Priyanka Chopra has had a brilliant acting career for over 20 years. But did you know it almost ended before it really started? Recently, filmmaker Anil Sharma shared that Priyanka faced a big challenge early on in her career due to a nose surgery that didn’t go well.
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan on YouTube, Anil, who directed Priyanka in her first Bollywood film The Hero, talked about those tough times. It was said that Priyanka wanted to change her appearance to look like famous actress Julia Roberts. Anil clarified that it was a medical issue that went wrong, and it was not Priyanka’s fault at all.
After the surgery mishap, Priyanka lost many roles and even wanted to return the signing amount she had received for The Hero. Anil remembered how Priyanka came to him with a cheque, saying she was fired from her projects and planned to go back to her hometown of Bareilly. He had given her a token amount of ₹5 lakh, and she was clearly upset.
Anil couldn’t let her give up so easily. Priyanka told him her family was moving back because her dad had returned to the army and her mom was going back to work, too. They thought Priyanka would take time to heal, so they planned to return home for a year. But Anil urged Priyanka to stay.
Thanks to his encouragement, Priyanka decided to stay in the film industry. She made her debut with The Hero, alongside Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta, and quickly found success with the movie Andaz. Over the years, she received praise for films like Aitraaz, Barfi, and Mary Kom. In the mid-2010s, Priyanka moved to the U.S. and started a new chapter with the TV series Quantico, which led to more exciting roles in films and shows, including The Matrix 4 and Citadel.
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