Priyanka Chopra who played an integral part in Abbas Mustan's 'Aitraaz' is celebrating 16 years of the film today. The film, 'Aitraaz' truly has been a game-changer for Priyanka Chopra as the character of 'Sonia' was immensely appreciated and rose the young Chopra to prominence. The romantic thriller courtroom drama also featured Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor and became a commercial success.

Today, as the film completes 16 years today, Priyanka got nostalgic and shared a clip of the film reminiscing all the good old memories. She even wrote a long note describing her experience through the film and the way 'Sonia' has helped her grow in her career. Here is what she wrote,"#16YearsofAitraaz

2004, one year into being an actor, I played Sonia Roy in the Abbas-Mustan thriller Aitraaz.

It was by far the boldest part I had taken on, which was a big risk at the time since I was very new in the film business. I must admit I was scared as hell but the artist inside me was crying for a chance to do something interesting and Sonia was exactly that... wicked, predatory, complicated and self-serving for the most part, but also surprisingly vulnerable and emotional."

She further wrote, "I will forever be grateful to the dynamic director duo of Abbas-Mustan, not only for trusting such a relative newcomer like me for this role but for also understanding my inhibitions and pushing me to deliver a performance to be proud of.

Today, 16 years later, as I look back, Aitraaz was a game-changer for me. It taught me to play my characters with conviction and not judgement."

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2004, one year into being an actor, I played Sonia Roy in the Abbas-Mustan thriller Aitraaz. It was by far the boldest part I had taken on, which was a big risk at the time since I was very new in the film business. I must admit I was scared as hell but the artist inside me was crying for a chance to do something interesting and Sonia was exactly that... wicked, predatory, complicated and self-serving for the most part, but also surprisingly vulnerable and emotional. I will forever be grateful to the dynamic director duo of Abbas-Mustan, not only for trusting such a relative newcomer like me for this role, but for also understanding my inhibitions and pushing me to deliver a performance to be proud of. Today, 16 years later, as I look back, Aitraaz was a game changer for me. It taught me to play my characters with conviction and not judgement. #20in2020 @kareenakapoorkhan @akshaykumar Late #AmrishPuri #AbbasMustan @muktaartsltd 🎥: @filmcompanion

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Produced by Subhash Ghai, 'Aitraaz' was released in 2004 and received several awards for its performances and storyline. Well, now talking about Chopra's upcoming project, the global star will next be seen in Netflix's 'The White Tiger' along with Rajkumar Rao and Adarsh Gourav in significant roles. The film will release in theatres in December and will stream on Netflix from 22 January 2021.

Apart from that, the actress is currently shooting for her another forthcoming Hollywood flick 'The Matrix 4'. The actress has also bagged a romantic drama for Screen Jems production company.