Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spent the better part of two decades doing something very few Indian actresses have managed: building two separate careers, on two continents, at the same time, without letting either one go quiet. She won Miss World in 2000, became one of Bollywood’s biggest stars through the 2000s and early 2010s, then walked into American television with Quantico and never really left. Now, at 44, she is doing something that has quietly become the more interesting story: coming home. She is currently shooting SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi in Hyderabad, her first Hindi film role since 2019’s The Sky Is Pink, opposite Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran.
That return matters because Chopra has spent the last several years visibly built around Hollywood and streaming, with her production company Purple Pebble Pictures moving its base from Mumbai to the United States. Varanasi is the clearest signal yet that the Bollywood chapter isn’t over, just paused.
| Full name | Priyanka Chopra Jonas |
| Born | 18 July 1982, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (then Bihar), India |
| Age | 44 (as of September 2026) |
| Occupation | Actress, film producer, singer |
| Known for | Miss World 2000, Fashion, Barfi!, Quantico, Citadel |
| Spouse | Nick Jonas (married 2018) |
| Child | Malti Marie Chopra Jonas (b. January 2022, via surrogacy) |
| Honours | Padma Shri (2016) |
| Production house | Purple Pebble Pictures |
Who Is Priyanka Chopra Jonas?
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Indian actress, film producer and singer who has worked across Bollywood, regional Indian cinema, and Hollywood film and television. She rose to national attention by winning Miss World in 2000, then built one of the more unusual careers in Indian film: a mainstream Bollywood leading lady who successfully crossed into American television and studio films without giving up either side of the work.
She is a two-time National Film Award winner, a five-time Filmfare Award winner, and was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India in 2016.
Early Life and Background
Chopra was born on 18 July 1982 in Jamshedpur. Her parents, Ashok and Madhu Chopra, were both physicians in the Indian Army, and their postings meant the family moved frequently through her childhood. She has a younger brother, Siddharth Chopra.
She spent part of her teenage years living with relatives in the United States, attending schools in Newton, Massachusetts, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before returning to India to finish school in Bareilly. She later enrolled at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left before completing her degree, choosing instead to pursue modelling and the Miss World pageant.
Career
Chopra’s screen career began with a small role in the Tamil film Thamizhan in 2002, followed by her Hindi film debut the next year opposite Sunny Deol. Early commercial successes like Andaaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi established her as a leading lady, but Aitraaz, where she played a morally complicated antagonist, was the first sign that she was willing to take roles that ran against a conventional heroine image.
That willingness defined the next stretch of her career. Films like Fashion, 7 Khoon Maaf and Barfi! were critically respected rather than purely commercial, and Fashion in particular won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Alongside those, she kept making the mass-audience hits, Don, Agneepath, Krrish, that kept her among Bollywood’s highest-paid actresses through the 2000s and early 2010s.
In 2015, she took the lead in the American television series Quantico, becoming the first South Asian actress to headline a US network drama. The show ran until 2018 and effectively opened the door to the second half of her career: Baywatch, Isn’t It Romantic, The White Tiger, which she also executive produced, and The Matrix Resurrections.
Major Work and Notable Projects
Beyond her acting credits, Chopra founded Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015, a production company originally built to back regional Indian cinema in languages including Marathi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Assamese. Its Marathi production Ventilator won three National Film Awards. The company later produced The Sky Is Pink and the Netflix film The White Tiger, which earned an Academy Award nomination.
Since 2023, she has played the spy Nadia Sinh in Amazon Prime Video’s Citadel, created by the Russo brothers as the anchor of an international franchise, opposite Richard Madden and Stanley Tucci. She also released a memoir, Unfinished, in 2021, which reached the New York Times Best Seller list.
Current Projects and Latest Updates
Chopra’s most significant current project is Varanasi, SS Rajamouli’s next film, in which she stars opposite Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran. It marks her first Hindi-language film role since The Sky Is Pink in 2019, and she has been shooting for it in Hyderabad. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on 7 April 2027.
On the Hollywood side, Citadel returned for a seven-episode second season in May 2026, with Chopra, Madden and Tucci reprising their roles. She also appeared in the 2025 action comedy Heads of State alongside John Cena and Idris Elba, and in the 2026 Amazon MGM film The Bluff, playing a former pirate opposite Karl Urban.
Her production company’s centre of gravity has also shifted. Her mother and longtime producing partner Madhu Chopra confirmed that Purple Pebble Pictures has moved its base from Mumbai to the United States, with no current India productions planned, though she indicated Chopra hopes to make films in India again in the future.
Chopra is set to be honoured at the fifth Gold Gala alongside Jet Li and Simu Liu, part of Gold House’s annual celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander leaders across industries.
Social Media Stats
| Approximately 93 million followers (as of September 2026) | |
| Handle | @priyankachopra |
Chopra’s Instagram following dropped by several million in May 2026 during a widely reported wave of account purges by Meta, which affected several major celebrity accounts and was attributed to a crackdown on inactive and fake followers, not a loss of genuine audience.
Personal Life
Chopra married American singer and actor Nick Jonas in December 2018, in a Christian ceremony followed by a Hindu ceremony at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. The couple welcomed their daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, via surrogacy in January 2022. Chopra has spoken publicly about choosing surrogacy for medical reasons and about Malti’s premature birth, saying she was born a full trimester early and spent more than 100 days in intensive neonatal care before coming home.
Net Worth
Public estimates put Chopra’s net worth at roughly 80 million dollars, according to Celebrity Net Worth, a figure reported as combined with husband Nick Jonas’s earnings. Other estimates place the figure closer to 70 to 75 million dollars. An exact figure is not independently confirmed, and income sources include film and television salaries, brand endorsements, and Purple Pebble Pictures.
FAQs
Is Priyanka Chopra doing a Hindi film again?
Yes. She is currently filming Varanasi, directed by SS Rajamouli, alongside Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran, her first Hindi-language role since 2019.
Is Priyanka Chopra still working on Citadel?
Yes. She reprised her role as Nadia Sinh in Citadel’s second season, which released in May 2026.
How many children does Priyanka Chopra have?
One daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, born via surrogacy in January 2022.
Did Priyanka Chopra win the Padma Shri?
Yes, she received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2016.
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