So, what was the first time you saw Priyanka Chopra?

Fans are celebrating #16YearsOfPriyankaInCinema by sharing the first time they saw Priyanka Chopra and the tweets are adorable

Priyanka Chopra, our Desi Girl, has become the most successful export to Hollywood. Who would have thought that a Bollywood actress would one day go on to achieve such great heights of stardom on the international front? Well, the enigma that she is, it has been 16 years in making. In case you missed it, Priyanka clocked in 16 years in the industry today. She made her movie debut with the Tamil film Thamizhan 16 years ago from today. Yes, before she made our hearts skip a beat in the Hindi film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, the year after that. To celebrate, what they made trend as #16YearsOfPriyankaInCinema, fans are sharing the first time they saw Priyanka on screen. And God, the tweets are so lovely and adorable. The actress will surely be touched when she reads all of these.

In Thamizhan, Priyanka starred opposite the South superstar Vijay. She also has been credited as a playback singer for the song Ullathai Killathe from the film.

The first-time-I-saw-Priyanka thread was started by a fan club dedicated to the actress, PriyankaDailyFC. The fan club wrote, “Time to celebrate the many incredible moments. Tweet us about the 1st time you saw @priyankachopra on screen go…” [sic] and soon enough hundreds of fans started sharing their stories with their tweets. It is indeed a very adorable way by fans to show how much they love Priyanka Chopra. Check out some of our favourite fan stories here:


So, when was the first time you saw Priyanka Chopra? Our comments section is always open for you! BTW, don’t forget that Priyanka’s Quantico returns with season 3 on April 24. Also, her movie A Kid Like Jake is set to be screened at the prestigious Sarasota Film Festival. She will also be announcing her next Bollywood project soon. We have so much to look forward to. Yayy!