In 2003, Chopra made her Bollywood film debut as the second female lead opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in Anil Sharma's The Hero: Love Story of a Spy.Set against the backdrop of the Indian Army in Kashmir, the film tells the story of an agent and his fight against terrorism. The Hero was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films that year, but received mixed reviews from critics.[39][40] Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's box-office success Andaaz with Akshay Kumar, again sharing the female lead (this time with the debuting Lara Dutta).Chopra played a vivacious young girl who falls in love with Kumar's character. Her performance earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award (along with Dutta) and a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.The Hindustan Times noted the glamour that she brought to the role;[4] Kunal Shah of Sify praised her and stated she had "all the qualities to be a star.Chopra's first three releases in 2004—Plan, Kismat, and Asambhav—performed poorly at the box-office.Chopra was typically cast during this earlier period as a "glamour quotient", in roles that were considered "forgettable" by film critic Joginder Tuteja.Later that year she starred with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar in David Dhawan's romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, which became the third-highest-grossing film of the year in India and emerged as a commercial success earning INR570 million (US$9 million) globally.In late 2004, she starred opposite Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in Abbas-Mustan's thriller Aitraaz. Chopra considers her first role as an antagonist, portraying Soniya Roy, an ambitious woman who accuses her employee of sexual harassment, as the "biggest learning experience of her career.The film was moderately successful at the Indian box-office,and Chopra's performance was critically acclaimed.Author Rini Bhattacharya credited her for bringing back the seductress to the silver screen.The Hindustan Times cited it as the film that changed her career significantly.A reviewer writing for the BBC said, "Aitraaz is Priyanka Chopra's film. As the deliciously wicked, gold digging, scheming seductress, she chews up every scene she is in with her magnetic screen presence.She earned a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role (also known as the Best Villain Award),becoming the second and final actress to win the award after Kajol (the category was discontinued in 2008). Chopra also received another nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance.
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