Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently interacted with designer Diane von Furstenberg in Spotify's upcoming podcast, InCharge with DVF. As part of the 35-minute long episode, the actress talked about how her parents taught her in her early teens that she was among the privileged. "[I grew up in] India, where people are desensitised to poverty. And so was I, until my parents [made me aware]. In their hospital, there were always two beds that were [available], free of cost, for anyone who [needed] to come. My parents would go to villages to treat people who couldn't [travel]. And I'd go with them. I was taught [that I was] privileged; that though we may not have fancy cars, [I] was privileged because I had shelter, food, the [facility] to go to school, and parents who taught me that I have an opinion," she was quoted as saying by a leading daily.
Nonetheless, the former Miss World is not only a huge Bollywoos star but also India's most successful crossover artistes. However, she feels she still has a lot to do in US and wants her work to mean something. "I don't think America has seen me do the [quantity] of work that I have [done] in India. That's something I'm striving for. I'm producing [projects], doing a movie for Universal with Mindy Kaling, and a reality show with Amazon, which Nick and I are producing," she said, adding that the Amazon show is inspired by her big fat Indian wedding.
Last but not the least, she talked about how her relationship with husband Nick Jonas started off and claimed, "He slid into my DMs and messaged me on Twitter... He texted me and said we should meet. It took us three years to go on a date, and we were engaged two months later." She couldn't help but draw several parallels between her late father Dr Ashok Chopra and her musician-husband Nick. "He feels empowered when he sees me empowered. He'll stand on the side when [lensmen] take [my] pictures [on the red carpet]. He loves [my success]. They say if you're close to your dad, you end up marrying someone who is like [him]. And Nick is. He's thoughtful, conscientious, and kind. I feel like I ended up marrying a version of [my dad]," she signed off by saying.
Workwise, she was last seen in Bollywood film The Sky Is Pink, co-starring Farhan Akhtar.
(Source: Mid-Day)
