At Miss India 2000, Shah Rukh Khan asked Priyanka Chopra if she would marry an actor like him. The actress’s response won hearts.

Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra worked together in Don and Don 2.

Priyanka Chopra is winning the world and how! After a splendid career in Bollywood, the actress is soaring high in Hollywood. She will be sharing screen space with Keanu Reeves in The Matrix: Resurrection. Apart from her acting talent, the actress is known for her confidence and how she carries herself on the global platform. She has always been the most confident person in the room, even when she was just 17. A proof of this is this old video from Miss India 2000. Priyanka stood as the first runner-up at the beauty pageant and went on to win the Miss World title that year. In the video, Shah Rukh Khan can be seen asking an interesting question to the actress, which she tackled quite smartly.

SRK ASKED PRIYANKA IF SHE’LL MARRY AN ACTOR LIKE HIM. HER ANSWER FLOORED EVERYONE

In 2000, Priyanka Chopra participated in the Miss India contest along with Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza. While Lara won the beauty pageant, PC and Dia came second and third, respectively. During one of the final rounds, the contestants were asked hypothetical questions by a panel of judges. And Shah Rukh Khan was one among the judges. He got the opportunity to ask Priyanka a question. SRK gave Priyanka the choice to marry either a sportsman, a wealthy businessman or a Bollywood actor such as himself. Priyanka’s witty response won hearts and helped her become one of the finalists.

Shah Rukh Khan said, ‘I am as nervous as you are, I go meek in the presence of beauty. Hypothetically, if you were to marry one of the following, who will it be? An Indian sportsman, like Azhar Bhai (referring to cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin), who would take you all around the world, make your country proud and make you swell with pride. Or an artistic businessman with a difficult name to pronounce like Swarovski, who would bedeck you with jewels and fine necklaces and you would never have to buy a chandelier for your house ever again. Or a Hindi film star like me, who has nothing better to do than to give you a complicated multiple-choice question about a hypothetical wedding like this. And before you answer, let me tell you, whatever your answer is, none of it will prejudice my marks for you. I am sure Azhar Bhai and Swarovski won’t mind.’

Priyanka Chopra answered it confidently and being her witty self said, ‘If I were to choose one of these three very difficult choices, I think I would go for a great Indian sportsman. Because when I come back home, or when he comes back home, I know I will be there as his support, to tell him I am proud of him, just as India is. To be able to tell him, ‘Hey look, you did your best and you are the best,’ and I will take immense pride in my husband, who will be a man of strong character if he can bring so much pride to my country. Thank you very much.’

Watch the full video here:

SHAH RUKH KHAN AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S FILMS TOGETHER

After winning the Miss World pageant, Priyanka Chopra made her acting debut with the Tamil film Thamizhan opposite Vijay. In 2003, she made her Bollywood debut with Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. She went on to do films like Andaaz, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Aitraaz, among others. But it was in 2006 that she finally worked with Shah Rukh Khan. SRK and Priyanka shared screen space in the 2006 film, Don. The actors’ chemistry was loved by their fans and they shared a close bond.