Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar congratulated Priyanka Chopra as the actress won the People’s Choice Award for her first American show Quantico.

Priyanka, 33, won the Best Actress in a New TV Series award for Quantico. She is the first Indian to win at the People’s Choice Awards.

With Akshay, Priyanka has featured in films like Aitraaz, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Waqt: The Race Against Time.

“She deserves it. She has done a good job. She is making us proud,” said Akshay.

When Akshay was asked if he had seen Quantico, he said: “Not yet.”

Meanwhile, Akshay is gearing up for the release of Airlift, which is scheduled to release on January 22.