Priyanka Chopra’s interview with iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul has generated a lot of buzz. The main topic of the conversation is Chopra’s recently released memoir entitled Unfinished: A Memoir.
But from the memoirs, in which Chopra writes about her remarkable life, come stories of her childhood, career, family, relationships and marriage. So the conversation is quite uninhibited.
Here are five takeaways from the interview:
1. Priyanka Chopra is a strong believer in God
During the interview, PeeCee said that as an Indian she was exposed to almost every major religion and religious practice during her childhood and believes in a higher power. She said during the interview: ‘In India it is hard not to do it, you are right. With the swirling number of religions that live in the country … I grew up in a monastery school. So I was aware of Christianity. My father sang in a mosque. I was aware of Islam. I grew up in a Hindu family. I was aware of that. Spirituality is such a big part of India that you can’t ignore it. “
2. When her faith was tested
It was her father’s death that tested Priyanka’s faith. She told Oprah in response to a question, “I was very angry. My relationship with God has changed a bit. But at the same time, I feel that God has helped me find salvation and get out of it. But at that point it was tested. Oh man I went to every temple there was to go to. I did every prayer there was to be done. I met every god man or woman I had to meet, every doctor I had to go to. I flew my dad to Singapore, New York, Europe, India, everywhere to do what I could to prolong his life. It’s such a helpless feeling. “
3. She was bullied and racially harassed at school
Priyanka revealed that she moved to Boston, USA at the age of 16. There she was the target of intense racist harassment. She told Oprah, “High school is hardy anyway. To grow up, to understand your body as a woman. Devalued at the same time for something I couldn’t change. I was not aware that this is something I should be ashamed of. “
4. How Priyanka judged the book by Nick Jonas’ cover
During the interview, Oprah raised the topic of Nick and how Priyanka has written in the memoir that her mother ‘dreamed’ him. Priyanka said that when she first looked at Nick, she might have “judged the book by its cover.” She added, “I may have judged the book by its cover. I didn’t really take it seriously when Nick texted me. I was 35, I was like, ‘I want to get married, I want to have kids. He’s in his twenties, I don’t know if he would like to do that ‘. I did that to myself for a while, until I actually started dating him. “
5. Priyanka regrets not standing up for herself when she was mistreated by filmmakers
Priyanka talked about her early struggles in the film industry, when a director forced her to do a dance performance. She revealed that being a newcomer, she couldn’t find the courage to speak up. She said, ‘I was so scared. I was new to the entertainment business and girls are always told that ‘you don’t want to get a reputation for being difficult to work with’. So I was working within the system. “