Happy Birthday to Priyanka Chopra, popular Bollywood actress and singer, born July 18, 1982, in Jharkhand, India.  Priyanka was crowned Miss World 2000, and made her acting debut in ‘Thamizhan’, a Tamil film, as a result. In 2003, she starred in ‘The Hero’ and ‘Andaaz’, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2004, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for the thriller ‘Aitraaz’.  Some of her successful films are: ‘Don’ (2006), ‘Fashion’ (2008), ‘Dostana’ (2008), ‘Kaminey’ (2009), ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ (2011), ‘Barfi!’ (2012), ‘Mary Kom’ (2014), and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ (2015). Priyanka played Kashibai, the first wife of Bajirao, in ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (2015), and won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Priyanka sings and has made three music videos: ‘In My City’ (2012), ‘Exotic’ (2013), and ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ (2014). In addition, Priyanka made her American television debut with the tv series ‘Quantico’. Priyanka then appeared as the villain in ‘Baywatch’, a Hollywood production starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Priyanka has her own production company, Purple Pebble Pictures, which makes regional films. She had great success producing ‘Ventilator’, a 2016 Marathi comedy-drama, which won National Film Awards for Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. She is also known for her phiIanthropy, working with UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, and with her foundation for health and education of unprivileged kids.  She earned a Padma Shri (4th highest award) from the Indian government in 2016. December of 2018, Priyanka married Nick Jonas, a popular American singer and actor.