priyanka chopra 30 is on the cusp of a new career as a singing star the feisty actor who has one of the years most awaited films coming up speaks about her early years controversies and why she will never undergo cosmetic surgerywhat are your memories of becoming miss world i belong to a family of academicians i was a science student who wanted to become an engineer when i was crowned miss world my mother came onstage and hugged me then while still holding me in a hug she whispered who is going to study nowwhat part do your parents play in your decisionmaking process my father is conservative but has always supported my decisions he lets me take my own decisions his only condition while allowing me to come to mumbai was that my mother should accompany me even though my mother was 40 years old at the time and she was a highflying gynaecologist in bareilly she put aside her career and came to live with me at a paying guest accommodation to help me chase my dreamswere there things that upset you about being a part of the industry i came without backing so in the beginning i got thrown out of three films even after i signed them because some other actors were recommended and had to be accommodated that really upset me i was told to my face that i was being thrown out because soandso person had to be taken it taught me the value of hard work and i have earned my place here through that i never say no even if i am told to do something at subzero temperatures initially i used to be very outgoing and friendly but that made people link me up with anybody and everybody so now i have become a reserved and private person the third thing that upsets me is my failure if my film does not do well it really hurts me but by gods grace even if some of my films may not have done well people have still liked my work in ithow important is it for you to be in the top position for me being on top means the people i work with should perceive the same and they should work with me again and again long ago mr bachchan had said in a filmfare interview that instead of looking at the value of the film he considered the value of his part even if he had just two lines or two scenes he said people must say kyaline boli hai these words of his have always stayed with me i have always wanted to be the sum of more than just my movies i want to be a persona like amitabh bachchan shah rukh khan salman khan aishwarya rai bachchan i imbibe from people i work with and i want to be like themwhy are you so closed about your relationships i am a very private person no