Popular Bollywood actress, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who has also created a name for herself in Hollywood, is one of the few Asian actresses, who are recognised and admired globally. From making her acting debut in the Hindi film industry with the film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy to working in the iconic film, The Matrix Resurrections, Priyanka has indeed come a long way. Over the years, the gorgeous and exceptionally talented actress has picked many awards and trophies for her incredible contribution to cinema.
Often referred to as 'Desi Girl' by her massive fandom across the world, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is also a two-time National Award winner. However, her journey from winning the 2000 Miss World pageant to becoming one of the highest-paid actresses in the world right now was insanely hard. A glimpse of what she mentioned in her memoir, Unfinished and here's everything you need to know about it. Scroll down to know it all!
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According to a report in Metro UK, Priyanka Chopra recalled the time when she auditioned to get a role in the Hindi film industry, soon after being crowned as the Miss World in 2000 in her autobiography, Unfinished. Opening up about her struggling phase, Priyanka recalled how once a director had advised her to get a boob job and told the actress to add some more cushioning to her butt. Not only this, Priyanka also shared that the director even told her to twirl for him so that he could take a look at her proportions. The actress had penned in her memoir:
"After a few minutes of small talk, the director/producer told me to stand up and twirl for him. I did. He stared at me long and hard, assessing me, and then suggested that I get a boob job, fix my jaw, and add a little more cushioning to my butt."
Sharing how disheartening it was for her, Priyanka Chopra also admitted that even her manager was convinced by the director's feedback about the actress' physical appearance. Going further in her memoir, Priyanka had admitted that she had left the director's office immediately after listening to such heart-breaking thoughts from him. Going further in her memoir, Priyanka also added that after listening to such ideas from a reputed director, even she had started doubting herself. In her words:
"If I wanted to be an actress, he said, I'd need to have my proportions' fixed,' and he knew a great doctor in L.A. he could send me to. My then-manager voiced his agreement with the assessment. I left the director's office feeling stunned and small. Was he right that I couldn't be successful unless I had so many body parts' fixed'? I thought of how individuals in the media and others in the industry had referred to me as 'dusky' and 'different-looking,' and I wondered if I was cut out for this business after all."
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Once in an interview with Metro UK, Priyanka Chopra had recalled the things she had mentioned in her memoir, Unfinished, about how she was told to fix her proportions in order to become an actress. When The White Tiger actress was asked whether she had said anything to the director over his remarks about her body, Priyanka denied it and admitted that back in that time, even she had started falling into the trap of doubting herself. Reflecting on the same, she had stated:
"It's so normalised that it doesn't come up in conversation. I talked about a movie that I walked out of because of how I was spoken to by the director. It was early in my career, but I never told him why I walked out. I fell for it too, even though I consider myself a forward-thinking, smart girl. I learned from that over time, but at that time, I was terrified. Yes, I faced that then, I faced that like everybody else when you're in patriarchal industries, which ours has been for a very long time."
Priyanka Chopra's autobiography, Unfinished, was released worldwide on February 9, 2021, and was also mentioned in The New York Times Best Seller list.
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