Priyanka Chopra on ‘greatest impediment’ she confronted as Indian actor in Hollywood, how OTT modified issues

In a brand new interview, Priyanka Chopra opened up in regards to the ‘greatest impediment’ she confronted as an Indian actor in Hollywood. She stated there was this notion that she would ‘cater to only a South Asian viewers’ and that folks exterior of the diaspora ‘might not be desirous about her’ if she led a TV present in America. Also learn: Priyanka Chopra reacts to Shah Rukh Khan’s not shifting to Hollywood comment

Priyanka, who has labored in Hollywood movies equivalent to Baywatch and The Matrix Resurrections, and can quickly be seen on Prime Video’s spy-thriller Citadel, stated she has seen a ‘large change’ within the final decade, since she started specializing in her Hollywood profession. The actor stated that since streaming got here in, the necessity for globalisation in leisure grew to become necessary.

“I believe what actually modified is streaming. When streaming got here in, the necessity for globalisation grew to become simply necessary. The greatest impediment that I believe I confronted as an Indian actor was the restricted view of what I used to be able to. It has been an enormous change and I’m very, very proud to have colleagues and friends which have the power and the bravery to have the ability to swim via a dense water that has saved us out for a really very long time, and truly demand a seat on the desk,” Priyanka stated in an interview to Bloomberg.

In the identical interview, Priyanka stated though there may be nonetheless ‘a protracted strategy to go’, she stays optimistic in regards to the future. “When it comes to the arts, we are always going to push the envelope to make sure more inclusion happens,” she stated.

Before the 2023 Oscars that had been held on March 12 (March 13 in India), Priyanka co-hosted the second annual South Asian Excellence on the Oscars occasion held on March 9. Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Guneet Monga, Mindy Kaling, Nick Jonas, Preity Zinta, Jacqueline Fernandez, Malala Yousafzai and others had gathered at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles to honour nominees from the likes of RRR, All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers.

Days later, it turned out to be an historic evening for India on the ninety fifth Academy Awards as RRR tune Naatu Naatu and the documentary The Elephant Whisperers each gained awards. Naatu Naatu gained within the Best Original Song class and The Elephant Whisperers bagged the Best Documentary Short award.