Dressed in a lime-green sari, Chopra received India's fourth-highest civilian honor from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.The former Miss World ventured into Hindi cinema in 2003 with the film "The Hero: Love Story of a Spy" and "Andaaz," and also has a singing career.
Chopra, 33, who flew to India from her "Baywatch" shoot in Los Angeles to receive the award, said it was "the best award I have ever received."
In her role on "Quantico," she plays an Indian-American whose fledgling FBI career and freedom are in jeopardy after a New York terrorist attack.
Despite her role in the U.S., she says has no intention of abandoning her film career back home.
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