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.”

“Padmavati” stars Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.

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Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has won the “Favourite Dramatic TV Actress” at the People’s Choice Award 2017 for her role in the American drama TV series “Quantico”.

This is the second People’s Choice Award for Priyanka. She bagged her first award in 2016 in the “Favourite Actress in a New TV series” category for her role in “Quantico”.

Priyanka, who was seen donning a ravishing peach tube dress with minimal make-up for the gala, beat popular actresses like Ellen Pompeo, Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis for the award.

Hollywood star Dwayne Bravo, who will be seen sharing screen space with Priyanka in the upcoming film “Baywatch”, was seen cheering for her at the event.

The 34-year-old Bollywood actress, who seen playing the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parrish in “Quantico”, thanked everyone, while accepting the trophy and said that it has been an “incredible journey” for her.

“Every single woman, that was nominated with me today…All of these incredible actresses were the reason that I joined television. They were the reason that I wanted to be the actor that I am here today, receiving this award and being in the same category as them is just so overwhelming,” Priyanka said.

The actress also thanked the entire cast and crew of “Quantico”, her first Hollywood project.

“I am really psyched. Can I do a little wiggle? I am sorry it’s the concussion talking…this (award) means the world to me,” she added.

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Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who got injured during the shoot of the American TV show “Quantico”, says she will be okay. She also thanked all for their wishes for a speedy recovery.

“Thank you for all of your warm thoughts and well wishes. I will be ok,” Priyanka tweeted.

Thank you for all of your warm thoughts and well wishes.I will be ok, and am looking forward to getting back to work as soon as I can.much

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 15, 2017

Priyanka was injured while shooting on the sets of the second season of drama series “Quantico”. According to sources, she slipped and fell during a stunt and suffered a concussion after hitting her head.

While she has been advised rest, Priyanka said she is “looking forward to getting back to work as soon as I can”.

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“Quantico” season two will be returning from a hiatus from January 24, and would air on Star World and Star World HD.

Meanwhile, Priyanka is also gearing up for the release of her debut Hollywood film “Baywatch”. The film, which is an adaptation of the 1990s popular TV show of the same name, also stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

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Israeli director Gideon Raff has heaped praise on the “absolutely wonderful” Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who is making waves in the West with “Quantico”. He says he enjoyed directing her for one of the episodes of the American TV show.

Raff, best known for Israeli TV drama “Hatufim” and its acclaimed US adaptation, “Homeland”, spoke about TV trends and more during a panel discussion at the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star here on Tuesday. “I directed an episode of ‘Quantico’. I had fun directing Priyanka. She is absolutely wonderful,” said Raff.

He also stressed on the importance of reinventing series so that people don’t lose interest.

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Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani, who is coming up with “P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke!”, an Indian adaptation of “Hatufim”, said: “For me, there are plus and minus sides to it. The hardest thing is the writing process. How do you start from zero and then build it? When you have something to start from, it really helps.”

“For us as the writing team, because we had ‘Hatufim’ which is so universally relevant as an emotion, half of the battle has been won over there. The minus side is, if Gideon watches one episode and says ‘You just messed it up!’ So, there is a responsibility.”

But Gideon is simply happy that his show is getting numerous versions. “The idea, that a show I did very locally in Israel and thought was for a very small market, somehow found itself becoming a big American show and now an Indian show, is great. We are doing South Korean, Russian and Argentinian versions.”

“It is an amazing experience. It would be wrong for me to think that they need my help in adapting it. The idea is to take it and turn it into your own. I am just going to be a big fan of the show,” he added.

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Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who features in American TV series “Quantico”, says she has been always “apolitical” but finds it “extremely cool” that there is a female presidential candidate for the US though its sad that this is considered “progressive”.

In an interview to Suketu Mehta for Conde Nast Traveller India’s October 2016 issue, Priyanka was asked if she thinks the US is as open a country, even in the age of Donald Trump and if she is a Hillary Clinton supporter.

The former Miss World said: “I’ve always been apolitical. I’m an Indian and I don’t have a dog in this fight. I do have opinions, though, definitely.

“What are they?”

“Well, it’s extremely cool that the US has a female Presidential candidate and it’s extremely sad that in 2016, we find that progressive because we’ve had such few female leaders globally,” added the actress.

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Priyanka, who juggles between her professional life in India and the US, considers herself a nomad.

She spends a lot of time up in the air traveling between the two countries — and for her, it’s her favourite time.

