Priyanka Chopra has been a talking point in the world of entertainment for quite some time now. Hearing about her trips to and from India has become a regular thing. But what deserves a special mention is her career graph. From wearing the crown of Miss World, being a top Bollywood actor, winning hearts in the international borders to being a film producer, Priyanka has created a niche of her own in the industry. But what made her climb the ladder of success and kept her away from negativity is the mantra, \u201cNever be ok with hearing the word no\u2026because there will always be someone who will say \u2018yes.’\u201d Well, this is what Priyanka\u2019s latest Instagram post suggests.<\/p>\n
Priyanka has taken her Sikkimese production Pahuna to the Toronto International Film Festival with her mother Madhu Chopra and director of the film Paakhi. Sharing a video from the event, Priyanka wrote how her out-of-the box production received an overwhelming response from the audience of the film fest. \u201cNever be ok with hearing the word no\u2026because there will always be someone who will say \u201cyes.\u201d I\u2019m very proud of my first time \u201cfemale\u201d director @paakhi for having the courage to not give up, when people didn\u2019t believe this film could be made. Bravo for wanting to tell a beautiful story that may not be what people consider mainstream\u2026 but today had a world premiere on an international platform at @tiff_net, with an applause that resonated for a very long time. Tonight an audience watched this film for the first time outside of our offices at @purplepebblepictures, and told us how proud they were that a story like this was told.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, a lot has been said and written about celebrities promoting fairness creams. The debate took flight with Abhay Deol calling out Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Vidya Balan and John Abraham among others for endorsing brands that sell skin lightening products. The Dev D actor pointed out how the Bollywood A-listers who have immense fan following doesn\u2019t find anything wrong in endorsing racism promoting products. But one name he missed on completely was Priyanka Chopra. No worries, the Quantico actor herself feels terrible about it.<\/p>\n
In her recent interview with fashion magazine Vogue, Priyanka recalled how she regrets featuring in the commercial of a skin lightening product. \u201cA lot of girls with a darker skin hear things like, \u2018Oh, poor thing, she\u2019s dark.\u2019 In India, they advertise skin-lightening creams: \u2018Your skin\u2019s gonna get lighter in a week.\u2019 I used it when I was very young. Then when I was an actor, around my early twenties, I did a commercial for a skin-lightening cream. I was playing that girl with insecurities. And when I saw it, I was like, \u201cOh shit. What did I do?\u201d I started talking about being proud of the way I looked. I actually like my skin tone,\u201d said Priyanka in the interview.<\/p>\n
Recently, Priyanka shot for the cover of Vogues\u2019s September edition and was seen wearing a bold and sensual haute couture. The beauty also became the face of Paper Magazine, based out of New York. Sharing a click from the photoshoot, Priyanka wrote, \u201cI love my job, because giving a character life is nothing short of exhilarating\u2026even in a photo shoot. It fuels me. Bringing one of my alter egos to life (there are several, FYI) for @papermagazine was awesome. Excited for you to meet her\u2026I call her, Scarlett. #just #BeautifulPeople.\u201d<\/p>\n
PeeCee has proved herself in Hollywood with her strong roles of Alex Parrish in Quantico and antagonist Victoria Leeds in Baywatch but the actor reveals that she was once denied a role for her ethnic looks. Speaking on the sidelines of Toronto Film Festival, Priyanka said, \u201cWhen the opportunity came my way, I saw it as an opportunity to break the ceiling for actors that look like me\u2026 Once I was asked not to be a part of a cast because I was too ethnic\u2026 I didn\u2019t realize how hard it was until I came to North America.\u201d<\/p>\n
There the Indian global star shared her journey from Bollywood to Hollywood and other details of her life with the artistic director of TIFF, Cameron Bailey.<\/p>\n
Here are the snippets of their conversation which were shared on the Twitter handle of Toronto International Film Festival:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy role in Quantico was not written for an Indian girl,\u201d she said, also adding, \u201cI\u2019ve had people take away films from me because I might not have agreed with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy \u2013 when you come into entertainment being a woman. You\u2019ve got to pull your socks up for a fight,\u201d Priyanka told Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on the red carpet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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