Seven Path-Breaking Bollywood Movies that Starred Priyanka Chopra

With 'Bajirao Mastani', even a die-hard Deepika Padukone fan would admit that PC had stolen the thunder. As Kashibai, Priyanka brought grace and dignity to her performance and you could not help but root for her, as she held her head high despite being heartbroken.

Only PC could have played the five-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom, given her athletic and energetic physique. Priyanka delivered justice to the role and and the film went on to fetch the National Awards too.

Definitely, her career best. PC was adorable as the autistic Jhilmil Chatterjee. She dealt the character with the right amount of sensitivity, without ever reducing herself to a caricature. Somehow, many felt that it was unfair when she lost out on the Best Actress awards to Vidya Balan again. The latter walked away with all the laurels for 'Kahaani'.

Essaying a negative role for the second time in a film that was not meant for a mass audience, '7 Khoon Maaf' was a calculated risk that paid for PC. Even though Vidya Balan went on to win all the top-honours in 2011 for 'The Dirty Picture', PC gave her a tough fight for the award, with this film.

If 'Kaminey' was a game-changer for Shahid Kapoor, you cannot deny that Priyanka was fabulous as Sweety, the motor-mouthed Marathi girl, who can take on a bunch of goons with elan. Her Marathi diction was on point, which fetched her a lot of respect among peers.

PC chose 'Fashion' at a time when her credibility in showbiz was being questioned. Essaying the role of Meghna Mathur, a small-town girl who rises to become a leading supermodel and then goes downward, PC was faultless. The film fetched her first National Award as well.

She was barely four or five films old, when she donned a negative role for the first time in this Abbas-Mustan directorial. Despite starring heavyweights such as Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan, PC stole the show as the evil seductress Sonia, who knew how to handle her men and her power.

Desi girl Priyanka Chopra is making waves in Hollywood after having reigned in our hearts for over a decade. In her stint so far, the actress has successfully traversed the journey of a leading heroine, from starting out in 'Andaaz', to now dominating the globe as Alex Parrish in Quantico. Piggy Chops has entertained her fans with unforgettable performances but these seven path-breaking films prove why she belongs to a league of her own.