I'm not interested in doing Indian roles: Priyanka Chopra

As they travelled, however, one thing in particular struck Priyanka: the absence of women emerging from the houses for treatment(in india).

I asked my mum about it later and she said if girls have health issues and people find out about it, they might not get married. It was such a mind-blowing thought to me. It was something that really shaped my brain and way of thinking forever.’

Today, Priyanka remains one of the only Indian actors to have successfully crossed the threshold to the US. How did she do it when others couldn’t? She thinks making a conscious decision to play characters that are ethnically ambiguous plays a significant part.

‘I realised that South Asian actors get put into a box. As soon as you say you’re a Bollywood actor, all I’m expected to be good at is dancing and big, theatrical acting. So I thought, the way to make a dent would be to not play Indian characters at all.’

That title is so misleading. anything to grab attention I guess.

i feel she is hell-bent on putting India down to grab eyeballs and roles in Hollywood...... and i dislike that kinda behavior big time.......

That's ironic because the only reason she's getting attention is because she's their token brown. Up to now, they just had men like Aziz Ansari and Kunal Nayyar. Mindy was too unattractive. PC is the first one they can strip and make her shake her ass in a shexy shexy sari.

All she's been relegated to is showing up as the chief guest at every event, taking pictures, and giving hundreds of interviews about her marriage. Nobody even remembers her being an actress.

Originally posted by: anjs

i feel she is hell-bent on putting India down to grab eyeballs and roles in Hollywood...... and i dislike that kinda behavior big time.......

How’s she doing that? By saying we’re more than the stereotypical roles they put us in?

Originally posted by: Beautyful_Mess

That title is so misleading. anything to grab attention I guess.

Fake headlines and fake outrage in the comments here. People will do and say anything to pull Priyanka down. Instead of celebrating her ELLE UK cover they want Priyanka to get bashed for things she didn’t even say.

Originally posted by: anjs

i feel she is hell-bent on putting India down to grab eyeballs and roles in Hollywood...... and i dislike that kinda behavior big time.......

How so?😆

That's exactly the perception is about Bollywood around the world. They think it's all about dance or glitter. They expect the same from her and she expects to prove them wrong by playing an entirely different character.

Originally posted by: Gauahargeous_N

Fake headlines and fake outrage in the comments here. People will do and say anything to pull Priyanka down. Instead of celebrating her ELLE UK cover they want Priyanka to get bashed for things she didn’t even say.

Legit curious -- what's the point of celebrating her ELLE UK cover?

Fighting stereotype by doing stereotypical role and pulling stunts like “shexy shexy sari” 🤦🏼‍♀️. OK.