At the turn of the century, Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World 2000. Soon after, the actress began receiving film offers and has since proven her talent on screen. Before making her Bollywood debut, she worked in a Tamil film titled Thamizhan opposite Vijay. The film was released in 2002.

Priyanka Chopra on debut film experience

Priyanka Chopra recently spoke about her experience of working with Vijay, who was already a well-established star with a massive fan following in Tamil Nadu at the time. During her appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Priyanka said, “It was a movie called Thamizhan in the Tamil language. I remember the film- I phonetically learned the language. It’s almost impossible to learn a completely new language that quickly. But it was my first exposure to fame through my co-actor. His name is Vijay, and he is extremely popular.”