Priyanka Chopra

Former Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra Jonas explained on Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' podcast why she left India to work in the United States.

Auditioning for “Quantico” “really prepared me to have a sense of accomplishment,” she added. ... I was the first actor from my part of the world to be signed by CAA.” Chopra Jonas starred in numerous Hindi titles — such as “Mary Kom,” “Bajirao Mastani,” “Barfi” and “Don” — before leaving to work in the United States. “‘How embarrassing, Priyanka.’” “I hadn’t done auditions in years. ... I needed to be referenced by my label to CAA. Will you cast me?” The series, I’m gonna go to America.’” “I was having trouble back home anyway with being cast in the kind of movies that I wanted to be cast in, so I did it. “I had people not casting me for reasons. I had beef with people ...

Priyanka Chopra recently said she judged Nick Jonas when he first texted her. She was already in a relationship and admitted wanting to further chat with ...

She also mentioned how much fun they had and how Nick even went on to help her with the dress which was the talk of the night. Priyanka said she and Nick were in touch for two years via random texts and more. Priyanka further was asked if she was a serious monogamous person in nature, to which she admitted. He was like ‘Ya, ya, ya, you just want to give me your number.’ I kinda did [and I] didn’t wanna admit at that time because I was in a relationship.” [Priyanka Chopra ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/priyanka-chopra)recently revealed she was approached by her husband-singer Nick Jonas in 2016 while she was already in a complicated relationship. “Yes, I was in long, long serious relationships, 6 years - 5 years average, but back-to-back.” She also added, “When Nick texted me in 2016, slid into my DM and we started chatting, I was at the end of my last long relationship before Nick. I have been there and done the fun days.’ I was like ready to get serious, not realising my husband was actually a dear old man stuck in a 25-year-old’s body.” Also read: [Priyanka Chopra moved to Hollywood as she had 'beef with people' in Bollywood](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-moved-to-hollywood-as-she-had-beef-with-people-in-bollywood-i-ve-never-said-this-101679945522634.html) I'm really glad because he told Nick, pointing me at a billboard, ‘You should call her.’ He (Nick) had a few people being like ‘Call her’, so he just DMed me and I was like ‘Why don’t you just text me?’ because my social team will just read these messages. This is 2016 and we had common friends who like didn’t want me to be in my [previous] relationship. Two months later, they were engaged and walked down the aisle on December 1, 2018. I was in a tumultuous relationship at that time.

सालों बाद प्रियंका चोपड़ा ने इस बात का खुलासा कर दिया है कि आखिर क्यों प्रियंका ने ...

[प्रियंका चोपड़ा](https://www.herzindagi.com/hindi/inspiration/10-important-life-lessons-from-priyanka-chopra-jonas-article-177386) ने सोच लिया था कि वह बॉलीवुड को अलविदा कहेगी। ऐसे में उन्हें जैसे ही हॉलीवुड से ऑफर आया उन्होंने उसे हां कह दिया। प्रियंका ने हॉलीवुड में कई म्यूजिक वीडियो में काम किया हैं। इस दौरान उन्हें एहसास हुआ कि वह एक्टिंग में ज्यादा अच्छी है। इसके बाद प्रियंका ने मेहनत की और उन्हें 'क्वांटिको' मिल गया। इस सीरीज को काफी ज्यादा पसंद किया गया और प्रियंका हॉलीवुड में छा गई। प्रियंका ने जब बॉलीवुड को छोड़कर हॉलीवुड जाने का फैसला किया था तब भी उनके फैंस काफी ज्यादा हैरान थे। ऐसे में अक्सर प्रियंका के फैंस उनसे यह सवाल किया करते थे कि उन्होंने आखिर क्यों बॉलीवुड छोड़ने का फैसला किया। ऐसे में अब इतने सालों के बाद प्रियंका ने इस मुद्दे पर अपनी चुप्पी तोड़ी है। देशी गर्ल प्रियंका चोपड़ा किसी पहचान की मोहताज नहीं हैं। प्रियंका चोपड़ा का नाम आज ग्लोबल स्तर पर लिया जाता है। मिस इंडिया बनने से लेकर हॉलीवुड में झंडे गाड़ने तक उन्होंने हर कदम पर अपनी काबिलियत दिखाई है। अब प्रियंका ने खुद इस बात का खुलासा किया है कि आखिर क्यों वह बॉलीवुड को छोड़कर हॉलीवुड की राह पकड़ने का फैसला किया था।

For the first time, actress Priyanka Chopra has discussed the real reason she moved from Bollywood to the United States and began hunting for jobs.