“I use it to sleep, especially on the 16-hour Mumbai-Los Angeles flight. You can sleep eight hours and still have eight hours when you wake up.

“I read scripts and decide what films I’m going to do. And I usually land and head straight to work,” Priyanka said and added that she has nine passports as she is on at least six flights a month.

Which city would she pick as home — Mumbai, New York or Los Angeles?

“I’m more of a West Coast kind of girl. I like the chill of LA. But I’m a nomad. And look at the world we live in today, we can literally get on a plane, go somewhere for five hours, have lunch, and come back.

“Why do you have to commit? I have commitment issues anyway,” quipped the National Award winner, who even said that her “weird, ostentatious dreams” include owning a plane.

The magazine featuring Priyanka’s interview will be out on stands on October 15.

The actress is currently busy shooting for the second season of “Quantico” in New York, and is yet to announce her next Bollywood project post the success of “Bajirao Mastani”.

On the Hollywood front, she is gearing up for her debut through “Baywatch”.

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Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is having a great time working with Blair Underwood and Aunjanue Ellis in Season 2 of American TV series “Quantico”. She says she feels blessed to share screen space with them.

Underwood, a Golden Globe-award winning actor, joined the series as a regular in the role of an inspirational and intelligent CIA agent named Owen Hall, who is also a teacher at the CIA. And Ellis plays role of Miranda Shaw, Assistant Director at the FBI Academy in “Quantico”.

“The best thing about working with Blair Underwood is the fact that he knows all his lines, all the time. He has lines, he has like pages and pages of lines because he plays our teacher this year so he has so much to say but he is so professional,” Priyanka said in a statement.

Priyanka, who was seen essaying an FBI agent named Alex Parrish in the first season of the American drama series, is now portraying a CIA agent in its second season, which airs in India on Star World and Star World HD.

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The actress added: “What a great actor. It’s extremely amazing to be on set and watch him. I love watching him, him and Aunjanue are two people I watch when they perform. As an actor for me, they’re institutions of what they do to a scene and I am so blessed to be working with both of them on the show.”

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Popular Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says auditioning for TV series “Quantico” was “weird” for her, but she gave it her best shot and landed the lead role. Priyanka, best known for her roles in Bollywood films like “Andaaz”, “Fashion”, “7 Khoon Maaf” and “Bajirao Mastani”, appeared on chat show “Good Morning America” and shared that “Quantico” was the first time for her to endure the pressures of auditioning, reports dailymail.co.uk.
“When I picked ‘Quantico’ as a script, I had to meet them and they had to meet me and I had to do a reading,” Priyanka said after stating that auditioning for actors is not common in India.
“I had never been in a stare-out room with seven people sitting there and had to perform. It was such a weird thing for an actor to do,” she added.
The 34-year-old, who plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parrish in “Quantico”, said: “I mean, I can make a complete idiot out of myself in front of 80,000 people on stage, but that is a moment which is like, my hands are getting sweaty thinking about it.”
“So I talked to myself, completely cliche, in the bathroom before and said, ‘You’ve done 50 movies. What’s wrong with you?’ And I went in there, did my thing, and I got the job,” she added.

The second season of “Quantico” will air in India on Star World and Star World HD from Monday.

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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  

When there is Salman Khan, there is sarcasm. The same happened again during one of the press briefing at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) in Madrid, when Salman gaged Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone.

The press conference was also the trailer launch of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Mirzya. Salman had actually missed the trailer, so he asked for a replay. To watch the trailer he left the podium, and asked everyone including Shahid Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and others to sit with him.

Everyone except Deepika and Priyanka left the stage. The two actresses were busy have a conversation on the stage. And the Dabang star took no time in making fun of them big time.

“These two ladies have now gone abroad, doing Hollywood movies,” Salman joked. “They don’t have anything to do with Indian cinema now.”

Both Priyanka and Deepika are making quite a buzz in Hollywood. While Priyanka’s TV series Quantico is making waves and she has also recently wrapped up shooting of Baywatch with Dwayne Johnson.

Deepika, meanwhile, is set for her international debut with Vin Diesel’s XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. She hoped that more actors from Bollywood will be able to plunge into Hollywood for mainstream roles, instead of small roles, which were also offered to her.

“I have been offered roles in the past itself but I don’t think I was ready and I don’t think I was excited enough,” Deepika said. “As an actor I don’t think I was ready for the challenge before.”

“You have to look everything that you get as an opportunity,” she added. “There is no role that’s too small or big. It is all about what you make of the opportunity.”