Priyanka Chopra is often praised for her bold choices. However, the actress, who won Miss World 2000 at the age of 18, says that there was a time in her early years in Bollywood when she ‘took the little things seriously’. Priyanka once said she was a ‘scared girl’. Also Read: Priyanka Chopra recalls how a Bollywood filmmaker asked her to ‘see her underwear’, calling it ‘inhumane’.
Priyanka Chopra was scared when she started in the film industry in her early 20s.
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After Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World, she ventured into films and made her acting debut in the Tamil film Thamizhan (2002), followed by her Bollywood debut The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003). She reflects on her early years in the film industry in a new interview.
Priyanka’s advice to her younger self
When asked if she could give a note to her former self, Priyanka told Filmfare: “I’d say chill, not that bad, I used to take the little things seriously. And I’m a workaholic, so I’m too emotional to go into my shell. I used to get hurt emotionally, after a failure or a lost opportunity, I’d feel such a burden that it made it hard for me to get up and go to work. “
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The actress added that she was a ‘scared girl’ in her early years in the film industry because when she started she ‘knew no one.’ But one note to this girl is that I think she’ll be fine. Smile a little and enjoy the process.
Priyanka Chopra’s bitter experience in Bollywood
In an interview earlier this year, Priyanka grabbed attention and said that she was not very happy with the work she was getting in Bollywood. She revealed how she had ‘beef’ with some people in the industry and why she chose to move to Hollywood.
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Speaking on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Sheppard in March, Priyanka said: “I was being pushed into a corner in the industry (Bollywood). I had people who wouldn’t let me, I had beef with people, I’m not good at playing that game because I’m tired of the politics and I need a break. i say .
After trying her luck in the American music scene, Priyanka made her American debut in Quantico in 2015. Since then, Priyanka has acted in Hollywood films like Baywatch, The Matrix: Revolution and Love Again, among others. The much-anticipated Prime Video series Citadel came out in April.
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