To prepare for the role, she spent time with Kom and received four months of boxing training. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, received positive reviews from critics, and her performance received critical acclaim. Deborah Young of "The Hollywood Reporter" criticised the film's screenplay but praised Chopra's "grit as an actress that she overcomes trashy set-ups like these and, punch after punch, fills the screen with real emotion". Namrata Joshi from "Outlook" opined that Chopra's sincere and earnest performance brings out Kom's "determination as well as her vulnerabilities, and insecurities", "Mary Kom" emerged as a commercial success, with revenues of at the box office. Chopra won the Screen Award for Best Actress, the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 2015, Chopra starred in Zoya Akhtar's "Dil Dhadakne Do", an ensemble comedy-drama alongside Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar. The film tells the story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family (the Mehras), who invite their family and friends on a cruise trip to celebrate the parents' 30th wedding anniversary. She portrayed the role of Ayesha Mehra, a successful entrepreneur and the eldest child. Pratim D. Gupta from "The Telegraph" wrote of Chopra, "From the propah body language to the measured speech [...] shows the kind of depth she is able to bring to her lines and characters these days. Conversely, Shubhra Gupta of "The Indian Express" commented that it was time for her "to being a little messy: all these not-a-hair-out-place roles are making her constrained." The cast of "Dil Dhadakne Do" won the Screen Award for Best Ensemble Cast, and Chopra was nominated for a Screen Award, IIFA Award, and Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress. Chopra signed a talent holding deal with ABC Studios and was later cast in the American thriller series "Quantico" as the character Alex Parrish. The series premiered on 27 September 2015 on ABC, making Chopra the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. The series received positive reviews from television critics and Chopra was praised for her performance. James Poniewozik of "The New York Times" described Chopra as the "strongest human asset" of the show, and added that "she is immediately charismatic and commanding."