Priyanka plays a glamorous cabaret dancer in Gunday
New Delhi:
Priyanka Chopra is happy to be inBollywood at a time when women performers are doing much morein films than just being a pretty face.
The 31-year-old actress, who now has a buddinginternational music career, says it is great to see strongroles being written for women in the industry, which is oftenblamed for being male-dominated.
Priyanka thinks she has finally managed to strike abalance between big budget commercial fares and roles that dojustice to her as an actor.
"I think it is a really good time for female actors inBollywood. We get to do so much. Parts are being written forus. I am very fortunate that roles are being written for mewhere I can do much more than just being a pretty face," theformer Miss World told PTI in an interview.
"Yes, you have to do films like that also (being a prettyface). But, it is great to have the ability to have so muchgoing on for you," she adds.
Priyanka had two releases last year - the superhitKrrish 3 and the Zanjeer remake which did not do that well.She is looking forward to her first release this year withGunday hitting the screens tomorrow.
In the Yash Raj film, Priyanka plays the role of aglamorous cabaret dancer Nandita in the 1970s of Kolkata. Sheis being romanced by Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.Priyanka says she was inspired by her mother's look inthat era to recreate Nandita.
Priyanka is all set to begin shooting for the nextschedule of Mary Kom, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali producedbiopic on the Olympian. The film is being directed by OumangKumar.
The actress considers it one of the toughest roles in hercareer.
"I have to train with every schedule. The next schedulewill begin in about 10 days. It is definitely something thathas taken a big toll on me. It is a film I hope I can pulloff. I hope it changes a lot of things."
Other than Mary Kom, the actress has signed up for ZoyaAkhtar's untitled film.
Priyanka, who suffered the death of her father Dr AshokChopra in June last year, says she immersed herself in work tocope up with the tragedy.
"I don't think you can ever get over it. But it (work)was a way of dealing with it. I don't know how else to dealwith it because it just shook me tremendously. The best way for me to have dealt with it was togo to work."
The 31-year-old actress, who now has a buddinginternational music career, says it is great to see strongroles being written for women in the industry, which is oftenblamed for being male-dominated.
Priyanka thinks she has finally managed to strike abalance between big budget commercial fares and roles that dojustice to her as an actor.
"I think it is a really good time for female actors inBollywood. We get to do so much. Parts are being written forus. I am very fortunate that roles are being written for mewhere I can do much more than just being a pretty face," theformer Miss World told PTI in an interview.
"Yes, you have to do films like that also (being a prettyface). But, it is great to have the ability to have so muchgoing on for you," she adds.
Priyanka had two releases last year - the superhitKrrish 3 and the Zanjeer remake which did not do that well.She is looking forward to her first release this year withGunday hitting the screens tomorrow.
In the Yash Raj film, Priyanka plays the role of aglamorous cabaret dancer Nandita in the 1970s of Kolkata. Sheis being romanced by Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.Priyanka says she was inspired by her mother's look inthat era to recreate Nandita.
Priyanka is all set to begin shooting for the nextschedule of Mary Kom, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali producedbiopic on the Olympian. The film is being directed by OumangKumar.
The actress considers it one of the toughest roles in hercareer.
"I have to train with every schedule. The next schedulewill begin in about 10 days. It is definitely something thathas taken a big toll on me. It is a film I hope I can pulloff. I hope it changes a lot of things."
Other than Mary Kom, the actress has signed up for ZoyaAkhtar's untitled film.
Priyanka, who suffered the death of her father Dr AshokChopra in June last year, says she immersed herself in work tocope up with the tragedy.
"I don't think you can ever get over it. But it (work)was a way of dealing with it. I don't know how else to dealwith it because it just shook me tremendously. The best way for me to have dealt with it was togo to work."
