Priyanka Chopra, who has made her Hollywood debut with “Baywatch”, was glad to spend a “perfect afternoon” in company of actress Nicole Kidman and supermodel Kendall Jenner.

The Indian actress, who made her way to the foreign shores as a singer first and then in the fiction space on TV with “Quantico”, took to Twitter to share her experience after hanging out with popular international personalities.

She tweeted: “A perfect New York afternoon with these lovely ladies Nicole Kidman, Kate Mara, Kendall Jenner and Keri Russell.”

According to dailymail.co.uk, Priyanka met the stars as she attended an equestrian event at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in New Jersey on Saturday. She wore a white sundress with black polka dots.

The former Miss World also joked about the fact that her dress was similar to Kidman’s dress. The Oscar-winning star opted for a long sleeved, ankle-length white dress with black polka dots.

Priyanka tweeted: “We got the memo.. lol Nicole Kidman twinning.”

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On the professional front, Priyanka made her Hollywood debut with a negative role in “Baywatch”, which has been adapted from the 1990s’ popular TV series of the same name.

Internationally, the film has fared poorly with critics describing the film as “shallow”, “stupid”, “misguided”, and “wantonly crude”. “Baywatch” released in India on Friday.

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Film: “Baywatch”; Director: Seth Gordon; Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra

Rating: *** 1/2 

The vicious reviews in the foreign press are hard to digest. Really, what do you expect “Baywatch” to be? “Gone With The Wind-Surf”?

No seriously, isn’t self-mockery the only way a 40-year old franchise can survive with its head above the ocean water? “Baywatch” has a swanky sexy swing to its gait even now. You just need to get into the swing of things.

Do not, repeat DO NOT, get judgemental about its amplified level of asininity, or the hammy bimbo-meets-beefcake performances. Just go with the aqueous flow and you are bound to turn the tides of the tripe to your own advantage.

The characters are all beachside prototypes you know, heroic in a very cheesy way.

There is a rescue sequence in mid-ocean where a boat catches fire. One by one the lifeguards run into the water at high-speed, the slow-mo credo temporarily abandoned. The valour is strictly of the dimestore variety. And the dialogues that Mitch (Dwayne Johnson) mouths would put Chinese cookies to shame.

A lot of the phallic/flatulence/fornication gags have been wiped out by the Indian censor board. But you really can’t remove the cheesiness out of “Baywatch”. It’s like taking the cheese out of the burger.

The cheesiest of the lot “and hence the most enjoyable character” is Matt Brody, an Olympian swimmer who has fallen on hard days but continues to be pompous and self-obsessed to the point of seeming a parody of Ayn Rand’s Howard Rourke in bulgy trousers with biceps to match.

The sporting Zac Efron plays this characters with lipsmacking relish. His over-the-top portrayal jells well with the mood of amped-up sea slickness that this film specialises in. Efron even musters the temerity to look at the breasts of a female lifeguard he has just crushed over. When she points out his crass behaviour, he says it’s a compliment.

Don’t look for political correctness in “Baywatch”. The actors just ham for no better reason than to nail the Baywatch spirit to the nearest lamp post and watch the neighbourhood dog pee on it.

And now for our own Priyanka Chopra. Such a massive disappointment. Such a betrayal of trust, having told us over and over again that she plays the arch villain, it’s more like the ouch villain. She’s barely seen on screen for a few minutes. And when she does appear she hams her lines trying to appear evil.

Priyanka Chopra is the intentional comic relief of a film that needs no such relief. If you insist on laughter, try the nerdy Ronnie (Jon Bass).

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“Baywatch” never opts for ennui as a decent alternative to smutty entertainment.It lets out a welter of off-colour humour in scenes that have been written to spotlight Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson’s dexterity with dumbness. You can’t afford to miss his, and this film’s gumption.

By Subhash K Jha

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Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who is making her Hollywood debut with “Baywatch”, says she tried hard to be a jerk on the set of the upcoming action comedy film.
Priyanka will be seen as the antagonist Victoria Leeds in “Baywatch”, which also features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron.

“We got on really well, though I tried really hard to be a jerk, I couldn’t because everyone was super fine,” Priyanka said on the red carpet of Miami premiere on Saturday.

“Also, I was flying in and out as I was shooting ‘Quantico’ and ‘Baywatch’ together. But I did try to go a little method in my walk and in my talk. I am happy to be here. ‘Baywatch’ is great summer fun. By the way, don’t take your kids (to theatres),” she added.

Talking about her co-stars, Priyanka said: “Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron were a little more conscientious than me.”

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Priyanka shared a few photographs from the premiere on Twitter.

“Thank you for the love Miami! ‘Baywatch’ premiering on May 25 in a theater near you,” she wrote alongside a video in which she showed the fans, who gathered to see the stars.