Priyanka Chopra opted to travel to America when the music opportunity presented itself, and while there, she had the chance to work with Pitbull, Will.I.Am, Pharell Williams, and even met Jay Z! Priyanka said, "I was being pushed into a corner in the industry (Bollywood). It would require grovelling and I had worked a long time by then that I didn't feel like I wanted to do it." She claimed that while she was filming for Saat Khoon Maaf, Anjula Acharia of Desi Hits noticed her in a music video and approached her. In May, her movie Love Again will be released. She has now said that she wasn't quite satisfied with the job opportunity she was receiving in the Bollywood film industry.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has revealed for the first time why she quit her native Bollywood industry in India and started afresh in the U.S..

I did the diligence when I went in. was ABC’s “Quantico.” “I read the pilots. I knew what the tone of the show was. I was living the dream,” Chopra Jonas said. In 2011, Universal Music Group signed Chopra Jonas to a worldwide recording agreement with DesiHits, and part of the deal was that her first studio album would be released by Interscope Records in North America and by Island Records in the rest of the world. “So when this music thing came, I was like fuck it.

Back in 2010-2012, the 'it' circle of Bollywood besties included ex-couples, Arjun Rampal & Mehr Jessia, Hrithik & Sussanne, with Gauri-SRK, Karan Johar and ...

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Priyanka Chopra: प्रियंका चोपड़ा उन अभिनेत्रियों में से एक हैं जो देश और विदेश दोनों में अपना ...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas shares a picture of herself getting ready with her one-year-old daughter, Malti Marie, on her Instagram.

[Chopra didn’t start sharing images of Malti’s face on her social media until February](https://www.glamour.com/story/priyanka-chopra-posts-photo-of-daughter-malti-marie-face-on-instagram) of 2023. In the sweet picture, Chopra holds her one-year-old baby daughter in one arm, while applying a makeup brush in the other. Malti appears dressed and ready for the day in a sweet blue sweater, while her mother is still in a bathrobe. “It’s been 20 years of hustling and working at breakneck speed. For example, this cute snap Chopra shared on Instagram on March 27, which shows little Malti “helping” her mom get made up for the day. [originates](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTdCIWNyA1) from.

Chopra will soon be making her Bollywood comeback with 'Jee Le Zara'.

She was also seen in a pivotal role in the 2021 drama, 'The White Tiger'. She was last seen in the sci-fi adventure 'The Matrix Resurrections'. [Barfi](/topic/barfi)’ star stated that she was being sidelined in the industry, and as she fell out with some influential people in the tinsel town, job offers started to be few and far between. She will also star in the upcoming romcom ‘Love Again’ opposite Sam Heughan. It was then that she decided to return to her first love, acting. Chopra grabbed this opportunity, as she was tired of not getting her due in Bollywood.

प्रियंका चोपड़ा अपने बॉलीवुड छोड़कर हॉलीवुड जाने वाले बयान को लेकर लगातार सुर्खियों ...

Priyanka Chopra spoke about doing fairness cream ads in India and why she felt it was 'damaging'.

She spoke about the commercial in detail and shared, “The commercial was so damaging. “I remember when I joined movies, I was considered dusky, written as the dusky actress and I was like ‘What is dusky? She also spoke about participating in commercials for fairness creams and how she later realised that it was extremely “damaging”.

When fans ask me why I don't do as many Bollywood films? Now you know ;) The truth about campism, bootlicking & powerplay within #Bollywood needs to come out ...

Post that, she released another single, 'Exotic', also featuring Cuban-American rapper Pitbull in 2013, which went on to become a chartbuster. It would require grovelling and I had worked a long time by then that I didn't feel like I wanted to do it." This music thing gave me an opportunity to go into another part of the world, not crave for the movies I didn't want to get but I would require to schmooze certain clubs and cliques of people.

