Priyanka Chopra On Diversity: ELLE - Page 2

She has done well for herself in terms of opportunities. But she is taking a too much credit based on what she has accomplished already. Her name isn't known as much as other Indian stars in the West. Most American people will still say "Priyanka Chopra, who?" ...her music isn't as famous as she would like us to believe.

Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

Well, the first article announcing her deal with ABC falsely claimed that a show has never been built around an artist in the history of American television until her deal with ABC. I think she's too caught up in elevating her own nonexistent celebrity status and influence in the west for her Indian fans and audience. Problem is in the age of digital communication fact checking is not just limited to journalists and the media. I think it's more arrogance than ignorance. In my opinion anyway.

I'm not sure why Priyanka wants to sell herself as an "American" girl lol. Irfan Khan, Tabu, Frieda Pinto do not market themselves as "American" men and women lol! They are non residents working in Hollywood like many other non resident actors! I fail to see Priyanka as an American...because she isn't one and is treated like a priivelaged non resident most likely..for me, she does not represent the core values of the "American" culture. Even second and third generation American Indian actors like Mindy Kaling or Aziz Ansari do not pigeonhole Indians because I think they're aware that Indians come in different shapes, sizes, and colors...they are not just all brunettess 😆

Originally posted by: kitkataha

Ah what the hell is she talking about...Mindy Kaling has her own successful show on a conservative channel like Fox. Aziz Ansari and Asif Mandvi, both also of Indian descent are very much successful. Ive a feeling shes gonna act on ABC the way Kat acts in Bollywood...she sings fine in Hindi but as soon as she starts to sing in English, she sucks. America does have American Indians representing Indians in the entertainment business.

Also to be frank, I don't find Priyanka to adequately represent millions of Indian Americans...I fail to identify with her story and experience.

Originally posted by: kitkataha

Ah what the hell is she talking about...Mindy Kaling has her own successful show on a conservative channel like Fox. Aziz Ansari and Asif Mandvi, both also of Indian descent are very much successful. Ive a feeling shes gonna act on ABC the way Kat acts in Bollywood...she sings fine in Hindi but as soon as she starts to sing in English, she sucks. America does have American Indians representing Indians in the entertainment business.

Also to be frank, I don't find Priyanka to adequately represent millions of Indian Americans...I fail to identify with her story and experience.

She's going to be just like that on her show which is why I don't think her show will be successful.

She tries to portray herself as this all-American girl who also simultaneously does these weird bollywood poses which is why she looks so fake. Plus that weird giggling thing she does, and that's probably the biggest reason why a mainstream American person has not yet really warmed up to her.


The only thing PC can really bring to the table on broadcast tv is the image of a sexy brown girl, whereas the others like Mindy clearly aren't. (The one girl on Royal Pains is, but not many people watch that show) But that's not the same thing as "all-American girl" that PC keeps spewing...

What happened to Sid Mallya's ABC show? I want to read his 'bhashan' as well.

she was selling the same story during MK. Women empowerment and shit. She also said she wanted more people to know about MK. She didn't care about telling the story of Mary Kom. Truth is she's did the film to gain critical acclaim and awards. That's why she complained on twitter when she didn't win the award she wanted to get. If she was doing the film for people to be educated and know more about MK..the film doing well should have been enough for her but it wasn't.