For the premiere, Priyanka glittered in a navy blue gown with her hair neatly tied.

“Baywatch” will release in India on June 2.

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Indian actresses Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, who have both landed Hollywood roles, marked their debut at the famed Met Gala fashion fiesta in New York, sporting extremely different but eye-catching looks.

While Priyanka wore a fawn Ralph Lauren trench coat with a long train, Deepika sported a simple white satin Tommy Hilfiger gown with more attention to detail on her ornate hair accessories.

Priyanka, who is awaiting the release of her Hollywood debut “Baywatch”, posed for the shutterbugs, exuding confidence alongside singer-songwriter Nick Jonas here for the Met Gala, reports etonline.com.

She showed off a bit of cleavage and flaunted a thigh high slit with panache, as the floor-sweeping trail of the trench coat grabbed attention.

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The event was also attended by celebrities like Hugh Jackman, Pharrell Williams, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady and Sophie Turner. 

Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra, who has done some bold scenes in the American series “Quantico”, says she doesnt like to sensationalise stories into sexuality.

Asked about the apprehension she faced while doing bold scenes, Priyanka told media persons here on Wednesday: “I haven’t done anything more than what is shown here in Hindi films. I am an actor and I don’t like sensationalising stories into sexuality… so, it just becomes a big deal.”

“I have my limitation and people over there know that. In Hollywood, I have only done what I have done in Hindi films. I keep my standard same for everything,” she added.

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She is now set to make her Hollywood debut with “Baywatch” as the antagonist Victoria Leeds.

What’s the general scenario in Hollywood and Bollywood for female actors?

She said: “I feel the world is male-dominated, whether it’s in India or abroad. Outside India, there is also same fight of equality for women as much as it is here in India.”

“Entire world… over the years has told women that they are second class citizens all their lives. Even in films, male actors are given reverence but with female actors, we have reached a stage where female actors have crossed Rs 100 crore-mark at the box office. It was achieved by Kangana Ranaut and it is the biggest achievement.”

She highlighted that earlier, women-centric films never got good openings.

“But my film ‘Fashion’ and ‘Mary Kom’ did extremely well at the box office. Today, female actors are having their best time in the film industry. In the coming years, there are chances that female-centric films touch Rs 200 crore mark but for that, the audience’s mindset has to change.

“People should come and watch good films and shouldn’t think whether it’s a male or female-centric film,” said the “Jai Gangaajal” actress.

She also wants Indian and south Asian talent to get represented in global cinema.

“We are one-fifth of the world population, but very few Indian actors are seen in international cinema. So, I want to take on roles which are not written for Indian actors,” she said.

Priyanka also revealed that her “Baywatch” character was originally written for a man, a really big Hollywood star, but she cannot reveal anything more about it.

“Slowly actors like Dev Patel, who are south Asian from Britain, are changing trends by bagging good roles in Hollywood. Ten years back there was a phase when a lot of Latin artistes came together — Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin and more.”

“They all came in a group. So why can’t we? It’s great to have such representations. Hence, I am trying not to do stereotypical roles but trying my best to represent my origin and my culture. So, it’s a fight. We have to stand up as people and try if we want to be in the entertainment business,” added the former Miss World.

She also spoke about Indian celebrities getting trolled online.

“I feel that media gives undue importance to tweets made by celebrities or other influential people. My each tweet becomes a news article. I have over 17 million followers on Twitter and when they see it, then there is no need to make news about that,” she said.

“If media starts giving importance to that, it becomes a controversy. Everyone has the right to opinion and my parents have taught me not to be afraid, to voice our opinion and that is what I want to teach the next generation.

“Each person has an opinion and there is nothing right or wrong about it. It is about perspective of people and we should respect that and not be judgemental,” she added.

Talking about working with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, she said: “We have spoken about other films, but not for ‘Padmavati’. I’m sure it will look beautiful.”

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From their dresses to their appearances at shows, the comparisons between Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra were going over the top.

With Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra slaying the international platform like a boss, comparison between the two is bound to happen. While Deepika made her Hollywood debut with Vin Diesel in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Priyanka will be seen sharing screen space with ‘The Rock‘ Dwayne Johnson in her upcoming film Baywatch.

Both the actresses have been pitted against each other on many occasions, including The Ellen Show, Golden Globe Awards and their similar fashion tastes. In fact, PeeCee was also trolled for her blink and miss glimpse in the Baywatch trailer and it was compared with Deepika’s hefty appearance in xXx trailer.

While Priyanka has time and again cleared that there is nothing such as rivalry between the two, now Deepika has also confirmed the same.

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In an interview with USA Today, Deepika Padukone clarified that she and Priyanka are not in any cometition and said:

It’s not fair to make comparisons. Let me just say everyone has a different path and journey.