Priyanka Chopra has revealed she had frozen her eggs when she was in her 30s on her mother's advice. The actress said she believes that the biological clock ...

[Chopra](/topic/chopra), married to singer [Nick Jonas](/topic/nick-jonas), also said she believes that the biological clock is real and freezing eggs is a way to take power from it. The actress said she believes that the biological clock is real and freezing eggs is a way to take the power from it. Read on to know more about freezing eggs and the possible side effects.

The “Matrix Resurrections” star had a thriving career as a Bollywood actor in India before she came to the US but admitted that, at the time, she was “tired of ...

She added that she had “never said this” before. After working with artists like Pitbull and Will.i.Am, Chopra Jonas said she realized that she was better suited to being an actor. “That one audition at that phase in my life really defined me,” she said on Monday. [“Armchair Expert” podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/11Zfx9qMxVhE71UhwmbUrd), Chopra Jonas said that she “had people not casting me” and that she “had beef with people” in Bollywood. The “Matrix Resurrections” star had a thriving career as a Bollywood actor in India before she came to the US but admitted that, at the time, she was “tired of the politics.” [Priyanka Chopra Jonas](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/entertainment/priyanka-chopra-vogue-interview/index.html) says she left Bollywood behind to [give Hollywood a shot](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/entertainment/priyanka-chopra-pay-scli-intl/index.html) because she felt like she was being “pushed into a corner in the industry.”

In an interview podcast channel Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Priyanka Chopra Jonas while talking about RRR called it a Tamil movie.

So, one has to give the benefit of doubt to PC and hopefully it was just a slip on her part. All this prelude is to give a picture of how much the actress is in the know about RRR, and that is why it is confusing to refer to the Telugu film as a ‘Tamil film’ in a recent interview with the podcast channel Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. She even attended the screening of the film in the US and [ gave a shout-out to the film.](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-rrr-praises-pakistans-oscar-hopeful-joyland-8388546/) Later, sharing a picture with SS Rajamouli and MM Keeravani, she wrote on social media, “Least I can do to contribute to this incredible Indian film’s journey.

After Kangana Ranaut, Meera Chopra has tweeted in support of her cousin Priyanka Chopra and opened up on the plight of "outcomers" in Bollywood.

Cutting them, smothering them will never stop, if you don’t follow the rule book. [Priyanka Chopra ](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-changed-accent-every-week-nick-jonas-changes-accent-when-visiting-india-annoying-8522898/)recently opened up about being “cornered” in Bollywood, which is why she decided to pack her bags and try her luck in America. Following her revelations, her Bollywood contemporary [Kangana Ranaut](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-claims-karan-johar-bullied-priyanka-chopra-quit-bollywood-friendship-with-shah-rukh-khan-8522864/) tweeted in her support, and now, Priyanka’s cousin, actor [Meera Chopra](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-claims-karan-johar-bullied-priyanka-chopra-quit-bollywood-friendship-with-shah-rukh-khan-8522864/) has also shared her two cents on the matter.

Priyanka Chopra and Karan Johar were feuding back in 2012, something Kangana Ranaut referenced in her recent tweet. Here's what had happened. | Bollywood.

However, soon after in September, Karan told Hindustan Times in an interview that all was well between him and Priyanka. "At a recent party, while he (Karan) was feeding her cupcakes, she heard rumours of him b*tching her out-all this is very hurtful,” a close associate of the actress told the tabloid. "Some people need to wake up and smell the KOFFEE!!! I had people not casting me, 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." [Koffee With Karan](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/koffee-with-karan) episode, fans started to assume that things might finally be well between Karan Johar and [Priyanka Chopra](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/priyanka-chopra). On the podcast, Priyanka said, “I was being pushed into a corner in the industry (Bollywood).

Priyanka Chopra often shared photos of her husband Nick Jonas and their daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.

I love kids, all our parties are kids and dogs friendly, at our house, you can bring them anytime,” shared Priyanka in her interview with Dax Shepard. Priyanka shared about her love for children and how she would spend more time with kids in comparison to adults. I love kids, I have worked with kids at UNICEF, I have volunteered at kids’ hospitals, I am like a kid whisperer, and I would rather spend time with children than with adults.

