Chopra lauds flexibility of 13-episode Quantico series
LOS ANGELES: Actress Priyanka Chopra regards the revised 13-episode Quantico series as a godsend.
Said Priyanka: “Doing a 13episode show helps me a lot. Last year I couldn’t do that many movies. I did two though, even though my hiatus was just two months. I want to be able to do features. I want to be able to do Indian movies. I want to be able to do fun, cool things, with a lot of the philanthropy that I do. And producing, I produce so much.”
Priyanka, who has been stressed over the 16-hour flights from Mumbai to Los Angeles, has been busy with movie projects in India.
She disclosed: “I’ve finished up two films: A Kid Like Jake, which comes out in June. And Isn’t it Romantic?, which comes out Valentine’s Day 2019.
“I play a spoiled rich woman who is a yoga guru, which is not a thing. Bharat is the Indian movie I signed this year. It’s the quintessential Bollywood movie, which I haven’t done in many years. A lot of them were dramatic and thematic. This one’s going to be out and out entertainment. I’m excited! I haven’t been back to do a movie in two or three years now.”
Priyanka has also been actively debunking myths about what goes on in Bollywood. She pointed out that many people have hazy notions of what Bollywood truly represents.
Explained Priyanka: “When people say, “You’re doing a Bollywood movie,” they only think of Bollywood movies being synchronised song and dance. Bollywood is the name for an entire industry. Those aren’t the only kind of movies we make. We have every other genre. Yes, music is a very important part of it, but we don’t have synchronised dancing in everything we do. Plus, Bollywood is not a place.”
Priyanka is upbeat about Hollywood’s embrace of diversity.
Regarding this, she said: “We were laughing at the Emmys two years ago when Riz Ahmed won his Emmy for drama for The Night Of. Aziz (Ansari) and I were laughing, saying, “There are six South Asian people at the Emmys! Yes!” Which is a big number from a few years ago when there were like, two. So we’re making a dent. But I hope globalisation and global entertainment means representation in the right way, and I hope that happens in my lifetime.”
When people say, “You’re doing a Bollywood movie,” they only think of Bollywood movies being synchronised song and dance. Bollywood is the name for an entire industry. Those aren’t the only kind of movies we make. – Priyanka Chopra, actress