For Priyanka change is the spice of life

After establishing her acting credentials, Priyanka Chopra is keen to take the world of music by storm

Coming a long way from being a Miss World to a much-admired actor, Priyanka Chopra has found another outlet for her penchant for creativity: singing.

The movie Fashion was a turning point in Priyanka's career. Shooting to further critical acclaim after her role as an autistic girl Jhilmil in Barfi and deranged serial killer/lover in 7 Khoon Maaf, Priyanka is now donning the acting and singing hats with elan.

Was Priyanka's decision to take up singing prompted by a desire to seek insurance against the future, especially in a milieu where heroines have a limited shelf-life, compared to heroes? No, as she once told the Forbes magazine: `My music is simply an extension of my creativity.

Though not a professional music artiste, Priyanka Chopra started her singing career with Tollywood movies. She found the inspiration to take up singing in her late father, with whom she was deeply attached. Singing live on the reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Priyanka produced her first single album In My City, in September 2012, thus becoming the first Indian actor to make the big leap into the competitive world of pop music.

For her latest high-energy, infusion pop, dance track Exotic, Piggy Chops has teamed up with Pitbull, the famous rapper of America -- considered as the daddy of rock. Besides lending her mellifluous voice, the 30-year-old Indian beauty has looked really exotic in the album.

Recently, she caused massive fan frenzy in West Hollywood as she launched a celebrity milkshake The Exotic Shake, inspired by her album with Pitbull.

Interestingly, it was international musical sensation, Pitbull who gave Jennifer Lopez her top three hits on the US charts in the last decade. Though, it must be acknowledged that Exotic is not that much of a success to top the US charts.

Nevertheless, Priyanka has chosen to straddle the two worlds of acting and singing and encounter all the challenges that the sailing in two boats entails. After making her mark as a pop diva, the day is not far when she does the playback for Bollywood songs. Best wishes from Santa Banta family, Piggy Chops!