Global star Priyanka Chopra's recent podcast interview in the US talks about her decision to move to Hollywood and how Bollywood has not treated her fairly.

He tweeted that this was the reason why he doesn't do as many [Bollywood](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/bollywood) films anymore. Their grandson was the acclaimed veteran composer Sardar Malik and their uncle is Anu Malik. Another wrote, "We support you and your thoughts and we are with you always Amaal." Amaal and his younger brother, singer Armaan Mallik, are the sons of composer Daboo Malik. Now you know ;) The truth about campism, bootlicking & powerplay within #Bollywood needs to come out more often See what they tried to do to this amazing woman." The interview got many in Bollywood talking about cliques and how many artists are stopped from getting work.

प्रियंका चोपड़ा ने फिल्म इंडस्ट्री के गोरे रंग को लेकर रहे ऑबसेशन के बारे में बात की.

उन्होंने कहा, “मुझे कई फिल्मों में कम आंका गया था. प्रियंका चोपड़ा ने साझा किया कि फिल्मों में भी, वह अपनी कई भूमिकाओं के लिए कम आंकी जाती थीं. पोडकास्ट पर डैक्स शेफर्ड के साथ बातचीत में, प्रियंका ने कहा कि जब उन्होंने फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में शुरुआत की तो कलर को लेकर काफी भेदभाद था.

Priyanka Chopra made the revelation to Dax Shepard on the podcast Armchair Expert.

It was called Chitti Dudh Kudi which means a girl who is as white as milk and I ain't that but I was playing her and I was really lightened up in the movie,” she said about the song from the film Kismat starring the actress alongside Bobby Deol. In particular, she recalled an incident where she was required to play a woman whose skin was “fair as milk”. In particular, the star spoke about her appearance in advertisements for fairness creams and shared that her skin tone had been lightened in several movies. Sharing her experience, Priyanka Chopra said: “I remember when I joined movies, I was considered dusky, written as the dusky actress and I was like ‘What is dusky? I am a darker-skinned girl and this guy comes in and I'm selling flowers and he comes in and he doesn't even look at me. While speaking about her early career in Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra touched upon how “colourism was normalised” in the industry and how it impacted some of her professional endeavours.

Priyanka Chopra opens up on starring in fairness cream ads. She admitted that they were damaging.

That was like the mid-2000s." The actress shared, "We were taught that damaging bullsh*t. I was lightened up in many movies," she told the American podcaster. Priyanka added that the ads were damaging. [She also spoke about starring in fairness ads, which she now admits was damaging.](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/priyanka-chopra-reveals-why-she-looked-for-a-career-in-hollywood-says-i-had-beef-with-people-in-bollywood-2352307-2023-03-28) "When I joined the movie business, if you were fair, you were guaranteed some sort of success or casting, but if you were darker...

India has an 'unfair' obsession with fairness. From Bollywood's infatuation with 'gore gore gaal' (those fair cheeks) to matrimonial ads that demand “tall ...

“I start using this cream, and I get a job, I get the guy, all my dreams come true, and it was like the mid-2000s,” she told Shepherd. [Saif Ali Khan](/topic/saif-ali-khan)and [Neha Dhupia](/topic/neha-dhupia), revealed that she was immensely remorseful for appearing in a fairness cream ad that perpetuated the bias against dark skin. [Barfi](/topic/barfi)’ star spoke about being often told to “lighten” up for the movies.

उनकी यह फिल्म रिलीज के लिए पूरी तरह से तैयार है। यह फिल्म अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो पर नजर आने ...

Kangana Ranaut Attacks Bollywood Kids प्रियंका चोपड़ा ने बीते दिन बॉलीवुड में खुद को लेकर हुई राजनीति ...

