Changed The Course For Women In Bollywood

With her stints in Barfi, 7 Khoon Maaf, Fashion and Mary Kom, Priyanka has changed the way Bollywood looked at women, giving rise to more meaningful women-centric films.

3. Risked Being Typecast As The ‘Vamp’ At The Peak Of Her Career

She won a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for playing a wicked, gold digging and scheming seductress in Aitraaz.

4. Global Sensation

She went on from being a girl most people didn’t know about to a girl the whole world is gushing over. With Hollywood projects like Baywatch and Isn’t It Romantic in her kitty, she’s a global icon in every sense of the word.

5. Made It Big In Bollywood Without Any Godfather

She was a complete outsider in the industry, who dared to dream big and well, she’s carved a niche for her without any connections in either Bollywood or Hollywood.

6. Role Model for Aspiring Models To Make A Mark In The Film Industry

Many models entered the industry, struggled and went unnoticed. But Priyanka’s success story made her an inspiration and role model for all models dreaming of making a mark in the movies.

7. She Made A World Record

She entered the Guinness World Records book for being the first film actress to portray 12 distinct characters in Ashutosh Gowariker’s film What’s Your Raashee?

8. Delivered Three Hits English Songs

For all those who made fun of her accent and called it fake, Priyanka gave it back to them by delivering three hit English tracks, In My City, I Can’t Make You Love Me and Exotic.

9. Turned Into A Voice Artist For Disney’s ‘Planes’

In 2013, she lent her voice to the character of Ishani, the reigning Pan-Asian champion from India and the love interest of the main protagonist in the Disney Animation Studios’s film Planes.

10. She Is A Recipient Of A National Award And Padma 

She won a National Award for her impeccable performance in Fashion and is a recipient of India’s fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri.

11. She Has A Voice Of Her Own

She’s a strong woman who has been vocal about whatever she strongly feels about or believes in. She’s eloquent and there’s no way anybody can take her for a ride. She has slammed journalists time and again when they probed her with unnecessary controversial questions in the most epic way.

12. She Is The Founder Of A Production Company

She is the founder of the production company Purple Pebble Pictures, which released the acclaimed Marathi comedy-drama Ventilator.

13. She Is The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

She was named a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, after serving as a National Goodwill Ambassador to India for ten years.

Does she ever rest?

Happy birthday, Priyanka! Have a good one.