Priyanka Chopra Has Become The First Indian Actress To Won A People's Choice Award For 'Quantico'

Last night, Priyanka Chopra became the first South-Asian to win a People’s Choice Award when she bagged the “Favorite Actress In A New TV Series” award for her lead role in Quantico.

Priyanka Chopra: I Faced a Lot of Racism in an American School

Priyanka Chopra in a still from US TV show Quantico.

Call Priyanka Chopra the flavour of the season and she unabashedly corrects you saying, 'I am the flavour of every season'. Life was never a bed of roses for PeeCee, especially during her academic days in the US where she often found herself at the receiving end of racist barbs. Today, the same girl is having the last laugh courtesy the rousing response to the trailer of her debut American TV series, Quantico. In an exclusive interview with hitlist, the actress talks about her experience in the West, working with the Khans and marriage. Excerpts.

WATCH: Priyanka Chopra In The Trailer Of Upcoming American TV Show 'Quantico'

Why is an Indian actress named Priyanka Chopra playing an American FBI agent named Alex Parrish, you might ask? And what is with that accent?

Well, American television shows routinely hire actors from all around the world and it is not uncommon to see non-American actors cast as American characters. For instance, Dominic West and Idris Elba, both Britons, put on strong Baltimore accents for acclaimed HBO drama 'The Wire'.

Priyanka Chopra Plays The Lead On An Upcoming American TV Show And Here’s How She Feels About It

ABC recently announced their renewals and new pilot pick-ups, including the FBI drama Quantico which will feature Priyanka Chopra in a leading role.
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“I’m thrilled with the news that Quantico is going to be a part of ABC’s 2015/16 primetime