मंगलवार को एक ट्विटर यूजर ने बॉलीवुड गैंग पर म्यूजिक कंपोजर एआर रहमान के एक पुराने ट्वीट को शेयर किया। इस ट्वीट में एआर रहमान ने भी बॉलीवुड में राजनीति की बात स्वीकार की और कहा कि उनके खिलाफ भी लोग गैंग बनाकर बैठे हैं, इसलिए वो बॉलीवुड से ज्यादा साउथ फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में काम कर रहे हैं। ["गैंग अप" ](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-vivek-agnihotri-came-out-in-support-of-priyanka-chopra-after-kangana-ranaut-told-the-actress-a-real-life-star-23369299.html)हो जाते हैं, धमकाते हैं और परेशान करते हैं, यहां तक कि ये लोग उन्हें मार डालते हैं जिन्हें वे काबिल देखते हैं, एमेडियस इस बारे में एक फिल्म है, मेरी सबसे पसंदीदा फिल्म है ये।" [यह भी पढ़ें](/entertainment/bollywood-swara-bhaskar-ayesha-takia-and-more-actresses-who-married-indian-politicians-23370092.html) [प्रियंका के खिलाफ राजनीति](https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-priyanka-chopra-breaks-her-silence-why-she-moved-to-hollywood-as-actress-was-tired-of-the-politics-in-bollywood-23369102.html) करने के लिए जिम्मेदार ठहराया। इसके बाद कंगना ने नया ट्वीट शेयर किया और एक बार फिर बॉलीवुड माफिया पर तल्ख हो गईं। [Entertainment Top News 28 March: माधुरी दीक्षित के अपमान पर भड़कीं जया बच्चन, नेपोटिज्म पर फिर तल्ख हुईं कंगना](/entertainment/bollywood-entertainment-top-news-28-march-from-jaya-bachchan-slams-kunal-nayyar-for-his-comments-on-aishwarya-rai-madhuri-dixit-in-the-big-bang-theory-to-kangana-ranaut-slams-bollywood-after-priyanka-chopra-rev-23370107.html) [यह भी पढ़ें](/entertainment/bollywood-entertainment-top-news-28-march-from-jaya-bachchan-slams-kunal-nayyar-for-his-comments-on-aishwarya-rai-madhuri-dixit-in-the-big-bang-theory-to-kangana-ranaut-slams-bollywood-after-priyanka-chopra-rev-23370107.html)

Priyanka Chopra has addressed the topic of nepotism. She also spoke about the failure of her 6 films in Bollywood.

I had people not casting me, 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. On the podcast, Priyanka Chopra said, "I was terrified when those 6 movies didn’t do well because I’m not a nepo baby. That being said, Priyanka even addressed the topic of nepotism.

Priyanka Chopra Shah Rukh Khan Friendship: एक्ट्रेस प्रियंका चोपड़ा ने जब से खुलासा किया है कि बॉलीवुड ...

शाहरुख खान के साथ प्रियंका को दोस्ती इस कदर भारी पड़ी कि बॉलीवुड से उन्हें किनारा किया जाने लगा. करण जौहर को भी शाहरुख और प्रियंका की नजदीकियां रास नहीं आईं, इसलिए उन्होंने भी प्रियंका को बॉयकॉट कर दिया था. प्रियंका चोपड़ा के बॉलीवुड से किनारा किए जाने के खुलासा करने के बाद कंगना रनौत ने भी एक्ट्रेस की साइड ली और एक बार फिर बॉलीवुड माफिया पर अपना गुस्सा निकाला था.

India has an 'unfair' obsession with fairness. From Bollywood's infatuation with 'gore gore gaal' (those fair cheeks) to matrimonial ads that demand “tall ...

“I start using this cream, and I get a job, I get the guy, all my dreams come true, and it was like the mid-2000s,” she told Shepherd. [Saif Ali Khan](/topic/saif-ali-khan)and [Neha Dhupia](/topic/neha-dhupia), revealed that she was immensely remorseful for appearing in a fairness cream ad that perpetuated the bias against dark skin. [Barfi](/topic/barfi)’ star spoke about being often told to “lighten” up for the movies.

The Citadel actress claimed in a recent interview that she left Bollywood because of her beef with some influential people in the industry.

“I was being pushed into a corner in the industry. It would require grovelling and I had worked a long time by then that I didn't feel like I wanted to do it," the Citadel actress had added. Not the liberals, not the feminists.