Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame winning the Miss World title in 2000.
During her career, Priyanka Chopra has received four Filmfare Awards, among seven nominations and one National Film Award for Best Actress.
Chopra is a trained western classical singer. In August 2011, she signed an agreement with Universal Music and Desi Hits to record and release her first music album. Her music career will be managed by Troy Carter chief executive officer of Atom Factory, who is also Lady Gaga's manager.
The album will contain about ten pop songs and will release worldwide, sometime in 2012. Priyanka Chopra is currently writing and recording the album in English. The UK-born singer Jay Sean who has had international success with his single Down, has written three songs for the album.
