Priyanka Chopra on Doing Jee Le Zaraa with Katrina & Alia
In a recent interview, Priyanka spoke about how earlier when she was new in the industry, actresses were against each other and it was all about being in the men's world. Today, she is proud of the sisterhood that the actresses have created in the industry.
Priyanka said, "This was early 2000s and yeah there was competition because in any predominantly patriarchal society, women are pitted against each other and there’s just one that can be the best. Over time, I think especially in my generation, we’ve all made immense strides in digging in our feet and creating a sisterhood, which I’m very proud to be part of now as a community."
When she was asked about how the women entertainment business is going on she gave the example of her film, Jee Lee Zara with Alia and Katrina.
She said, "Whether it’s Bollywood or in America, what I’ve experienced is women standing up for women. I’m doing a movie in India now with two of the top actresses in the country, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, and the three of us decided we wanted to do a movie together and partner together to produce it. But the idea is, yes, it was very different when I started out. We were all pitted against each other, and our casting was very dependent on the lead actor of the movie, and it depends on who is the flavor at that time and that was a very unsettling feeling."
Priyanka added, "It’s a really telling question because it really gave my career a very specific direction because of a specific uncomfortable feeling. I took on many parts which were female driven. I took on movies that were solely on my shoulders because it was very uncomfortable to have to be the flavor of the season and then not get cast. So, it defines me taking on movies that didn’t necessarily always have the big male leads and it made my career very much my own."