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  • Priyanka Chopra Rare PictureTwitter/PRIYANKA
  • Priyanka Chopra Rare PictureTwitter/PRIYANKA
  • Priyanka Chopra Rare PictureTwitter/PRIYANKA
  • Priyanka Chopra Rare PictureTwitter/PRIYANKA
  • Priyanka Chopra Rare PictureTwitter/PRIYANKA

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra turns 33 on Saturday, 18 July.

The actress has all the reasons to celebrate this birthday in a grand manner as year 2015 turns out to be a lucky one for the diva with the recent success of "Dil Dhadakne Do", besides joining the cast of the ABC series, "Quantico", which will be aired in September.

Recently, Priyanka stole the show in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Bajirao Mastani" trailer. Hence, fans are eagerly waiting for the diva to make appearance on both the big and small screens.

Let's take a look at some lesser known facts about the birthday girl.

  • Priyanka's popular nickname 'Piggy Chops' is given by Abhishek Bachchan. She is also popularly known as PeeCee.
  • Being an actress was not her dream, the intellectual girl wanted either to be an engineer or a psychologist.
  • PeeCee was the first one to feature on the cover of the first issue of the Indian edition of Maxim in January 2006.
  • She is crazy about cars. Her garage is filled with the likes of Porsche Cayenne, Rolls Royce Ghost, Mercedes Benz E Class and BMW 7 series.
  • Interestingly, the actress was considered for 'Guinness World Records' for playing 12 characters in a film, "What's Your Raashee?"
  • Priyanka has studied Western classical music and Kathak dance. Also, she was the only Indian in her class in the US to have been selected at the state level for the National Opus Honour Choir.

Check out the above slideshow of Priyanka Chopra's rare pictures.