Priyanka Chopra reveals she left Bollywood because she ‘had beef with people’:
‘She had problems with people’: Priyanka Chopra reveals she left Bollywood because she was being ‘cornered’
Priyanka Chopra has opened up about her decision to leave Bollywood, admitting she had ‘beef’ with people in the industry.
The 40-year-old Indian actress started out as a Bollywood star in the 2000s but moved to America in 2015 when she took on a lead role in Quantico.
Speaking about her decision to move to Hollywood, the mother-of-one confessed that while she enjoyed working on Bollywood projects, she struggled with people.
Speaking on Dax Shephard’s Armchair Expert podcast, she confessed: “I’ve never said this, so I’ll say it because you’ll make me feel safe.”
“I was being cornered in the industry. There were people who didn’t elect me, I had problems with people, I’m not good at playing that game, so I was tired of politics and said I needed a break.
Candid: Priyanka Chopra has opened up about her decision to leave Bollywood, admitting she had ‘beef’ with people in the industry
The former Miss World made her Bollywood debut in 2003 in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, and her breakout role came the following year in romantic thriller Aitraaz.
She also amassed a notable fan base with her roles in Fashion, Barfi! and Mary Kom.
While working on the 2011 drama 7 Khoon Maaf, Priyanka was approached about starting a music career after recording a demo.
Priyanka explained: ‘This music thing gave me a chance to go to another part of the world, not crave the movies I didn’t want to see, but would need to chat with certain clubs and cliques of people.
‘It would require subservience and I had worked so long by then that I didn’t feel like doing it.
“So when this music thing came along, I was like, ‘Fuck it, I’m going to America,’ and Interscope [record label] They were amazing, they threw the building at me.
‘I’ve worked with Pitbull, will.i.am, Pharrell, Mathew Koma and a lot of amazing artists. Had dinner with Bruce Springsteen and his wife, met Jay-Z and Beyonce!’
He continued to release singles, but soon realized that acting was his true calling.
Throwback: The Indian actress, 40, started out as a Bollywood star in the 2000s but moved to America in 2015 (pictured on set of Bollywood crime thriller PLAN in 2003)
The actress confessed: “I was completely caught up in this music thing and I thought, ‘I’m a pop star now, forget about this movie thing,’ I quickly realized I was much better at my day job.”
She ended up doing a few more Bollywood movies before signing a talent deal with ABC Studios and was cast in the American thriller series Quantico.
The series premiered in 2015 on ABC, with Priyanka making history as the first South Asian to headline a US network drama series.
His Hollywood film debut came in Baywatch, where he starred alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
While she still takes on the occasional Bollywood project, her base is in Hollywood, where she lives with her husband Nick Jonas and their 14-month-old daughter Malt.
Priyanka will next appear in the sci-fi thriller series Citadel.
New spy series Citadel premieres its first two episodes on Prime on April 28, followed by a new episode premiering weekly on Fridays.
It also marks the first time that she will receive the same salary as the male lead, with the actress previously revealing that she was paid the same rate as Richard Madden.
Family: While she still takes on the occasional Bollywood projects, her base is in Hollywood, where she lives with her husband Nick Jonas and their daughter.