 

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And not only Deepika, but PeeCee herself praised the actress for her achievements and wished the best for her. In an interview with ANI, Priyanka also said:

I always say Deepika is extremely talented and beautiful. I wish her the best for xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The trailers look amazing. I hope she gets the recognition that she is aiming for.

Actress Sonam Kapoor is also going the ‘Hollywood way’ following her contemporaries DP and Peecee, as the ‘Neerja’ star has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA), one of America’s topmost talent agencies.  

Now that we know both the actresses share a good repo and there’s enough room in Hollywood for the two ladies to thrive and make India proud at a global platform, let’s just stop making such comparisons.

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Actress Priyanka Chopra’s mother says her daughter’s blink-and-miss appearance in the trailer of “Baywatch” is part of a marketing strategy as the makers want to keep the best for the last.

Priyanka appears in just one scene of the trailer of her maiden Hollywood project. This elicited a mixed response from her fans. The film also stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. 

Justifying the one-shot appearance, Madhu said :-

“That is their strategy. They don’t want to give out the best part of the film and Priyanka is the best part of the film. It’s a publicity plan that they had for the trailer. Priyanka is the main antagonist and she has a fabulous role in it.”

In the film, Priyanka plays a negative role.

Her mother says she no longer gets bothered by negative news about Priyanka.

“There was a time when negative news used to bother me, but now it doesn’t because I know my daughter better than anyone else.

If somebody writes negative, I know it cannot be true because she is very genuine, very honest and very true to herself.

I am not saying she can’t do anything wrong, but she can’t do anything bad. I can guarantee that.”

Priyanka Chopra is currently promoting a Punjabi movie “Sarvann”, which is the second production venture of their home banner Purple Pebble Pictures.

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Actress Parineeti Chopra thinks despite the brief presence in the trailer of the much-talked Hollywood film “Baywatch”, Priyanka Chopra is going to be fantastic in the film.

“I think the trailer was amazing. I’ve grown up watching Baywatch. It’s the proudest thing that Priyanka is a part of a big brand like ‘Baywatch’,” Parineeti said at the launch of a new product of mobile brand on Tuesday.

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Asked about Priyanka’s brief presence in the trailer, she said: “Trailer is cut according to the story. I don’t think we can involve her in that. She is going to be fantastic in the film. Because I have seen the stills and some stuff. She is looking amazing.”

Directed by Seth Gordon, the film has Priyanka playing the antagonist and also features Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Ilfenesh Hadera.

At the professional front, Parineeti is completing the rest of the shooting of “Meri Pyaari Bindu”.

Asked about the status of the film, she said: “We have a whole night shoot today for ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’. We’ve been rehearsing for a song for last 4-5 days and today we are going to shoot the song finally. But I am excited as I really enjoy dancing. After this one more song is left and we wrap the film.”

Directed by Akshay Roy, the film features Ayushmann Khurrana and slated to release May 12, 2017.

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Priyanka Chopra has added another feather to her hat after been named in the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses. She has become the first Bollywood actress to have found place in the coveted list, which is topped by American actress Sofia Vergara.

The Bollywood diva is ranked eighth on the list with estimated earnings of USD 11 million. However, her earnings have not come from screen time alone. She has done multiple endorsement deals, and is among the top-picks for the advertisers.

Priyanka has made a successful entry into the American entertainment scene. She recently starred in America series Quantico, and looking forward for her debut Hollywood movie, Baywatch, opposite Dwayne Johnson – the highest-paid Hollywood actor.

Vergara, meanwhile, is at the top with a whooping earning of USD 43 million. She has earned from her popular TV show, Modern Family, alongwith endorsements from her product line.

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Forbes’ highest paid television actresses list:

1. Sofia Vergara
   2. Kaley Cuoco
   3. Mindy Kaling
   4. Ellen Pompeo (tied with Mariska Hargitay)
   5. Mariska Hargitay
   6. Kerry Washington
   7. Stana Katic
   8. Priyanka Chopra
   9. Julianna Margulies
   10. Julie Bowen
   11. Pauley Perrette
   12. Patricia Heaton
   13. Emily Deschanel (tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
   14. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
   15. Zooey Deschanel  

A super hot looking Priyanka Chopra unveiled the Maxim Hot 100 edition, in which she features on the cover. Remember the cover photo picture, which started a controversy regarding her armpit. She is back in Mumbai for a while after making a mark in Hollywood. She will be gone again soon for the second season shoot of Quantico. 

A frank and super confident Priyanka answered questions on her rumoured rivalry with Deepika Padukone, who’s also making her Hollywood debut. Priyanka also spoke about her hectic schedule, her Bollywood plans and much more.