Sundar Pichai is the most global Indian; SBI most patriotic brand, shows survey

After winning hearts in Bollywood, Chopra went on to conquer international shores. Her first global stint came in 2012 when she launched her international single 'In My City' featuring will.i.am.

The song was an instant hit on home shores, and made it to the top of the charts. She also went on to release another song 'Exotic', this time with rapper Pitbull, in 2013.

An international single was not enough for Chopra, who went on to sign with ABC Studios for 'Quantico', becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series in September 2015.

The actress won the People's Choice Award for Favourite Actress in a New TV Series for her role - the first South Asian actress to do so.

There was much praise for her, and the following year, Chopra won her second People's Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress.

In 2016, PeeCee made her way to Hollywood, signing on to play Victoria Leeds in Seth Gordon's 'Baywatch' opposite Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. She also starred in 'A Kid Like Jake' alongside Jim Parsons, Claire Danes and Octavia Spencer which didn't create a buzz at the box office.

Currently, she's shooting for Todd Strauss-Schulson's romantic comedy 'Isn't It Romantic?' opposite Liam Hemsworth, Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine, where she even shot a full dance sequence with the actors. Seems like Hollywood is warming up not just to the desi girl, but the song-and-dance routine too.

Chopra made her Oscars debut in 2016 in a strapless white Zuhair Murad gown, and has been a regular on most international red-carpet events ever since.

Such was the impact of her debut that in its 2017 annual year in review lists, Google said that her gown was the seventh most-searched Oscar red carpet dress.

Along with Hollywood, came the Western talks shows. From being a regular and eating hot wings on the 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' to making appearances on 'The Ellen Show' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', the former Miss World could be spotted everywhere.

But it wasn't just the films and TV shows that kept her going. In 2016, Chopra made it to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People list. On professional networking platform LinkedIn, she has around 497,685 followers.

From the Brit Royal Wedding in May to the star-studded Ambani bash, Chopra has been spotted at every high-profile event, desi or international. The 'Quantico' star, sure knows how to keep her relationships going, distance and latitudes no bar.

Chopra was one of the first Indian actors to be invited to the exclusive Met Gala in 2017. Her debut in a Ralph Lauren trench coat-inspired gown won both headlines and memes. And she followed it up this year as well, and yes, it was a Ralph Lauren (though this look was nothing like the last).

It was also at the Met Gala in 2017, that Chopra was first spotted with now-boyfriend, Nick Jonas.

Even with her busy career in films, Chopra has found time for socially-relevant issues. She was appointed UNICEF’s National Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights in 2010, and made the International Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights in 2016.

The actress recently visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, after having travelled to Jordan to meet Syrian children affected by conflict. Sharing details from her visit, the 'Quantico' actress urged people to "be compassionate for the sake of the humanity".

Growing up in Chennai, Pichai could remember every number that he ever dialled. At a time when there were no mobile phones, it was indeed quite a gift.

Pichai's job interview at Google was on April 1 aka April Fools' Day. It was at the time when Google had just announced Gmail. During a visit to his alma mater, Pichai also joked that he only got the job because he was not interviewed by Larry Page.

In Pic: Partha Pratim Chakraborty (director of IIT Kharagpur) felicitates Pichai at a programme during the latter's visit to his alma mater in January 2017.

Pichai was reportedly in the race to be Microsoft's third chief executive officer in 2014, before the position went to fellow Indian Satya Nadella. In February 2014, rumours about Pichai being in active negotiations with the tech giant were doing the rounds.

It was a college romance for Pichai and wife Anjali. The classmates met and fell in love at IIT. Pichai even recalled how hard courting was in the no-mobile phones era, when he would have to go to the girls hostel on campus and ask the front office to call her. They went on to tie the knot and now live with their 2 children, a son and daughter, and 2 dogs in Los Altos Hills.