Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Priyanka and Madhu Chopra Remember Ashok Chopra’s Heavenly Birthday
Dr Madhu Chopra remembered her husband, Ashok Chopra, on his birthday.
She shared a video showing family memories with their children, Priyanka and Siddharth.
Priyanka also remembered her father with a photograph and a birthday message.
The reports describe her tribute as taking place on August 23 and marking his 76th birth anniversary.
Ashok died in 2013 after being sick with cancer.
He had worked as a doctor and surgeon in the Indian Army.
Priyanka has a tattoo in her father’s handwriting that says “Daddy’s lil girl.”
She is also preparing to act in a new movie called Varanasi with Mahesh Babu.
Dr Madhu Chopra shared a nostalgic video honoring her late husband, Dr Ashok Chopra, on his birth anniversary.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas separately posted a throwback photograph wishing her father a “Happy heavenly birthday” on August 23, described as his 76th birth anniversary.
Ashok Chopra died in Mumbai on June 10, 2013, aged 62, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Ashok Chopra served as a physician and surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Priyanka Chopra is set to appear opposite Mahesh Babu in S.S. Rajamouli’s film Varanasi, playing the character Mandakini.
- Who
- Dr Madhu Chopra and Priyanka Chopra Jonas remembered Dr Ashok Chopra, Priyanka’s late father and Madhu’s late husband.
- What
- They shared social-media tributes, including a nostalgic video, photographs, and messages describing Ashok as deeply loved and missed.
- When
- The reports place the tributes on his birth anniversary; one refers to Sunday, while another identifies the date as August 23 and his 76th birth anniversary. Ashok died on June 10, 2013.
- Where
- The tributes were shared on social media, and Ashok Chopra died in Mumbai.
- Why
- They wanted to honor Ashok Chopra and express their continuing love and remembrance.
- Person remembered
- Dr Ashok Chopra
- Tributes by
- Dr Madhu Chopra and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Birth anniversary
- Reported as August 23; one report describes it as his 76th birth anniversary
- Date of death
- June 10, 2013
- Age at death
- 62
- Cause of death
- A prolonged battle with cancer
- Military service
- Physician and surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps; retired as a Lieutenant Colonel
- Upcoming film
- Varanasi, starring Priyanka Chopra and Mahesh Babu and directed by S.S. Rajamouli
