“It Was Dehumanising”: Priyanka Chopra On Director Who Wanted Her To Strip Down To Her Underwear
Not shocking, a dark reality!
Women have always been objectified in the film industry, and this is no secret. The situation has been getting better lately, however, many actresses have revealed about going through horrible experiences like this. The global star Priyanka Chopra also talked about walking out of a movie after being subjected to a similar experience of objectification. The Citadel actress shared the incident from the year 2002-03 when she was playing the role of an undercover agent in the film. This instance only showed Priyanka Chopra’s strong principles and ethics as a professional actor.
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Priyanka Chopra gave back-to-back Hollywood releases recently- Citadel and Love Again. She has done innumerable films in Bollywood and left a mark behind. However, PC also had to work with people with a sexist and cheap mindset. In a recent interview, the Bajirao Mastani actress shared one such experience from the year 2002 when she was working with a new director and was playing the role of an undercover agent. As per the brief on the scene, PC was supposed to seduce a guy as an undercover agent and slowly take off her clothes. But the actress was not alright with that. Priyanka Chopra further revealed that in response the director told her stylist that he wanted to see her undergarments, or what else will the audience come to see in the theatres?
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This incident led PC to think over her decisions again and she was left feeling pathetic about her talent and art. The Love Again actress stated that she left the film after working for two days and gave all the money back to the production house from her own savings, as per the interview with The Zoe Report.
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This was such a demeaning experience and as a woman, I can feel the emotions that PC must have felt after this. The fact that talent or skills were not given priority by the director himself reveals the darker truths of this industry and the kind of people that work in it. However, PC has proved that hard work and talent are the only things that matter!
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