Priyanka Chopra had signed 4 films post Miss World win; was dropped from 2 films after BOT

Priyanka Chopra was living a simple life but suddenly it took a thrilling turn when she ended up winning the Femina Miss India contest in 2000. This was followed by recognition at the global stage as she won the Miss World the same year. She then began to look at a career in films. She signed around 4 films but due to a botched up surgery, her face had got disfigured and she was replaced in 2 of them.

The film in question is Thamizhan (2002), a Tamil action drama film directed by Majith and starring superstar Vijay as a crusading lawyer. Priyanka opens up about her experience of working on this film in her recently released memoir, ‘Unfinished’. She writes that it was the perfect debut vehicle for her as it consisted of a supportive team who made her feel respected. This was the time when her surgery had been a huge blow to her. But on the sets of Thamizhan, there was no discussion on her looks and that improved her confidence. Despite the film being in Tamil, an alien language for her, she said that she managed with the help of a Tamil coach who helped her learn the lines phonetically.

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