Thursday, December 25, 2025
ADVT 
Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra joins LinkedIn

Darpan News Desk IANS, 07 Nov, 2016 01:19 PM
  • Priyanka Chopra joins LinkedIn
Actress Priyanka Chopra has joined professional networking website LinkedIn as a LinkedIn Influencer.
 
Priyanka shared the news on her Twitter account on Monday and posted the link to her profile on the portal.
 
"Excited to be a LinkedIn Influencer...a new platform, a new audience, a new perspective," she posted.
 
A video interview of Priyanka with an official of LinkedIn India was played at LinkedIn's Mumbai office on Monday.
 
"I've always had a penchant for business but am only just beginning to give wings to my entrepreneurial ambitions. It's a whole new experience. So, what better way than to connect with this vibrant community on LinkedIn to share and exchange thoughts and ideas," Priyanka said.
 
As a LinkedIn Influencer, Priyanka will join a select group of influencers that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and eminent leaders such as Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairman and MD, Biocon), Alan Joyce (CEO, Qantas), Indra Nooyi (Chairman and CEO, Pepsico), Ban Ki-moon (Secretary General, United Nations), Piyush Gupta (Group CEO, DBS Bank), Tony Fernandes (Group CEO, Air Asia) and Oprah Winfrey (Chairman and CEO, Oprah Winfrey Network).
 
"We are excited that Priyanka Chopra is going to share her unique perspectives with millions of professionals on LinkedIn, in India and worldwide. There's so much we can learn from, and be inspired by her success, as she continues to chart new highs," said Akshay Kothari, Country Manager, LinkedIn India.
 
 
"Ms. Chopra's debut on LinkedIn as an influencer also underscores how far we have come as the platform for professional conversations and content, and our desire to invest to become even more relevant to audiences in India and globally," he added. 
 
Priyanka's profile on the website has a display image of herself.
 
Her introduction reads: "Actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist...dreamer, do-er, achiever"
 
The actress has also posted her first article on the website with the heading: "Follow your instincts, believe in your uniqueness and never be afraid to leap into the unknown."
 
 
The article has her thoughts penned where she has pondered over the "past 16 years of my professional life".
 
One of the lines in her article reads: "We all make plans for our lives but most often are too scared or embarrassed about our ambitions to go after it wholeheartedly. And that's where it all falls apart."
 
She has traced the lessons she learnt over time starting from the turning point of her life when she was crowned Miss World in 2000. 
 
After cementing her space in Bollywood with films like "Barfi!", "Fashion" and "Mary Kom", Priyanka launched international singles -- "In my city" and "Exotic". She followed them up by bagging the lead role as Alex Parrish in "Quantico", which launched in 2015. 
 
She also has a role in the big screen version of the widely watched TV show "Baywatch".
 
Priyanka is being lauded by many, including filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, for producing the Marathi film "Ventilator".

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Mohenjo Daro Effect? Now, Disney to Focus On Hollywood in India

Mohenjo Daro Effect? Now, Disney to Focus On Hollywood in India
Having suffered losses in its recent Bollywood ventures, the Walt Disney India Company today said that it is shifting focus to driving the Hollywood movie slate in India. 

Mohenjo Daro Effect? Now, Disney to Focus On Hollywood in India

Why Is Farah Khan Doing Less Choreography

Why Is Farah Khan Doing Less Choreography
Choreographer-director Farah Khan says she finds all the songs "repetitive" these days -- the main reason she's almost stopped doing choreography in Bollywood.

Why Is Farah Khan Doing Less Choreography

'31st October' Not Made To Deliver Justice, Says Soha

'31st October' Not Made To Deliver Justice, Says Soha
Actress Soha Ali Khan, who is all set for the release of her long-delayed film "31st October", says it is not made to deliver justice.

'31st October' Not Made To Deliver Justice, Says Soha

Hema Malini hails MP government for maintaining Narmada river

Veteran actress and politician Hema Malini has hailed the government and people of Madhya Pradesh for maintaining the beauty of Narmada river.

Hema Malini hails MP government for maintaining Narmada river

Kunal Kapoor Didn't Get Culture Shock Working Down South

Despite it being his first non-Bollywood project, the actor says he didn't face any culture shock while working down South.

Kunal Kapoor Didn't Get Culture Shock Working Down South

Priyanka Chopra Unveils First Poster Of Marathi Film 'Ventilator'

The poster of actress Priyanka Chopra's first Marathi production "Ventilator" has been unveiled.

Priyanka Chopra Unveils First Poster Of Marathi Film 'Ventilator'