Priyanka Chopra: Nobody made opportunities for me in the West

When Priyanka Chopra Jonas started her journey in the West, there was no one to facilitate her entry into Hollywood with adequate opportunities. That is something she wants to change, with the power to create stories. Now that she has turned producer, the actress says she wants to help in the normalisation of South Asian people through stories as a producer.I dont put myself in a box. I am very organic with what I feel. I am doing a comedy with Mindy Kaling, which is probably one of the first few romantic comedies in Hollywood that you will see with all-South Asian star cast. I dont remember the last time that has happened. So thats something very exciting. It was my quest, Priyanka told IANS while opening about the road she wants to get on as a producer.When I started working there, nobody made opportunities for me. In fact, opportunities for people who are South Asian and look like us are very limited in Hollywood. I wanted to be able to be a kind of producer that creates that, she added.The actress continued: Im (also) doing a reality show, which is going to have couples from all ethnicities, all religions, celebrating a Sangeet. To take an Indian tradition and open it out to the world and have them understand, this is what Im doing.It was in 2015 that the actress founded her production company, Purple Pebble Pictures, and started backing films in Hindi, Marathi, Sikkimese and Punjabi, some of which even won National Film Awards.Now, she is going global thanks to the OTT power. She sealed a two-year multimillion-dollar, first-look television deal with the global streaming platform Amazon. She backed horror film Evil Eye, and is also producing the drama Sheela in which she will appear as Ma Anand Sheela. Priyanka has also executive-produced The White Tiger for Netflix.Im taking the India that I know, the India that I have grown up in, and sort of creating things where there is a normalisation of seeing South Asian people in entertainment. In my little way, Im trying to do as much of that as I can, said the actress, who is married to pop star Nick Jonas.For Priyanka, it all started at the age of 17 when she was crowned Miss World. She soon stepped into the world of Bollywood in 2003 with The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy.Bollywood entertainers like Fashion, 7 Khoon Maaf, Barfi!, Mary Kom, Don, and Aitraaz cemented her position in the industry. But it wasnt always a smooth ride. There were also the likes of Bluffmaster!, Salaam-E-Ishq, God Tussi Great Ho, Drona, and Whats Your Raashee?.She explored the world of music with singles like In my city and Exotic, and walked into the US television space as FBI agent Alex Parrish in Quantico. She made her Hollywood debut as a villain in Baywatch.When I came into the movies, I didnt even know I could act. I was a 12th standard girl who suddenly became Miss World. And then suddenly, I was thrown into the movies. I didnt have the privilege of going to film school or understanding what cinema was, she said while looking back at her journey.I was pushed into it, and then I realised that this is actually a job. That this is not just trying to look pretty, hair, makeup and going onto the set. That it is a craft, you can hone it, you can create characters -- and theres a massive responsibility to that. That is when I started getting excited about the movies, but never in my wildest dreams, would I have seen having a 20-year career the way Ive had, she said.Especially when she was told that she just had 10 years to work. In fact, at that time, I was told that women have a shelf life... jaldi-jaldi jitna bhi bhi kaam karna hai, do it. Imagine 10 years if youre lucky. Sitting here, 20 years later, I feel like my ambition has only grown, she said.Her work slate reflects that. Priyanka is currently seen in the film adaptation of The White Tiger, which released on Netflix on January 22. She recently completed work on Text For You, developing an untitled comedy with Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor, and also has roles in Russo Brothers Citadel and The Matrix 4.So far, I feel unfinished. I have a lot to do. I dont know what that is. But I just (want to) keep walking in that direction, said the 38-year-old. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

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