NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has won global acclaim for her role as FBI agent Alex Parrish on ABC’s “Quantico,” received a prestigious award from India’s president on April 12 for her contribution to the Indian cinema.
Dressed in a lime-green sari, Chopra received India’s fourth-highest civilian honor from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.
The former Miss World ventured into Hindi cinema in 2003 with the film “The Hero: Love Story of a Spy” and “Andaaz,” and also has a singing career.
Chopra, 33, who flew to India from her “Baywatch” shoot in Los Angeles to receive the award, said it was “the best award I have ever received.”
In her role on “Quantico,” she plays an Indian American whose fledgling FBI career and freedom are in jeopardy after a New York terrorist attack.
Despite her role in the United States, she says has no intention of abandoning her film career back home.