After spending almost two decades in Hindi cinema, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas said she moved to Hollywood as filmmakers in India were “not casting” her, and she needed a break from the tiresome politics of the industry. “I had beef with people,” Priyanka said on the comedy podcast “Armchair Expert” with Hollywood actors DAX Shepard and Monica Pad man.
When Shepard asked her what drove her to start over in unknown terrain, the popular Indian actress replied she had never spoken about it publicly.
“I’ve never said this, so I’m going to say it because you all make me feel safe…” she began.
The National Award winner said she was being zoned as a “serious actor” and not doing “mega movies” when she got a call from her current manager, Anjula Acharia while on the Coorg set of Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2011 movie “7 Khoon Maaf.“
I was being pushed into a corner in the (Hindi film) industry. I had people not casting me for reasons, I had beef with people, I am not good at playing that game, so I kind of was tired of the politics and I said I needed a break,” Priyanka, who started her career in Los Angeles as a singer in 2012, told Shepard and Pad man.
The 40-year-old actress, now based in Los Angeles, says she was signed by an American Interscope Records label, where her founder, Jimmy Iovine was her talent scout. She became famous through the videos “In My City” and “Exotic”.
Later, Priyanka became the first South Asian actress to lead an American network drama series during her Hollywood debut in ABC’s “Quantico” drama series in 2015.
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