Priyanka Chopra has been making the country proud since she was crowned Miss World 2000. Soon after, she was flooded with film offers; the rest is history. But did you know her hometown, Bareilly, didn’t welcome her with open arms when she won the prestigious beauty pageant?

Madhu Chopra made a big confession and said that she regrets sending her daughter Priyanka Chopra to boarding school. The physician, however, swiftly added that Priyanka made her proud and turned out alright.

Her dad was like she would be very disappointed if she did not make it, so this is our gift to her! And then she did it! She won, and we had to cut short our travel plans!" Madhu Chopra told Rodrigo Canelas.

Priyanka Chopra faced unexpected resistance in her hometown Bareilly after winning the Miss World 2000 title. Her mother, Madhu Chopra, revealed that the state was unwilling to welcome Priyanka, citing beauty pageants as "nari shoshan.