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Chandigarh 02nd August:- 'Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star' by Aseem Chhabra, was released at an event organised by the well known Chandigarh based not for profit organisation which promotes art & literature-Adab Foundation. The unveiling of one of the first books to capture the phenomenal journey of Priyanka Chopra in Bollywood and her rise to stardom in Hollywood, was done by the Author , Chairman of Adab Foundation Mitul Dikshit and Madhav Kaushik, Chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi & Vice Chairman Central Sahitya Akademi. The book has been published by Rupa Publications.
The biography of Priyanka Chopra explores everything that led to her success in Bollywood and Hollywood. Peppered with anecdotes and events from her life behind the screen, her real story is too a blockbuster. This aspect has alos bene presented well in the book. This is her incredible story, told with much flourish and detailing by Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra said that she came from a small-town middle-class family in North India. During the Miss India contest, she was grilled by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. She prevailed and won the hearts of millions. He added that there was no looking back after that. Bollywood happened; and years later, she crossed over to America, as a pop singer, as a television star and as a Hollywood actress. Soon, New York City was plastered with posters of her fromQuantico, a major television show in the US. Films like Baywatch followed.
It is noteworthy that Aseem Chhabra is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed book Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star(2016). A well knowm film writer, he is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival and the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh.
Mitul Dikshit said that he congratulate his friend Aseem for working hard, researching every bit of Priyanka's life and coming out with this extremely pertinent biography of the actress. We at Adab have been promotinh teh arts & literature through different means and it is an honour to host this book's launch evnt.
Aseem Chhabra said that "Priyanka as girl used to say , 'In India, real people don't become movie stars.' The same girl became the biggest crossover star. That very girl can't walk around in New York City now 'without being mobbed'. That's Priyanka Chopra for you. The quintessential 'Girl Uninterrupted'.
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