Priyanka Chopra is a multiple hyphen with many achievements to her name. This cycle of success began when she was crowned Miss World at the age of 17. She might have made it look easy, but it wasn’t. While Priyanka spoke to Oprah Winfrey for her show Super Souls, she opened up about how she was just trying to keep her head above the water at the time.
“I was thrown into the depths, and so much so. I am not from an election family, “Priyanka said of her crown to Miss World,” I did not wish that. I never thought I could be a part of it. At the age of 17, when you were thrown into this crazy world of international parades and movies, I was just trying to keep my head above water at the time. “
Miss World inevitably led to Bollywood. The actor, who has shared how she felt uncomfortable with a director, was asked by Oprah why she didn’t stand up to him and if she regrets it now.
Speaking of the incident, Priyanka had said in Unfinished to play a seductive dance number in a movie: ‘The director suggested talking to my stylist, so I called him and briefly explained the situation, then passed the phone to the director. The director stood right in front of me and said, “Jo bhi ho, chaddiyan dikhni chahiyen. Nahi toh log photo kyon dekhne aayenge? which translates as “no matter what, panties have to be seen. Why else would people come to watch the movie? Priyanka wrote. The actor said she left the movie the next day.
Referring to the episode, Priyanka said she always had a strong self-esteem even at a young age. “I was told that in a room I had to have an opinion that disagreed with me. I was always encouraged to have a voice. “
However, she said she had not called the director. “I was so scared. I was new to the entertainment business and girls are always told that ‘you don’t want to get the reputation of being difficult to work with.’ So I worked within the system.”