Priyanka Chopra’s mother, Madhu Chopra, explains why the actor was in tears when she signed her first film.
News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 30th November 2024
Priyanka Chopra is one of the most well-known faces in Hindi cinema, having established herself as a star performer after two decades of labor. The actor’s path began when she was crowned Miss World in 2000. In a recent interview with Rodrigo Canelas for his Something Bigger Talk Show podcast, the actor’s mother, Madhu Chopra, said that the actor wept after unwillingly signing her first film. She wanted to pursue her education and wasn’t interested in becoming an actor.
During the chat, Madhu said, “There were a lot of people coming to sign films with her. But, she didn’t want to, because she wanted to study. She was a brilliant and intelligent girl. Her objective was something else. This just happened. She wanted to study science subjects, become a criminal psychologist or an aeronautical engineer. She had all those plans in her head, but destiny had other plans. So, the first film she signed, there were big blobs of tears on that contract.”
She went on to add, “I said just do it once during the summer, and if you don’t like it, go back to doing whatever you want. Studies don’t go anywhere. It’s an opportunity, see if you like it, no one is forcing you. I had to put the pressure on her. When she did it, she kind of liked it. But she went back to college, more offers came, and then that’s history.”
Priyanka made her acting debut in the Tamil courtroom drama Thamizhan, starring Vijay. Her debut Hindi film was Anil Sharma’s The Hero: A Love Story of a Spy, which starred Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta.
Priyanka pursued a career in Hollywood. She’s married to Nick Jonas. She will next appear in Idris Elba’s action comedy Heads of State, starring John Cena. The actor will also appear in the American swashbuckling action drama The Bluff. She has just finished filming the second season of Citadel.
