Emotions bring out the desi in Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra has been juggling between Indian and American characters for a while now. The National Film Award winner says that whenever she gets emotional or angry, she becomes desi and her desi accent comes out.

The Fashion star has stepped into shoes of characters like Alex Parrish of the American series Quantico and Victoria Leeds of Hollywood film

Baywatch. Does her personality get influenced by the on screen characters? “I am doing this all the time. Imagine, I was shooting for Bajirao Mastani during the first season of Quantico. But I think it is the other way round. At times Alex gets affected by Priyanka, the personality,” Priyanka said.

“There are some (long working) days when maybe... I am saying a dialogue (of Alex) in my way with an Indian accent. And then my dialect coach would come and remind me that I have to maintain Alex, an American girl. You know, whenever I get emotional or angry, I suddenly become

desi and my desi accent comes out,” she added.

The Padma Shri awardee believes that no matter how much she travels across the globe, she will remain an Indian by heart who wants to create and explore the diversity of our culture. And she is doing it. Marathi film Ventilator, produced by her, won three National Films Awards this year. Apart from Ventilator, she has shown interest in producing regional films in languages like Bengali, Punjabi and Bhojpuri.